NBC shuts lower production on 'Suspect'

NBC is shutting lower production on "Prime Suspect." Show remained within the lurch following Monday's announcement the Maria Bello starrer wouldn't possess a devote the midseason schedule. Procedural, from Universal Television, presently airs at 10 p.m. Thursday and can be changed by "The Firm," which starts its regular run Jan. 12. "Prime Suspect" has lengthy been a popular from the network and topper Bob Greenblatt, but audiences haven't accepted the skein. "Suspect" is calculating single.6 rating/4 be part of the 18-49 demo and 5.8 million total audiences. In attempting to generate some viewer retention, Greenblatt double-pumped the show -- running it two times in a single week -- however the amounts haven't enhanced. As the skein is not formally canceled, the halt in production likely means the show is going to be permanently from the air after its 13-episode order. With only "Up Through The Night" and "Grimm" the only real new shows working well around the NBC sked, internet is searching toward midseason. Not simply will "The Firm" debut, but Greenblatt has high anticipation for that Katharine McPhee-Debra Playing starrer "Smash." And there is also the return on reality hit "The Voice," which begins its second season February. 6. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com