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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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love the show , dont cancel
Please don’t cancel The Firm. I look forward to it every week and disappointed that it will not air tonight. I don’t understand why the ratings are so low. Please keep it on the air.
I LOVE THIS SHOW. ONE OF THE FEW GOOD SHOW ON TV NOW. WELL WRITTEN,THE CAST ARE GREAT.THEY DOES AN AMAZING JOB PLEASE PLEASE NBC DON’T CANCEL
Cannot believe they are going to cancel. This is a great show that always leaves your waiting for more.
Please do not cancel The Firm. It is great. We look forward to it and we watch very little TV.
I enjoy and look forward to each episode. Don’t cancel.
Please don’t cancel this show. My husband and I look forward to it every week. We love it. Well written and great cast. When we are watching, we can’t believe how fast that hour went. This is one of our favorite shows, and we watch a lot of shows. Keep it on.
I am enjoying The Firm. I have followed it from the first episode on Thursday night and had to check on line to see where it went. I found it of Saturday night. Please renew it. There are too many reality shows on now. This has good mystery and intrigue. Please don’t cancel it.
Can’t believe you are thinking of cancelling The Firm. Its an excellent and decent show and my husband and I look forward to watching it instead of the shows now on TV full of sex and bad words.
I don’t see why they should cancel “The Firm”. It’s such a great show! I’m eager to see what happens next..I look forward every Saturday to watch. Please don’t cancel the show.
If they cancel TheFirm w/o finishing the story line, I will never watch another NBC series. It shows total disregard for fans. I notice tonight, May 5th, they’re repeating a Voice….really. I did watch that show but the judges have WAY too much power and it pales in comparison to American Idol. I feel like I’m reading a book watching The Firm, and I guess it just goes to show the Network thinks repeats are going to get more attention than first runs. Just think, if they had gone this direction back when Cheers premiered, we would have missed that… Read more »
I like The Firm and hate to see it cancelled. Guess they will replace it with one of those awful reality shows. Sure am thankful for the movie channels. They seem to have the best shows and no commercials
I have been watching the Firm since the series started. I realize the ratings haven’t been terrific, but the time slots haven’t been that great either. Saturday night has got to be the worst night for watching and the Firm was the only decent thing to watch, but I think audiences just don’t bother to watch TV i.e. netflex. I don’t think it fair for the follower of the Firm not to be able to see the final outcome of the series. Please consider renewal of the Firm one of the better shows on TV.
I enjoy the Firm, keep it running. I have seen other show of lesser quality that the network has kept airing.
Dont cancel The Firm. My family enjoys watching this series. My sons and their families also enjoy this show