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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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This is a well written drama. One of the best things to watch on NBC. Very sad to see it not come back. So much better than all those reality shows.
Please do not cancel “The Firm”. It is one of the few network shows my wife and I watch.
NBC’s already not on my good side right now (for cancelling Awake, which was clearly not finished). The Firm has been very grippingly good, and I hope that it gets to continue to draw my viewing. I do hope that NBC *at least* allows season one to play out, rather than cutting off its viewers abruptly. If season one is wrapped up in a reasonably satisfying manner, I could accept The Firm as a sort of extended mini-series; it’s story and format seem to lend well to that. But that’s going to depend on how the season one finale is… Read more »
PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT…… DO NOT CANCEL THE FIRM!!!!! OR HARRY’S LAW!!!! OR AWAKE!!! I love all three of these shows, they have great story lines, great characters, keep me on the edge of my seat, and are about the only thing left on tv worth watching that isn’t reality tv!!! Over the years many of my favorite shows have been canceled after one or two seasons, for example, Trauma, Mercy, Flashforward, and Southland (which was picked up by tnt, thank god) but seriously nbc, enough is enough!!! Please reconsider, do not cancel these shows!! Even Harry’s Law advertises “over… Read more »
I agree I hope a cable channel like TNT, USA, FX, TBS, A&E, TBS should pick up this show it’s the best show on TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please do not cancel the firm. it is one of the best shows on tv. keeps me on the edge of my seat.much better than the stupid reality shows that u put on. im sick of them.please leave the firm on
Please do not cancel “The Firm”. It is the only NBC show I watch. I record it to watch every episode usually on Sunday nights. The drama is very good, acting is improving and I love Josh Lucas.
Seems to me that NBC has a bigger problem holding onto viewers than the other major networks. If your idea of great programing consist of canceling Harry’s Law, and the Firm to bring the Duet shows me that you need to look closer at who’s picking the replacement shows. That’s why I’m more apt to watch CBS or ABC.
The firm is getting so good .Look forward to it during the week. The plot line is wickedly good.
The Firm is one of the best shows on TV. Great acting and good plots. NBC needs to give it another season or let another network take it. I never miss an episode.
One of the better shows on t.v. but instead they keep a lot of junk on, that doesnt make sense
We Love this show & watch it Every week. Please keep it on!!!
Please do not cancel!!! My husband and I just love it as well as many of our friends, We will watch it whenever. Great show!
NBC, please do not cancel The Firm. It’s the only thing that I watch on Saturday nights. It’s one of the best shows on TV. Maybe if you moved it to another night, you would have a better viewing audience. Or, for the summer, start it over again, and give it a fighting chance.
Please do not cancel The Firm. It is the only NBC program we watch. We have discovered that this program consistently has the elements and content worthy of setting aside a book or being with friends to watch. It has had consistently excellent dialogue, a challenging story line, characters with depth, and each episode unfolds like chapters in a novel in that you the viewer must think as well as watch. We have watched every episode. We discovered that the hype about the programs that pre-empted it recently was just that — hype. We did not watch those. Please consider… Read more »
I like the show, the acting is great and so is the writing. I hope this show is not canceled.