If you need proof that The Firm is doomed to be cancelled by NBC, you just have to look at the show’s ratings. Not only did the new legal series bomb on Thursday nights but it’s currently being trounced on Saturday nights as well — airing opposite CSI: New York repeats, 20/20, and FOX’s forgotten Q’Viva! The Chosen reality series.
The ratings for The Firm have been so poor that one had to start wondering if NBC might bump the series off the Saturday schedule as well. Well, that’s what they’re doing — at least for one week.
This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight). That will be followed by an encore of the first episode of Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, which first aired in January. Rockers returns to the NBC schedule on April 4th.
On March 24th, NBC has slotted an episode of the USA Network series Fairly Legal at 8pm, a slot that had been filled by reruns of Smash. The network hasn’t announced which episode of Fairly Legal will air but the season two opener (which will run this Friday on USA) seems likely.
The network is shaking up their Saturday night schedule and if they can come up with better numbers than what The Firm has been getting, the legal drama could easily be off the schedule for good. NBC has aired just 10 of the show’s 22 episodes thus far.
What do you think? Are you still watching NBC’s The Firm? Do you watch the episodes on Saturday nights, on demand or online? Would you be upset if NBC pulled it for good?
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Love love love this show!!! At least finish out season. Same thing happened with Terriers and I loved that too!!! Please please!
I like The Firm. It’s a smart show with a ton of story…The networks infuriate me. So we’ve seen 10 of the 22 episodes? At least finish airing the taped episodes for crying out loud. I watch The Firm on the DVR…don’t really watch Live TV on Saturday nights.
I look forward to The Firm every week. It is the only series I watch. NBC messes us about and still I try to find it and record it. I even went to HULU to see if I could catch up. I will definitely not watch another NBC SERIES if they cannot be trusted to finish a story they start.
Great show, great acting. Far above the cheap, crappy and boring sit-coms coming out.
Please don’t cancel
The Firm is a great show but hasn’t had much of a chance yet. We’re just starting to figure out what’s going on! Not everyone’s out on Saturday nights, so give those of us at home something good to watch every night! With very few exceptions (HGTV), I only watch shows with REAL acting. Give me a good drama any day! I love both the shows are that are unconnected to each other like Law and Order and the ones that continue with the story from week to week like The Good Wife or Parenthood or The Firm. I look… Read more »
Love the show don’t cancel it. Better than some of those other dumb shows they have on.
I absolutely love this show as well. What is with these networks not giving any show anytime to grow? The problem with low ratings of this show is that it started mid-season and if you didn’t catch the first episode, you’d feel pretty lost trying to figure out what’s going on. Every episode pulls you in deeper and I think it’s awesome!! Please don’t cancel The Firm!!!
Best show ever1 lase do not cancel.
I am so sick of the networks not giving good shows a chance. Especially when the episodes are a continuing plot line. If you believe in the show give it a chance. Most good shows didn’t get good ratings at the beginning but the new culture is give it 4 shows and cancel it.
I love this show! It is amazing, smart, exciting! The Firm is one of the best new shows on TV and deserves a real chance! Come on, NBC! Keep the show on. If you show the rest of the episodes, I am certain the show will take off. I can’t watch on Saturday nights, but ALWAYS watch on Hulu.
Yes, I would be disappointed if they cancelled The Firm all together. It is very aggravating to get interested in a show, then it’s taken off the air before you even get to see what happens in the end. It’s like never getting to see the end of a movie. I usually watch online or dvr. If you cancel, at least give us a decent ending.
I absolutely love this show!!! please don’t cancel
Please The Firm bring it back! It’s has an intelligent storyline that keeps you thinking and on edge. How refreshing considering how the networks are clogged up with crap reality shows and funny-bunny, ho-hum, trying hard comedy shows. As one comment puts it…..NBC puts too much hype on a show and don’t give it a chance. Make up your mind guys! No wonder NBC is NOT the fav network. Your ratings are just going down. I
just might totally tune out NBC.
I love Josh Lucas and i will watch any movie/tv shows he’s in. The “Firm” was a really good show. Give it more time, for pete’s sake!! Cancel those no good, junk, garbage, fluffed up drama, reality shows instead. i don’t need to know about other people’s lives or problems. I watch tv to be entertained. Got it?
Awesome show! How can people not be watching such a great plot twisting original type drama like The Firm is??? I hate completely useless reality tv..