Why didn’t Undercovers catch on? Deadline quotes someone associated with the show that has some ideas.
Mostly, what was meant to be a throwback lark of a show felt trivial to people. It felt flimsy and not compelling, partially because it was designed as a stand alone, non serialized show.
Perhaps the stories lacked deeper interest and urgency. We tried to embrace a familiarity of form, but the public obviously didn’t want something so familiar.
Unfortunately we never got an audience from the get-go; our abysmal recent rating wasn’t even one point lower than our premiere number. We just should have done better. It is a bummer to be sure.
NBC did the best they know how. We feel responsible for the failure, though. But damn, it sure would be easier to blame the network!
What do you think? Do you agree with this assessment? What did Undercovers do right?
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