NBC Shuts Lower Production on 'Prime Suspect'

Adam Taylor/NBC"Prime Suspect" When production on NBC rookie drama Prime Suspect finishes this month, it might be a lasting goodbye for that cast and crew. A next day of the battling Maria Bello drama remained off NBC's midseason schedule, a resource verifies towards the Hollywood Reporter that production around the series will indeed close at month's finish. STORY: NBC Sets Midseason Schedule, Moves 'Whitney,' 'Up Through The Night,' More As the network in October purchased six additional scripts for that drama, a reboot from the BBC franchise that starred Helen Mirren, the series will probably complete its run prior to the network views its options. Prime Suspectthus far has consistently registered a final-place finish in the Thursday at 10 p.m. slotagainst CBS' The Mentalist and ABC's Private Practice. STORY: 'Prime Suspect' Future Uncertain, 'Community' Is Going To Be Back NBC's experiment in samplingPrime Suspect on different nights on its schedule has additionally not proven fruitful enough. Up to now, the reboot is calculating 4.97 million audiences along with a 1.4 rating following a NBC comedies. Newcomer drama The Firm will require over Prime Suspect's Thursday at 10 p.m. slot beginning Jan. 12. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Prime Suspect