MUMBAI: US network NBC has discontinued the legal reality series The Law Firm it launched last month due to low ratings.

Reportedly, the programmes second episode recorded a drop of 24 per cent in viewership compared to its July 28 premiere. The show is anchored by celebrity legal analyst Roy Black and the prize money offered is $250,000.
 
 

The network has reportedly issued a media release stating that, "NBC will no longer be broadcasting episodes of The Law Firm. The six remaining episodes will air on Bravo, NBC's sister cable network, on dates that are "yet to be determined."
 
 

The network will be replacing The Law Firm with repeats of the sitcoms Will & Grace and Scrubs. This will follow two back-to-back repeats of Scrubs starting at 9 pm. Then on 22 September, the fourth season of NBC's successful property The Apprentice will debut in the slot.