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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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I liked the Firm for say, the first 10 episodes… then it began to get dry. The budget for the show seems incredibly minimal and sometimes the character development and plot grinds to a painful halt… especially when episodes focus too much on Mitch McDeere’s secretary, Tammy Hemphill. (played by Juliette Lewis). *Yikes!* I loved her in Natural Born Killers, Cape Fear, and Strange Days… but, here, it’s a chemistry conflict. Mitch’s wife, originally played originally on the big screen by Jeanne Triplehorn, in 1993, seems to be very different in style and demeanor than what we see from Molly… Read more »
I love The Firm. Not only is the story cleverly presented and interesting but the actors are convincing. I found out about it because my mother recommended it when I was visiting her..the newspaper had written an article about it. I have not seen any advertising for it on tv, nor do any of my know about it, so I think more advertising would help ratings. I can’t imagine they are poor due to the quality.
Love the show! keep it on the air!!!
The Firm is an excellent show, head and shoulders over much of what is on TV. Keep it on, develop and audience.
love the firm and do not want to lose it….give a chance to gain an audience
The Firm was great. I am sooo disappointed to hear that it is gone. I wasn’t thrilled with the gal they cast as the lead’s wife but the acting was so good. It is a shame. And then NBC thinks the Betty White show Off their Rockers is better????? They are off their rockers.
Keep the show! At the very least, please show all 22 episodes! It’s a great show!
I love the Firm!!!! Look forward to it each week. I just can’t always find it. Sorry to hear it may be canceled
NBC goofs up againn. NBC execs making horrible choices. Canceling the Firm. tsh tsh tsh. Who will cancel the incompetent NBC programing execs
I like this show, please keep it!
The Firm is an awesome show. It is a keeper!
This series is awesome!!!! I watch it on demand. It would be very disappointing if NBC pulled it.
please pleeze, pretty please, leave it on. it’s well done, edge of ones seat, well acted, great story line(s). made for adults. Leave it on!
I was skeptical at first since it’s hard to make a good show from a movie- but I really like it. Please leave it on!!!
The Firm is great TV. PLEASE KEEP!