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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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We think the show is interesting and intriguing. Can’t figure out why the ratings ate poor. It is the only show we HAVE to watch every week. We hope it doesn’t get canceled.
Please don’t cancel the Firm. Great show!
I love this show!
We love the show. Great cast and a series that makes you sit on the edge of your seat until the end of the show. PLEASE DON’T CANCEL.
This is a great show…hope we get to see the ending of the season.
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL! The Firm is better than any replacement they can find. At least show all episodes shot to date. If the network could just run it in one time slot consistently it would build an audience. Why not replace Awake on Thursdays?
please don’t cancel – great series
Our family loves this show and records it if we are unable to watch it. There are very few shows that are worth watching these days, but this one is suspenseful and does not have everyone sleeping with everyone in the office. Please don’t cancel it.
Please don’t cancel! It’s the ONLY show on TV right now that I even care to watch!
Love this show! Heartbroken that it is cancelled but want to see it through to the end!!!
Please don’t cancel, it’s our favorite new show!
My wife and I love the Firm. Please don’t cancel it. It is one of only a few TV dramas left on TV. the writing is great. But if you have to cancel it, could you put it on the USA network? I’m sure it w ould do better than most of the shows on USA. By the way, please keep “Fairly Legal” on USA. It’s another of our favorite shows.
No, DO NOT cancel, PLEASE!! It is well worth watching – IF one can find it! NBC keeps jacking the times around. Our household will be sorely disappointed if it goes.
We enjoy this program and would be disappointed to see it cancelled!
It’s a great show; I would hate to see it cancelled.