‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Not Dead Yet’ & More TV Shows We’re Already Worried About This Season
Though the strike-delayed 2023–2024 TV season is only now getting into gear, we’re already sounding the alarm on seven broadcast series. The shows below — four scripted, three unscripted/nonfiction — are trailing other shows on their networks. And most of the returning shows on the list have suffered double-digit drops in their viewership.
We still have some season premieres coming up on the calendar, but for the TV season so far, these are the shows — and the ratings figures from TV Series Finale — that are giving us cause for concern.
FBI True
This docuseries jumped from Paramount+ to CBS for Season 4, but it ranks second to last for CBS shows so far this season — in both average 18-to-49 demo rating and average total viewership — ahead of only the already-pulled Loteria Loca.
The Great North
The Great North appears to be going south in ratings. The Fox animated series has dropped more than 52 percent in the 18-to-49 demo rating and more than 42 percent in total viewership, compared to last season’s averages.
Judge Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey has been presiding over Celebrity Family Feud on ABC since 2015, but the network might remove him from his TV courtroom. From Season 1 to Season 2B, Judge Steve Harvey has plunged 69 percent in the demo rating.
Night Court
This sitcom reboot scored big ratings a year ago, but will NBC throw the book at Season 2? Compared to Season 1, it’s down 35 percent in its average 18-to-49 demo and 23 percent in its average total viewership.
Not Dead Yet
Though this Gina Rodriguez comedy’s total viewership has risen year over year, it’s still the least-watched TV show on ABC in that metric for the season so far, bringing in little more than half of Will Trent’s audience.
Quantum Leap
Will Ben Song (Raymond Lee) ever make it home, or will he suffer Sam Beckett’s (misspelled) fate from the original series? With the new Quantum Leap’s 18-to-49 demo ratings down nearly 25 percent at NBC, we’re worried.
The Wall
After five seasons, this Chris Hardwick-fronted game show may finally hit its own wall at NBC. Its average 18-to-49 demo rating is around half of what it was last season.
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If Quantum Leap gets axes, I blame NBC. It not fair to judge the ratings when they changed days of the week and the time slot three times over its first two seasons.
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I love Quantum leap. I agree about the dumb time changes. Fgrs crossed you will come back on TV zQuantum Keap
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Quantum Leap is my favorite show on TV. I would hate to see it canceled before a happy ending for all our leapers.
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Quantum Leap deserves a season 3 Finale with a happy ending
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C
If they pull Quantum Leap off then it's entirely the fault of NBC. They change the time and change the days. And it is soo long in between seasons its crazy. They need to leave this show alone. I hope they bring Sam back too. Let him finally get home or something to show that he is happy.
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Want to pop Quantum Leap's ratings? Make an arc about Sam.
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I wanna see Ben and Addison leap together, that'll be fun to watch.
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If Quantum Leap is cancelled, like Timeless, I will never watch NBC again.
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Quantum Leap is the only reason I have the Peacock App. I love this show and it needs a 3rd season. If NBC cancels it, then I guess I will save some money by not have Peacock anymore.
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I watched the original Quantum Leap back in the 90's and hated it when it went off the air. Love this series and hate to see it go. The story is not over yet.
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C
Quantum Leap feels like such a fumbled situation by NBC. Even with the scheduling, it was in the good position of having new episodes in the fall when most shows were out due to the strike. But rather than try to attract new viewers for QL the network seemed to abandon it on an island and instead push The Irrational (an ok show with a shaky premise, though Jesse L. Martin is a good lead).
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Well, I guess one of the streaming channels will have to pick up quantum leap. Remember Manifest? (I’m looking at you, Netflix) and btw, Not Dead Yet is hilarious!
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I agree with everyone mentioning a storyline with Sam...the ratings would skyrocket
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Love QL, both the old and the new. Maybe CBS can make up for canceling Magnum and rescue it.
Night Court started good and has really fallen flat. With its overacting and its laugh track every time someone speaks, it's just not funny. The only good thing is getting to see J.L. every week.
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Quantum Leap needs to be renewed. I never missed an episode and watched most of them more than once
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I guess you can blame me if any of these get the axe. I’ve never watched any of them. There’s just so little on broadcast TV that I’m willing to invest time in. How is it that the streaming services can make TV series that are so phenomenal while the networks — some owned by the same corporations that own streaming services — make the same poor and mediocre crap they’ve been making for decades?
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Final season of Evil on Paramount Plus (and the ONLY reason I purchased PP) is coming up. Grrrr Seems like we're going to continue to get rehashes of Chicago _/___/_, CIS__/__/_, FBI __/___/_
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CBS has already pulled FBI True off the schedule.
I was surprised that ABC renewed Not Dead Yet last year.
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I wouldn't worry about The Great North. Season 5 is reportedly in production.
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With miniscule ratings, I don't see it.... too bad since it has been very entertaining but who ia going to pay for it????
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I've enjoyed watching FBI True, but I assumed CBS aired it simply as a schedule filler during the strike-shortened season. I had no idea it already existed on Paramount+.
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CBS has already pulled FBI True off the schedule. It was a filler just like Yellowstone
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