‘Brilliant Minds’ Pulled From NBC Schedule — Will It Return?
What To Know
- Brilliant Minds is on hiatus after a major reveal about Dr. Oliver Wolf and Sofia.
- NBC has announced when new episodes will resume.
Brilliant Minds just left its fans with a major reveal about Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto), and it’s unclear when we’ll see what happens next.
With NBC airing The Voice for two hours on Mondays beginning with the Season 29 premiere on February 23, following the conclusion of the Winter Olympics, that means that Brilliant Minds‘ usual time slot isn’t free. Instead, the network has announced, the remaining six episodes of Season 2 will air “later this season or summer.”
Brilliant Minds just aired its 14th episode on Monday, February 2, and it featured a major reveal about what’s been going on with Wolf, whom we know ends up at the Hudson Oaks psychiatric facility run by Dr. Amelia Frederick (Bellamy Young) in flashforwards, and how someone he thought was connected to his father, Noah (Mandy Patinkin, who has yet to appear this season), is involved.
It was in the fall finale that Dr. Charlie Porter (Brian Altemus) told Wolf — wanting to hurt him because he blames him for how he handled his mother’s death years ago — that his father was living in an apartment not far from him (after Noah left Wolf’s in the premiere). There, Wolf met Noah’s neighbor, Sofia (Sarah Steele), who’s been dealing with insomnia and other medical issues. In exchange for Wolf’s help, she began sharing what she knew about his estranged father with him.
But the latest episode, now the last one for an indeterminate amount of time, confirmed our theory about Sofia: She’s not real. He finally told Dr. Carol Pierce (Tamberla Perry) that he’d left her in a sleep study during the emergency in the hospital (carbon monoxide poisoning), and when things didn’t add up, she played back the video from the room she was supposedly in. There was no one on the video except for Wolf himself. Once we saw a flashforward of Wolf finding Sofia in Hudson Oaks, we had a feeling this was where it was heading.
What are you hoping to see when Brilliant Minds returns? Let us know in the comments section below.
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M
This is one of my favorite shows! Prefer it over the Voice and the Olympics! Please don’t keep us hanging til summer! I’m tired of all my favorite shows taking hiatuses for months! Miss the old days when everything went straight through from September to May with very few breaks.
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V
I want my programs such as Brilliant Minds, Tracker and others to be left alone just because some sporting events take place or the stations want to televise junk like The Voice, America's Got Talent (total yuck),The Masked Singer, Survivor, Big Brother, DWTS, etc., etc.. Leave regular programming alone! Put sporting events on sports channels and the reality programs on a channel for reality shows. Please leave our regular scheduled shows on their channel at their appropriate day and time. Go back to the old system with the September to May/June schedule.
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H
I love brilliant minds and hate that it gets bumped to cover yet another season of the voice! That show and ATG are so passed their prime. I wish networks understood that we’re tired of all the “singing” shows!!! I’d ok with brilliant minds being postponed a few weeks because of the Olympics but absolutely not ok with it getting bumped for the voice!! Come on NBC, you can do better!
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J
I have many hopes for what comes next. My top hope is that we aren’t waiting until summer for the remaining season. This is bad planning. I love this show.
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M
One of NBC’s best series besides Chicago’s on Wednesdays. Hopefully they’ll bring it back soon before its viewers.
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A
1 of the best shows I've seen in a while. I look forward to this show every month. No 1 is interested in the voice anymore. Plenty of those shows. Just please put brilliant minds back on tv. And a 3 season is well deserved for this show. I'm addicted to it. And just dont leave us hanging!
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F
Love this show and hope it returns quickly! Don't leave us waiting too long. We want Brilliant Minds ON AIR!!!
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T
Brilliant Minds isn't the best show on TV, but besides the Chicagos, it's the best NBC has to offer. It would be a mistake to cancel the show.
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A
Love this show!! Please bring it back on soon!
Brilliant minds definitely needs to return soon and hope it gets a 3rd season. Storylines and acting are great, relatable stories.
(FYI: Voice, should have been cancelled a long time ago)
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A
Very engaging show and it is not a streaming show.
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N
I can't believe they're leaving us hanging! Give us the last 6 episodes, PLEASE!!! AND RENEW!!!
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D
NBC, bring back Brilliant Minds! This is an extraordinary show. So much better than the so-called comedy sitcoms that insult people’s intelligence.
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P
I'd sort of like to see the two doctors get back together again, but at the same time, I don't really. That's kind of a "live happily ever" thing, and I'd prefer something more realistic. I just hope to be continually surprised as I have in almost every episode this season. And I don't want to wait too long to see the rest of the season. Bring it back next year, too. I have never watched The Voice, btw.
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P
back in march
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A
I love this show, it’s one of the best medical dramas I have ever seen, the stories engross the watcher, and each one is a show in itself
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P
Was thinking the same thing. I resent that the viewing public is reduced to the whims of rich kids competing on a world farther from realistic than any TV show!
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H
Cancel the lame overly-political Olympics and no-talent Voice.
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M
What a shame that just when you find a show you love it disappears. They don't make that many episodes for the season. You would think the network could at least show them all instead of showing other junk!! Hope to get to see more of it and more seasons.
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T
This is one of my favorite shows. I am so tired of reality shows and competition shows. I've never been a fan of the voice and I don't understand why that's even on anymore. It was bad enough waiting through the Olympics to be over with.. and now this? I really hope NBC renews this series for next year and they won't wait too long to put the remainder of THIS season on 🤞
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B
Love this show! So disappointed it's being postponed. Was expecting it to return after the Olympics. Not gonna watch The Voice--sorry, not sorry.
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A
PLEASE bring this show back!! One of my favorites!
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S
Crap like this irritates me. They didn’t realize when they chose Monday nights they’d lose the slot in February? Or they didn’t care? Who even watches the voice??? I never have. I literally watch 5 shows on Peacock, well 4 now. Undetermined TBA is so annoying.
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M
Enjoy the story twists and addressing g current medical issues on Brilliant Minds. Good acting… Rooting for Wolfe to overcome his problems. Please bring it back.
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G
I, too, find Brilliant Minds one of the best shows on all of TV. I agree with all the comments. Please bring it back and sooner rather than later, like soon not this summer. Look at all the folks who love it, bring it back NBC. Now I have to stop watching TV as nothing like this series exists on TV. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR PEOPLE AND BRING IT BACK, please!!
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T
One of the best shows! Bring it back!
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J
Please bring Brilliant Minds back! I wait for every episode!
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G
Love this show....please bring it back sooner than later. I too miss when networks ran season's from September to May.
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W
At first I was like this show is different. In a good way, I really can't wait to see what happens. This show is in my top favorites
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M
I can't believe we have to wait!! I hope they bring it back soon and renew for season 3!
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J
I think NBC is making a huge mistake. I love Brilliant Minds!! It’s a very good show. I hate the Voice & anything like it. It reminds me of the gong show style of tv. This is what the net works expect us to like? And having to wait that long? Please.
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E
Love Brilliant Minds. Finally you put on an intelligent show and you want to disrupt it’s episodes for yet another mind numbing reality show.
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M
I love this show, and to make the audience wait until the summer is just poor planning.
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J
Brilliant minds Season 2 will air this Summer?
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N
I wish I knew in advance about scheduling issues ,the apparent low ratings and the uncertainty of when to air episodes ! I would not have been looking forward to it coming on tonight!!! 😳
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C
I'm afraid it won't be renewed. That's usually what it means when they episodes in the summer.
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S
I think this is one of the best shows on TV! Maybe my favorite show! The stories are engrossing, help people recognize possible medical or psychological issues and perhaps even helping recognize their sexuality.
Brilliant Minds is Brilliant!
Zachary Quinto is wonderful and believable.
The rest of the cast are excellent!
And love the stars making cameos!
So sick of reality shows!!!!
Please don't cancel this intelligent enjoyable show!!!
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G
I missed tonight’s episode and was looking forward to viewing some engaging and intelligent storylines that are and have been (without exception) relevant and enlightening. This important series is a beautiful way to expand Oliver Sachs legacy. Viewers benefit every time they tune in. Each episode reveals how there is so much in this world we need to learn.
For heaven’s sakes NBC, please listen to your intelligent audiences. We are not a minority! SAVE THIS SERIES!!!!
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W
I love this show. I'm so tired of the same old same old with the voice taking over all the time or any singing show it is so old now the only thing going for these singing shows are the stars that participate, I understand the Winter Olympics because its only every 4 years which deserves that spot light but all these talent shows is just so outdated now! The age group that has the highest percentage of watching the Voice is 55+. I am sorry I am in that age group and I am tired of these shows! The TV show Brilliant Minds brought new life to my evenings after a long day of work!. I am not saying that my time could be better spent but I just needed one night where I really was looking forward to not doing anything and watch what was a very intriguing and brilliant (no pun intended) show. LOL
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L
Brilliant Minds is the best show NBC makes in my opinion. I've been waiting for season 3 to start in hopes it will be as successful as Chicago Fire and PD. May it last for another decade.
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M
I like the interesting medical stories. And I think the Josh and Beau relationship is doomed, because everyone wants the original 2 doctors together. But Beau is very sweet, charming, and kind, so I hope to see more of him.
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C
This is why we can’t get interested in tv any more. Everytime we really like a show they pull it off the air. Bad mistake with brilliant minds.
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M
One of my fave shows. Hope it comes back sooner than later. Left us in such a cliff hanger!!
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J
This season is getting crazier and crazier with each episode. I love it. However, NBC has been getting stupider and stupider over the years canceling really good series. Most recently leaving us hanging while canceling the Quantum Leap reboot. This is going to piss me off if they cancel Brilliant Minds after this season if they finish it. Whoever is in charge at NBC is an utter moron bean counter and needs removed from their programing decisions. I hope this series continues for the foreseeable future. Many networks are moving to these unscripted programs like The Voice. It costs less but I don't think people want it. Why do you think streaming services are so popular? We want normal TV like we used to have.
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A
I just hope it returns at all. What an excellent show!!! Please don't leave us hanging.
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J
Please bring the show back. This is one of my favorite shows!
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B
I can’t wait for Brilliant Minds to come back!! This and the Chicago shows are so much better than reality shows. I know shows come to an end, but bring this back and RENEW.
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S
So sad to replace such a good show with something as trite as The Voice 🙄
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G
Love this sow. Hope it returns.
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S
Show isn’t the same without Alex MacNicoll and Spence Moore II. Dynamic already seems off
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