The cast and crew of Knight Rider were informed yesterday that the show’s 17th episode, Exit Light, Enter Knight, will be its last for the season, bringing the show to an early finale on 25th February.
THRfeed.com reports: “The network has recently said it plans to overhaul the show to function as more of a crime-of-the-week procedural. The format changes are still going to air in the coming weeks, but the cutback suggests there is little expectation that a revamp will reverse the action-drama’s ratings decline.
“This episode reduction likely spells the beginning of the end of the show, since Rider ratings have been abysmal. Unless there’s marked improvement between now and the finale, it’s tough to see NBC paying to bring back Rider next fall. Still, as with Lipstick Jungle — which the network has not ordered new episodes for, but has also not pulled from its lineup — NBC sources say they do not consider the show canceled.
“NBC picked up Rider for a full season in late October, relatively early in the show’s run. Though modestly rated, the numbers had seemed to level off. After the pickup, Rider declined — and kept declining — with the most recent episode watched by 5.2 million viewers and earning a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49.”
The show returns to the air later this month, so get behind it!