After just two weeks, FOX is pulling their new Second Chance TV show from its Wednesday night timeslot. Starting next week, the series will air on Friday nights at 9pm, switching places with Hell’s Kitchen. Ratings-challenged Sleepy Hollow will also begin airing on Friday nights at 8pm on February 5th.
The network hasn’t cancelled Second Chance yet but a timeslot change like this certainly doesn’t bode well for the series’ future. Neither do the ratings. The series debuted to a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.71 million viewers. In week two, the ratings dropped to a 1.0 rating with 3.75 million. Last year, FOX cut the show’s episode order to 11 installments though the producers say they requested the reduction.
Here are timeslot change details:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27
**TIME PERIOD PREMIERE**–“HELL’S KITCHEN” – (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
PA: Viewer discretion is advised.
IT’S A GUT-WRENCHING CHALLENGE ON AN ALL-NEW “HELL’S KITCHEN” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, ON FOX
After the contestants struggle to work together during opening night in the dining room, Chef Ramsay presents the red and blue teams with a communication challenge. Each contestant will wear a chef jacket with the dish they must complete written on the back of the jacket, while their teammates must read off the instructions to that contestant in order for him/her to properly prepare the dish. The team that correctly completes the most dishes will win a relaxing retreat in Santa Barbara, while the losing team must prepare the kitchen for the next dinner service, which involves gutting 100 lbs. of seabass. Later, during the dinner service, the teams will cook their second dinner service for VIP guests, including astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Find out which team will deliver an out-of-this world successful dinner service, and which team will struggle to manage the simplest tasks in the all-new “16 Chefs Compete” episode of HELL’S KITCHEN airing Wednesday, Jan. 27 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HK-1503) (TV-14 D, L)
Cast: Chef Gordon Ramsay
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
**TIME PERIOD PREMIERE** “SECOND CHANCE” – (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
FAMILY MATTERS ON AN ALL-NEW “SECOND CHANCE” FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, ON FOX
Pritchard tries to prove to Duval that he was a better police officer and man than his son ever knew. Meanwhile, he and Duval go up against a deadly psycho and another father-son duo that is out to cause trouble in the all-new “From Darkness, The Sun” episode of SECOND CHANCE airing Friday, Jan. 29 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SCH-103) (TV-14 D, L, V)
Cast: Rob Kazinsky as Jimmy Pritchard, Tim DeKay as Duval Pritchard, Dilshad Vadsaria as Mary Goodwin, Adhir Kalyan as Otto Goodwin, Ciara Bravo as Gracie Pritchard, Vanessa Lengies as Alexa
Guest Cast: Amanda Detmer as Helen Pritchard, Adam DiMarco as Asher Davis, Martin Donovan as Duke Daniels, Jenna Romanin as Bobbi Sena
What do you think? Do you like the Second Chance TV show? Will you follow it to Fridays? Should Second Chance be cancelled?
This again is crazy. I always catch it inn tv, but I watch it on hulu every week. Don’t miss one. Second chance was my favorite show off all times and I’m 47. But I was never asked if I wanted it continued or candied. Who are they asking? Obviously people who get bored easily, because I actually stopped watching ncis and law & order to make time for this show. Don’t watch reruns of the other shows, but second chance I watch over and over. So disappointed.
Hope FOX does not decide to cancel Second Chance. My husband and I just started watching the series and are captivated by the show’s uniqueness as to the modern technological world aspect of it. Storyline is great,, so I’m sure that comes with great writers. Sad to see that shows just aren’t given enough of a “chance” to find a following and are cut short of before their time. Shouldn’t people’s/fans comments/opinions be given more consideration than it just coming down to the buck! Give this show a second season and more…..
I am not much of a TV watcher but I loved the show Second Chance and want to see a second season. I do not have cable, and my tv cannot get network channels because the trees block reception, so I have to rely on Hulu in order to watch shows the following day I like. The voting should include the ratings for how many times individuals watch any show thru a streaming device.
Please, dont call this show of. We at home loveeee it.We would like that it goes on, not stop at first series.We love Mary and wed also like Jimmy to stay the good guy. Excellent series!!! It should go on.
Please don’t cancel Second Chance…I hate this Nielson rating crap. They either need to send more boxes out done get a more accurate rating or have fans rate it on the networks website…something better than an obscure minority that get a Nielson box. Also they don’t account for people that DVR shows because they aren’t home
Who are you getting the info from Nielsen’s ratings every show that’s good you pull because the numbers are not high enough do you ever keep a show and let it go and it might get better and better and better every time you pull it and then we’ll never know stop pulling good shows off the air and let them run the people that want to spend money for your advertising dollars that’s who you should catered to not people that just watch Dancing with the Stars or NCIS they might not spend a lot of money but the… Read more »
EXACTLY I HATE WHEN THEY THAT
#TEAM #SECONDCHANCE
I love the second chance I had all my friends hooked on it and when I have nothing do I watch episodes I’ve watched already I just can’t get enough of it PLEASE RENEW!!!
I loved this show and it got better throughout the season.
I really enjoyed Second Chance it’s different. My son enjoys it too. I’m 64 and my son is 31. We’ll follow it to Fridays, along with Bones. Another fav.
I hope u don’t chance Second Chance I really like t
I love this show. I WILL BE VERY disappointed if they cancel it. I loved Dominion even though another network did it. Seems like the shows I love are always axed. Makes me so sad. My demographic is not represented adequately! Not all 55 year olds like Dancing with the Stars type shows. We spend money too. Let us have some decent TV! Please keep this show.
Fix has been against this show since before it was first aired!! It was doomed, for some reason, since before it began.
I don’t understand why Fox has been against Second Chance from the beginning of the show! It is amazing!! Warning spoiler alert… Don’t read on if toy haven’t watched last episode But, now you’ve killed off main characters *won’t say who in case someone hasn’t watched* and are making another seem to inevitably become a murderer! Is that it? Was that the last episode to the show my family and I would get together to watch? I know how you could bring it back! Have them do the same to the dead character as they did to sheriff and have… Read more »
I think that rating a show in the 18-49 group is ignoring an important group of us over 49. We also invest our our time on these shows. Second Chance was worth my time.
Please do another series (and more) of second chance. The dynamic between the characters is fantastic and I have really enjoyed how the first series evolved.
I think changing it to Friday was a big mistake. There are many established shows on Friday. I think it should be on a Thursday or a Saturday. It is a very interesting show lot of action and seeing the family interaction
Please do not pull Second Chance. I really liked it and did follow it to Friday’s. I was sorry to see that it ended so soon. Think about making more and giving it another chance.