It’s been a rough road for Mitch MicDeere. Now, it’s come to an end — at least on NBC. The Firm has been cancelled after one season of 22 episodes.
The Firm picks up years after the young attorney (Josh Lucas) made his deal with the mob to take his old crooked law firm down. He and his family have come out of hiding but their problems haven’t gone away. The show also stars Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, Juliette Lewis, Natasha Calis, Tricia Helfer, Martin Donovan, Shaun Majumder, and Paulino Nunes.
The series represented one of NBC’s biggest launches of the season but it misfired right from the start. The two-hour premiere brought in a dismal 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with just 6.32 million viewers.
When The Firm moved to its regular timeslot on Thursdays a few days later, the numbers got even worse. Week two dropped 29% in the demo and the ratings kept falling in subsequent weeks. After hitting an embarrassing low for a primetime show — a 0.8 demo rating with 2.97 million viewers — NBC sent it packing to Saturday nights.
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The numbers have been awful since that move — even for a Saturday night show. It’s frequently outperformed by movies and crime drama reruns on the other networks.
To date, The Firm has an average of a 0.7 rating in the demo and 2.10 million viewers. On our NBC Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demo success of shows on the network, the show has a “D-” grade — even after low viewership is taken into account.
On the positive side, NBC’s deal for The Firm is unique and a bit more like the one the network had for Merlin, the supernatural drama produced by the BBC.
Sony and eOne partnered to produce The Firm, primarily for the overseas market. Thanks to pre-sales and Canadian production tax credits, the cost of producing the series was already paid for and NBC was able to pick up the show for a greatly reduced licensing fee, just like any other secondary buyer.
Not surprisingly, The Firm won’t be back on NBC (according to TVWise) because the network has opted not to renew its deal with Sony and eOne. The series could continue to be produced for other markets however and even possibly be picked up by a cable channel here in the US. There’s been no word on the show’s fate beyond NBC so, for now, we’ll have to wait and see.
There are 22 episodes in the first season of The Firm and tonight’s marks the 17th. Right now, the finale is slated for June 23rd. If a second season isn’t going to be produced, hopefully the last episode will supply enough closure for the few million faithful viewers who’ve kept watching.
What do you think? Are you sorry that NBC isn’t continuing the show? Would you watch on another channel or purchase season two on DVD?
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Just finished season 1 and we were totally into it… and…. Are you kidding??? That’s it??? Ugh!!
We loved The Firm. We binged the show and fully expected to watch season two.
It’s a real shame there wasn’t a season 2. We loved it and wanted to see more.
Just watched episode 22 & can’t believe no more. Loved it!!! Please, someone continue.
It was the best ever.
Just binge watched this on Amazon Prime. I’m so disappointed that there isn’t another season.
I thought it was excellent. Well acted, well produced, well timed. I didn’t see it on nbs, but on prime and I couldn’t believe it was cancelled. We binge watched it!!
I love this show! Where has it been hiding?! Please bring it back with the original main characters
I felt it was well written and a good cast. I was surprised the writers didn’t keep on for at least 3 seasons. The ensemble worked, and need to reconnect with each other as family. Please continue with more writers and remake this series.
I thought the series started slowly but built up to a very strong ending leaving me to want a second season – really want to see more‼️
As everyone said . . . Bring The Firm! It’s a great show and you left us hanging AGAIN NBC!
We binged watched The Firm on Amazon Prime….all 22 episodes. Now I wish we’d never seen the first episode! We are craving this series! It’s almost as good as Blacklist!
I agree! I loved it and am so surprised it was cancelled.
The TV show was incredibly promising and captivating. I found myself unable to sleep, eager to discover what would happen next. However, my excitement turned into disappointment when I learned that the show didn’t conclude the series, let alone offer the prospect of more seasons. I feel like I invested my time without closure, which is frustrating and disheartening. I’m left feeling robbed of my time and quite offended. It’s essential for this TV show to continue or, if not, be removed from online platforms to spare others the same frustration. Please consider either allowing the show to continue or… Read more »
I want to see more
Would really like to continue seeing this series Episode 22 really left us hanging. Great show, great storyline . Give it another chance.
The firm is a great show! Bring it back for season two, please!