NBC Puts Knight Rider Into Neutral; KITT’s Future Uncertain

Sorry Knight Rider fans, but NBC has halted production on the 80’s remake after it has failed to get its ratings out of first gear. This isn’t the death blow to Michael and KITT, but it’s about as close as you can get without officially canceling a series:

Inside sources confirm that NBC has decided not to order any more episodes of Knight Rider this season and will close production after the cast and crew complete the 17th episode, which is filming this week.

So will the show live on to see a season two? Find out…

According to sources close to the series, there is no official kill order on Knight Rider, so the future of the show depends almost entirely the ratings for the remaining 10 unaired episodes. The decision on season two will come next year.

When this series was announced over a year ago I was somewhat interested, but the more I learned the less I wanted to tune in. A morphing Autobot-type KITT? I think they made it too complicated. The story was always about a man and his car, not some sci-fi angle. Time to put this one up on blocks, NBC.

Source: E!

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