Here are the newest ratings for The Firm. This TV series picks up 10 years after the events in the John Grisham novel and stars Josh Lucas, Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, and Juliette Lewis. The first season of The Firm typically airs Thursday or Saturday nights on the NBC network.
These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if The Firm is going to be cancelled or renewed for season two. Check out our NBC ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.
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Final series ratings: 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.87 million total viewers.
Episode 01-22: Saturday, 07/14/12 (finale)
0.3 in the demo (-25% episode-to-episode change) with 1.72 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-21: Saturday, 07/07/12
0.4 in the demo (-20% episode-to-episode change) with 2.27 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-20: Saturday, 06/30/12
0.5 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 2.56 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-19: Saturday, 06/23/12
0.5 in the demo (+25% episode-to-episode change) with 2.14 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-18: Saturday, 05/26/12
0.4 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 2.3 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-17: Saturday, 05/26/12
0.4 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 2.4 million. (fast affiliate numbers)
Episode 01-16: Saturday, 05/12/12
0.4 in the demo (-20% episode-to-episode change) with 2.2 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.65 in the demo with 3.11 million.
Demo average rank: #20 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
UPDATE: The Firm has been cancelled by NBC but…
Episode 01-15: Saturday, 04/28/12
0.5 in the demo (+67% episode-to-episode change) with 2.1 million; tied for third in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.67 in the demo with 3.17 million.
Demo average rank: #20 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-14: Saturday, 04/21/12
0.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 1.80 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.68 in the demo with 3.25 million.
Demo average rank: #20 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-13: Saturday, 04/14/12
0.3 in the demo (+33% episode-to-episode change) with 1.90 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.71 in the demo with 3.36 million.
Demo average rank: #20 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-12: Saturday, 03/31/12
0.3 in the demo (-25% episode-to-episode change) with 2.20 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.74 in the demo with 3.48 million.
Demo average rank: #20 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-11: Saturday, 03/24/11
0.4 in the demo (-33% episode-to-episode change) with 2.90 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.78 in the demo with 3.60 million.
Demo average rank: #19 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-10: Saturday, 03/10/11
0.6 in the demo (+50% episode-to-episode change) with 3.50 million; tied for third in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.82 in the demo with 3.67 million.
Demo average rank: #18 of 18 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-09: Saturday, 03/03/11
0.4 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 2.20 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.84 in the demo with 3.69 million.
Demo average rank: #18 of 18 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-08: Saturday, 02/25/11
0.4 in the demo (-20% episode-to-episode change) with 2.30 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.90 in the demo with 3.88 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-07: Saturday, 02/18/11
0.5 in the demo (-38% episode-to-episode change) with 2.70 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 0.97 in the demo with 4.10 million.
Demo average rank: #17 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
UPDATE: The Firm has been moved to Saturday nights (the network TV graveyard).
Episode 01-06: Thursday, 02/02/12
0.8 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 3.0 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.05 in the demo with 4.34 million.
Demo average rank: #15 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-05: Thursday, 1/26/12
0.8 in the demo (-11% episode-to-episode change) with 2.75 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.10 in the demo with 4.61 million.
Demo average rank: #15 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-04: Thursday, 01/19/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 3.42 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.18 in the demo with 5.07 million.
Demo average rank: #15 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 01-03: Thursday, 01/12/12
1.0 in the demo (-29% episode-to-episode change) with 4.23 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.27 in the demo with 5.62 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 15 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episodes 01-01 and 01-02: Sunday, 01/08/12
1.4 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 6.32 million; fourth in the timeslot at 9pm, second at 10pm.
Season average: 1.40 in the demo with 6.32 million.
Demo average rank: #9 of 14 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
It was a very disappointing debut for this high-profile legal drama. In addition to the weak cumulative ratings, the early numbers indicated that many viewers tuned out as the two hour premiere progressed. Fewer people are expected to watch the next episode and The Firm already can’t afford to lose any viewers.
Compared to The Cape’s premiere one year earlier, the peacock network is down by 46% in the demo and 25% in total viewers. The Cape fell to a low 1.2 in the demo before being cancelled by NBC.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like The Firm TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
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This is by far the best tv show out right now. I tune in every Saturday and watch it on Hulu whenever I can. This is a series that, if cancelled, people will see the full season one and hate NBC for not making more!
One of the best shows on NBC.
We love this show. Please continue the firm..intelligent dialogue and plots. good acting, and the tension is kept throughout the show. Don’t cancel it!
Please!!!! Don’t cancel this show, one of the best out. Seems like everytime I love a show ,it gets cancelled:( I can’t wait for the next episodes from week to week. Very well scripted and acted! Please reconsider canceling. Love it on saturdays as well..
We LOVE this show!! Why is NBC cancelling it? Great cast – high suspense! Is there any way for fans to be able to save The Firm from being cancelled? The Nielsen ratings don’t capture all of us who are watching the show. We’re so disappointed. We love having a good program to watch on Saturday nights. However, most people don’t think of a regular network (NBC, CBS, ABC) program being on Saturday night. I think NBC killed the The Firm when they moved it to Sat night. We were happy but I think most people thought it had been… Read more »
My wife and I love this show. It’s aggravating though when the network changes the programming days and only airs it every other week. In my opinion there are a LOT of other shows that should be cancelled before this one.
I really like the show. When shows get moved around people think they are cancelled or will be soon and stop watching. The networks don’t give shows enough time to build an audience before they pull the plug!
DON’T Cancel this show!! FINALLY something that is NOT Reality TV!!! This show is fast paced, action packed and keeps you in suspense constantly!!! I honestly think NBC wouldn’t know a good TV show if it smacked them in the face. I can see why The TODAY show finally lost it’s #1 rating because NBC is constantly ticking people off to where they don’t want to watch the network at all. Maybe they need to get rid of staff instead of GREAT television shows.
I love this show. It amazes me that more people don’t watch it. People just need to give it a chance. They never should’ve put it on the original night and they certainly shouldn’t have moved it to Saturdays.
LOVE this show. Please don’t cancel. Move it to a different night if you want better ratings.
We have really enjoyed this show and were very disappointed when we could not find it anymore. We recently caught up after discovering more episodes in “on demand”. I guess these were the Saturday airings that we did not know about. With a show like this you have to give folks a chance to “catch up” if they missed the first episodes. Also, when rumor starts coming out that a show is being canceled people may tend to stop watching so they won’t be more disappointed later down the road. Give these shows a chance! Please don’t cancel “The Firm.”
The Firm should be renewed!!!
This show is a favorite of our family. We enjoy the individual episodes and the larger plot that runs throughout the season. We’ve grown weary of the graphic displays on the CSI shows and prefer having a plot! It would be sad to see this show canceled before a larger audience has had a chance to discover it.
Besides “The Mentalist”, this is the only major network show I watch. It is both fast paced and exciting!
It’s a good tv show!! It HAS to stay!
The Firm is a great show. Perhaps part of the problem is changing the night it airs. This happens a lot and if you are the type of person that only watches a handful of shows you pre-program them on the PVR. It shouldn’t be such a chore to try and track the shows down. There are rumors of it being cancelled and then the network switches the night it airs and you miss episodes… that’s why the ratings go down. Don’t cancel this show.