Fairly Legal: Season 2 on Showcase (and NBC -- but only S2 Episode #1)

[PokerFace]

Although the USA Network website allows Americans to stream the TV series Fairly Legal, I have to wait to see it on broadcast television. Yes, I'm a dial-up Internet service dinosaur.

NBC will be the first to air Season 2: Episode 1 of Fairly Legal in Canada on Saturday March 24th at 8pm ET (subject to change -- perhaps a Harry's Law rerun). However, for most of the following Saturdays, that timeslot will instead be filled by an Amazing Race-type series called Escape Routes.

Showcase will begin airing Season 2 (13 episodes) on Thursday April 5th at 10pm ET (my birthday -- I'll be 22 years young ... in my dreams). I'm not sure when or if Season 1 (10 episodes) will be shown again on Mystery TV, Showcase Diva, etc., but we'll find out soon enough.

Extra note: The Region 1, DVD set of Fairly Legal: Season 1 is now available as a Target exclusive in America. I don't think it's available in any Canadian stores at the moment. The region 2 UK DVD release is in mid-May, so perhaps Canada will also get a later release date.

http://www.showcase.ca/blog/archive/...l-5-at-10.aspx
[Showcase Blog: Fairly Legal Season Two to Premiere April 5 at 10]

[hercules130]

So episode 1 of season 2 is the only episode NBC will air? If that is the case I will not bother watching the show. And I do not want to watch it on Showcase since over here Showcase is not available in HD.

[PokerFace]

Apparently, just the one episode of Fairly Legal on NBC is scheduled, but since NBC appears to be having trouble deciding what to do with its Saturday night lineup, you might as well flip a coin to determine whether more episodes of Fairly Legal, or perhaps even another USA Network TV series will appear on random Saturday nights, or not.

NBC's new reality show Escape Routes is scheduled to take over NBC's Saturday 8pm-9pm timeslot for the next 6 weeks (March 31st to May 5th) following Fairly Legal's one episode airing (this coming Saturday, March 24th at 8pm).

NBC often uses Saturday nights for its own Encore programming, mixed in with content from some of NBC Universal's sister channels (USA Network, Bravo, Syfy, etc.). Saturday nights are also often used to burn off episodes of low-rated TV shows, like NBC's The Firm (Global now airs The Firm on Saturdays at 10pm). If the content from any of the sister channels boosts NBC's Saturday night ratings enough, that might lead to more frequent NBC network appearances for Fairly Legal (etc.), as a way to provide a stronger lead-in for various NBC network shows that air in the Saturday 9pm or 10pm timeslots (as well as making more people aware of the content on NBC Universal's sister channels).

[NOTE: No need to read any further, but since I can't stop myself from rambling, consider that you've now been "fairly" warned.]

NBC is NOT proud as a Peacock when it comes to The Firm.

The Firm (Saturdays at 9pm) is a rating's bomb for NBC, but I think that once the first 13 (of 22) episodes of Season 1 are aired (Saturday April 7th should be the approximate air date for episode 13), NBC will wait a while before airing the final 9 episodes (a few of those 9 episodes were most likely filmed this month). According to wiki, the filming of The Firm's 22 episodes should be finished by the end of April, 2012.

It's also possible that NBC might eventually move The Firm to the USA Network, due to poor ratings.

Or perhaps a few episodes of another USA Network court-of-law series, Suits, might pop up on NBC in July (Season 2 of Suits begins airing July 16th on the USA Network -- Bravo Canada aired Season 1 of Suits). Harry's Law has moved to Sundays (though some repeats might also pop up on Saturdays).

Since The Firm's future isn't necessarily linked to bad ratings (NBC basically got 9 free episodes as part of its sweet deal), it might be the perfect excuse to bring about a rotating "Saturday Night Court" block of programming to help promote the USA Network content and also provide a stronger lead-in for The Firm (assuming that it returns to the NBC lineup).

Perhaps it's time to say goodbye to The Firm on NBC by moving it to the USA Network ... and then say hello to Fairly Legal and Suits on NBC's "Saturday Night Court." If that possible scenario is rejected by NBC, how about bringing back the USFL to NBC? Are you ready for some Football in July? Are you listening to me, NBC?

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/th...turdays-22428/
[The Firm: To Be Cancelled on Saturdays Too?]

[PokerFace]

Not surprisingly, NBC Buffalo (WGRZ) has decided not to air Fairly Legal. It's showing community programming instead.

Seattle's NBC affiliate (KING TV) is apparently going to show the movie The Punisher instead of Fairly Legal and the low-rated series The Firm.

NBC Buffalo still has The Firm listed for 9pm, but who knows what will happen next week.

As for any USA Network programming that might appear on NBC in the future, I doubt that NBC Buffalo or NBC Seattle will bother airing any of it.

[PokerFace]

According to Zap2It, NBC Buffalo might air Fairly Legal at 3am, March 25 (Sunday morning).

I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best. Go Buffalo!

[majortom]

WGRZ and other affiliates just show whatever the network is showing duing primetime. As an example, WGRZ's showing exactly what the NBC EAST feed of the NBC Mux is showing on it's Satellite fronthauls tonight. That's why they are called affiliates.