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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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The show is good.
We love this show!! Please don’t cancel!!!
The show is good
We have enjoyed watching The Firm and would like to see the series finished.
We sat down to watch our favourite new show The Firm- and are so annoyed that it isn’t on! It wasn’t necessary for the show to be on Thursdays, happy to have it on any other day. Why can’t they give the show a chance???
I just sat down to watch it and it’s not on!!!!!!!! I really hate how the networks do this.
I saw the original movie and read the book and really liked this series. I’ll buy the DVD set if it ever comes out.
I wondered what happened when The Firm did not come on tonight, so I Googled it. That is when I discovered it had been canceled. I looked forward to it each Sat. night and wondered what happened when it did not occur on Thursdays any more. I love the Grisham books, the mystery, and the legal drama. Now we will never know how it all ends . Mr. Grisham you will have to write the book for us fans to buy and read to see how it all comes to a conclusion.
Keep the show or at least finish the series
I look forward to watching The Firm, and will be disappointed if it is canceled and will not air tonight. Please don’t cancel it, NBC. I have followed it from Thursday nights to Saturday nights. I like the characters , the actors, and the plotline. I also agree with another person’s comment about the show being underpromoted by NBC. Yes, it is a thought provoking show.
Each new season I get hooked on a show that I have to WORK to watch because the station continually changes the schedueling. I have been following the Firm since the first episode and I trully enjoy it. The plot twist and shifting time line make it compelling and interesting week after week. It is the type of show that requires time to gain veiwership. Every show is not an instant hit. Repeatedly moving and cancelling the show reaps of disrespect for those viewers the show has and makes it impossible for the show to gain additional viewers. Give it… Read more »
Ya’ll have not giving the show a chance. You could let it get to the end on series. We rarely turn to a show to watch but have not missed a one of these.
I like this show and looked forward to seeing it this week . I hope it can continue.
Keep the show. It’s really good. What are people missing?
I love the show, hate that it jumped around, I would tape it to watch if I had to…..don’t drop it!
Ridiculous that NBC is cancelling this show because it is a GREAT series! I thought they had cancelled it a few weeks ago when it didn’t come on one Thursday night…then I found it on Saturday night. I cannot believe there are only three more episodes…and I am very disappointed it won’t be on tonight!