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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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 really like this show and hope they give it another chance. I think it would be better if they focused on one case a week and stop the drama about Noble Insurance.
The Firm is the best new show on TV. Great writing – very engaging. Do not cancel it!!!
The Firm is the best new show on TV. Great writing – very engaging. Do not cancel it!!!
Great show! Please don’t cancel. We DVR it
but watch it every week.
How can you cancel a great show writen by John Grisham. Get rid of some of those foolish reality shows and show a true drama.
Maybe a cable station will be smart enough to pick up this show. NBC is like American Idol, get rid of the real winner and keep the judges favorite.
This is a great show and I love it! I DVR it, but watch it every week. I don’t know where to say something that NBC will see, but I hope they are getting the message that people like the show~! Great writing and acting!
The firm is a great show! I love the characters, script and casting for the show. I don’t understand why the ratings are low especially since there are so few shows with any value on tv these days. I will be very upset if the firm is cancelled. Please keep it!!!
I can’t believe they are even thinking of canceling it. It’s one of my favorite shows, yes I DVR it. But I watch it immediately after it records, so I can zip through the commercials and get to the good stuff.
The Firm is one of the best shows on TV. Our local station pre-empted it for Chirchill Downs horseracing last Sat. and then showed it later. My DVR did not know that so I missed this show. I’d just finished watching the week before and was anxious to see the next chapter. No such luck. It is great, especially where he is representing other clients while digging into his original problem.
The Firm is one of my very favorite shows. Being on Sat. night is tough – I do DVR it sometime, but I for sure am going to watch it one way or another. Please DON’T cancel this show. It is different from the usual shows, very smart, and has lots of suspense. The cast is super also. Keep THE FIRM on the air!
Please don’t cancel The Firm. It’s so nice to watch a really good show. Move it to a better time slot and give it a chance!
Please, please don’t cancel. It’s the best show on TV!
I watch this show faithfully. (yes I DVR it). I think it is one of the best shows on television … ever. The writing is incredible. You will definitely be on the edge of you seat, not know what will come next. It is not a show you can watch if you are going to be distracted…that is what makes it so good. It is intense. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW.
I don’t understand why the tv the show The Firm is not popular. It’s a mix between a really good John Grisham novel and a Robin Cook book. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next episode and can not believe that NBC is thinking about canceling this show. Please do not cancel this show. It’s one of the handful of tv shows left that is worth watching.
I agree, The Firm is a great show and needs to get a reprieve from NBC. I’m getting so sick
of the reality shows that cost nothing to put on and it shows !