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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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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I loved The Firm!! Please finish out all the episodes. My friends and I all love it and discuss it every week. I am just like other comments–I am sick of the reality shows.
I never watched The X Factor, or The Voice. I am not watching Duets. I am very disappointed in NBC. I also loved The Event which was canceled. Bye, Bye NBC!
We love the show. Look forward to seeing more of it. I appreciate there is a story to the Firm and not just junk… Please don’t cancel.
Really … another show cancelled without giving it a real chance! It’s getting very hard for my husband and I to invest in any network shows anymore. Every time we find one we like and start to get involved with the characters and storylines, the show gets yanked. At least give us a finale and not leave us hanging. By the way, we either record the show for later viewing or we view it on demand, but we have enjoyed it very much. We really like the ensemble cast. This sucks!!!
Great show, just needs a little time for word of mouth to get around. This show is a breath of fresh air compared to all the reality show crap on the networks.
I will be disappointed if the firm is cancelled. I record it and watch it later. Its a good show. If it has to be cancelled at least have some kind of.series finale. Don’t leave us hanging.
NBC and TV in general keeps on cancelling all of the good show. The Firm was a great show and so was The Event. Instead they keep nonsense shows like The Voice, Duets, X factor, So you think you can dance, etc on TV. I hope NBC folds so I no longer have to even stop when flipping channels.
I LOVED The Firm…. everytime I enjoy a show it gets cancelled. Geez!
Oh come on! I really like The Firm! How come the only shows I watch are being bumped or cancelled? Like Missing? What happened to that show?
I absolutely love The Firm. I am on the edge of my seat during every episode. I will be very sorry to see it go.
Show was great. Hope NBC shows all the episodes and the show goes to netflix so everyone will see what they have been missing
I have loved watching The Firm. It has is full of suspense and one of the best shows on TV. I love Saturday nights because of the great cliff hangers at the end of each episode. I look forward to the next week. When I cannot be at home to watch, I always make sure it is recorded so I can watch it later. I also hope all of the taped programs are aired. It is sad that good programing like this is not renewed.
I am so disappointed that The Firm might be cancelled. It is one of the few shows with substance that is being shown on television at the moment. It has a strong cast of characters and excellent plots. At least, please finish the episodes that have been shot.
One of the best series on TV. Actually, there is mostly junk on TV, so all I watch is the news and The Firm. Keep it at a regular time slot and the fans will watch. NBC should reconsider the show and certainly show all the 22 episodes.
I am sorry to see it cancelled. I do hope that we get to see the final taped programs. I see it is not slated for this coming Saturday night. I guess it didn’t have enough sex, killing, amd drugs. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen, I truly looked forward to the Saturday night program because there certainly wasn’t anything else to watch. And if that goes, there really isn’t much on NBC that I care to watch, so bye bye NBC.
We think NBC is insane. The Firm is a most interesting show. We could not wait for each new episode. We hope NBC in their infinite wisdom will consider what the public wants instead of what unproven ratings are telling them. We will watch it WHENEVER it is on.
Thank you