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This week’s episode of The Firm has been replaced by a rerun of the 90-minute premiere of Fashion Star (which debuts tonight).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 smart show – an adult show – a good thriller. If NBC would take their shows like this one and Harry’s Law and others that are worth watching – and, simply be patient and give the shows a time slot for more than a few weeks – people would hear about the show – get caught up on the missed shows, be able to find the show on the night and at the time its been on – and maybe ratings would increase.
Please don’t cancel this is my favorite show on tv way better than an lame reality show. I wait all week good thing for jetflicks cause u change days constantly. No wonder it gets bad ratings. I am hooked on the firm. Haven’t been this bad since prison break.
I have watched every episode of “The Firm.” It has been very hard to keep up with it as the day/time keeps changing. I thought I recorded it Saturday, March 17, but when I went to watch my recording, it was another show that I don’t care anything about. How can I find out when it will be on when my local newspaper tv guide is always wrong?
Please don’t cancel The Firm. It’s my favorite show on television. I was so disappointed it wasn’t on last night. Please, Please at least run the 22 episodes.
I really don’t know why the poor ratings for THE FIRM as it is one of my favourite shows. I am with Beverly not to be changing the day. I don’t really care when it is on Saturdays or another day but stop rebounding it all over the place. I was goIng to PVR it yesterday and found it wasn’t even airing. I for one think the acting is one of the best ensembles this year. They are all great! I sure hope the next 12 episodes are aired. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL!!!!!!!!! THE BEST ON TV THIS YEAR!
SALLY
We have watched every episode from Thursdays to Saturdays. We were looking forward to watching last night to see what was going to happen to Mitch’s family and instead some rerun of a fashion show was on! Please put The Firm back on next week!
This is an incredible drama. My husband and I both love “The Firm” and it’s one of our favorite new shows. I read the book and saw the film, where my husband did neither. Yet, we both love this show! We will be incredibly disappointed if “The Firm” is cancelled. Josh Lucas and the rest of the cast are amazing. Nothing like overdone reality shows.
This is the BEST series on the air. It is being destroyed for some reason by time slot alignment and shifting. And of no announcements of not airing it when it was supposed to be aired!!! Why is this program being jerked around this way ? I was going to stop watching anyway. Now is the time.
Our whole family loves The Firm. We can’t believe it is getting such poor ratings.Please do not cancel!
I really like the firm I do not think it should be cancelled. It is a good legal drama and what I have watched I really enjoy. It was a show that just snuck up on the schedule with almost no promoting. Now that it keeps changing nights nobody can keep up. Harrys Law does not have the best ratings but yet it is still on. Please give the firm a chance.
I still watch THE FIRM and really would like to see the complete story….I REALLY HATE when they do crap like this even if the ratings are not that good because those of us who DO watch it want to know the ending…..kind of like I wish I knew who J R shot on the last TV episode of All My Children which was suppose to come to the net but never did……
I love The Firm and prefer Thursday nights, but followed it to Saturday nights. I looked and looked for it March 17, having no idea it had been replaced that night by Whatever!! Sure hope it continues.
Personally I love the show and would hate to see it go the way of so many other good ones in the past.
I will watch The Firm any time it is on. Please DO NOT CANCEL. Maybe if you do a better job promoting it, the ratings would be better!
PLEASE don’t cancel The Firm. I will watch it no matter what night it is on, but do wish you would make up your mind when to air. When you keep changing the nights, it’s hard to keep up with when it is on. If I’m unable to watch, I ALWAYS watch it on-line the next day and just discovered today (March 18th) that it didn’t air last night. After researching I found you decided not to air because of low rating. IT IS THE ONLY show on TV that I watch all the time. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL!!!!!!!!