NBC‘s Suits spinoff got to a slower ratings start than anticipated, and the network is looking to correct that, slating a Thursday night takeover March 27 with encores of three back-to-back Suits: LA episodes. They will replace previously scheduled reruns of NBC’s regular Thursday drama lineup.
Unlike most similar stunts where viewers are given a chance to catch up on a new show from the beginning, NBC will not be re-airing the Suits: LA pilot. Instead, it will rebroadcast the most recent Episodes: 3(“He Knew”), 4 (“Batman Returns”) and 5 (“You’re on Your Own”), the latter of which will air its original telecast this Sunday, March 23.
The choice likely has to do with Suits: LA‘s evolution. After a rocky start, the show started to get closer to Suits and its breezy style and lighter tone, in part due to studio UCP bringing back original directors who had shaped the USA Network series. All three episodes re-airing on March 27 are helmed by OG Suits directors.
Additionally, Episode 4 marked the return of Suits star Gabriel Macht, reprising his role as Harvey Specter, something he is set to do again in Episodes 8 and 9. His first episode last Sunday helped Suits: LA to get a ratings uptick in the demos for the first time since the premiere.
Through three episodes, Suits LA is averaging 4.8 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, growing +153% from its live + same day average. The series airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on NBC and next day on Peacock.
Suits LA follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point and in order to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. The series stars Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt and Bryan Greenberg.
Aaron Korsh serves as creator and executive producer. David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, Anton Cropper, Genevieve Sparling, Rick Muirragui and Jon Cowan also executive produce.
