NBC is cutting Knight Rider’s season short. The revamp of the 80s hit was given an early full season pick up for a full 22 episodes, but the ratings have been falling since the show debuted. Earlier today, NBC announced their midseason schedule and I noted that Knight Rider was ending its season awfully early, on February 25th.

Now, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Season 1 of the show will cease production after episode 17. This follows the news that there will be a revamp of the series, cutting out some characters and re-focusing it more as a crime procedural.

As the Reporter notes, this is probably the beginning of the end for the series, barring a big boost in the ratings before the end of February. Meanwhile, NBC tells the Reporter they still don’t consider the show cancelled.

SOURCE: IGN.com