Are you a fan of NBC‘s Truth Be Told? If so, the Friday night comedy’s outlook is grim and will likely be cancelled. NBC has cut Truth Be Told, from thirteen episodes to ten. After airing twice, Truth Be Told averages a 0.67 in the 18-49 demographic, with a total of 2.412 million viewers — weak ratings numbers for a broadcast network, even in a Friday night death slot.
Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tone Bell, Vanessa Lachey, and Bresha Webb, Truth Be Told revolves around two diverse couples who are friends and neighbors, and is loosely based on the life of series creator DJ Nash. Gosselaar’s Mitch is a white college professor, married to fierce Filipina lawyer, Tracy (Vanessa Lachey), mother of their daughter Sadie. African-American stand-up comic, Russell (Tone Bell), is Mitch’s best friend. When Mitch overthinks political correctness and puts his foot in it, Russell provides a voice of reason. In turn, Russell’s wife, Angie (Bresha Webb) keeps the uninhibited Russel in check.
Deadline reports:
This is becoming a trend this fall as the networks are not as trigger happy as previous years and don’t yank underperforming series off the schedule abruptly. Instead, the nets are trimming the lower rated newcomers’ original 13-episode orders and allow them to air all produced episodes in their designated time slots. The latest example is NBC’s new comedy series Truth Be Told. […]
The multi-camera comedy, which garnered mostly negative reviews, launched behind Undateable on the lower-trafficked Friday night to the worst premiere 18-49 rating for a new show so far this fall and NBC’s worst in-season debut rating ever.
What do you think? Do you like the NBC TV series, Truth Be Told? Do you think it should be cancelled? Will you continue to watch season one?
I will absolutely continue to watch and hope for more to return too.
@Bethany & Shelley Maybe the 2 of U should try watching this garbage and then explain to us whats so good about it. 20 critics saw it 15 thought it sucked and 5 thought it was so so at best. 12 user reviews and not one of them is positive… Maybe reality isnt 4 U but that many ppl cant all be liars… This show sucks its obvious. Why the phony positive reviews?
I loved this show and I feel that its not getting a fair chance since it debut during playoffs and now we are in full world series!! I mean come on give it a chance to live before killing it!
I think this new show is funny and I love Mark Paul Gosselear who is it from Saved By The Bell. I saw some of it and it’s really funny. I don’t understand why you would cut it down to 10 episodes it should be kept at 13 episodes. Please renew this show for next year and not cancel this show at all. Please renew this show for a whole lot more seasons. I love the show its so funny. I can’t wait to watch a new episode this Friday. I love the actor who is in it who played… Read more »
Truth Be Told should get canceled. Worst new show of the season. 🙁
Seriously, NBC, just give up on the sitcom gig. You’ve definitely had some good ones despite their ratings, but enough already.
If the network isn’t going to stand behind their product.with out commitment of any kind, why waste the money in the first place? Do they have endless money on something?