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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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My daughter and I love this show. It is just now getting good. It started out a little slow but has really peaked our interest. DON’T CANCEL IT.
The Firm is a fabulous show and I look forward to it every week. I hope to god there is another season.
It’s one of the greatest shows out, I think it would be successful on another day or network.
I love the show,, the firm!!!! I think that if CBS aired the show it would do great!!
My husband and I love this show. Very suspenseful, and great acting. SO much
more enjoyable than the worn out reality shows. Please finish the season so we! We have to kniw the ending!
Please do not cancel this show. It is an amazing show. Unbelievable how everything can happen and what McDear can do. Hard to believe all the good shows get cancelled. NBC needs to change their ratings and keep the good shows!
The Firm is one of the best shows of 2012. The cast is the best. So many shows get started and when you get interested they go off the air with no ending. It sucks! I watched the first episode of Missing and it was so unbelievable I didn’t watch any new episodes but it stays on. If you missed the episode of The Firm it would be hard to get interested but what about the fans that did get interested?
The Firm is a must see show at my house on ANY night! I believe it should be renewed, and all episodes be shown.
It’s such a fantastic show – one of the BEST on right now. Superb writing; great stories; love Josh Lucas and the cast. Truly smart and suspenseful I can’t understand why the ratings are low; what’s wrong with these people?? I’m so upset that there might/will be no season 2. An absolute travesty.
I really like the show The Firm and hope they continue to show all the episodes. It’s a really gripping plot and very well acted and suspenseful. I always tape it if I don’t have time to watch it -hope they don’t cancel it. It’s one of the best shows on tv right now.
We love the firm. We usualy watch it on demand. Please dont cancel!!
I absolutely love this show but because I work so much I’m only able to watch it on demand. I watched it one day on Thursday found it on demand and have been hooked ever since. It’s an excellent show very well written. I think it needs more advertisement. Please please please show The Firm NBC I must know what happens next.
I love this showww!! please keep it! or if not, at least release the other episodes in a dvd!
Please don’t cancel this show, great writing and actors can’t for the next episode, it’s a real nail biter
The Firm has been must viewing every week for our family!