Stick A Fork In It: This Knight Ride Is Over Despite NBC not making a formal announcement about the end of Knight Rider, it appears the series is done for.
Actors like Paul Campbell have signed on for new projects, but perhaps the most telling "hint" is that Knight Rider is no longer listed as one of the network's series on NBC's press site.
Also, even though NBC Universal owns Knight Rider outright, it is kind of questionable that they would renew Knight Rider - a series that had its first season order cut by several episodes - yet they seem to be waffling on critical favorite and consistent ratings performer Chuck. So far, there has been a lot of talk and focus on the renewals of Chuck, Medium, and My Name Is Earl... with very little buzz about Knight Rider either way, presumably because most consider it to already be over.
If this is completely mistaken, there will be a huge retraction posted on this page... but it is the believe of the webmaster here at KITTsite that this ride is over. Thanks to those of you who came by the site and posted on the forum over these months. This site will still exist archivally and will probably post actor/crew updates from time to time. And who knows? Maybe someone else will give Knight Rider another try someday, for a series that would hopefully be truer to the "one man can make a difference" concept than the early episodes of Knight Rider 2008 were.
NEWS
POSTED APRIL 10, 2009
Season 1 DVD Now Available To Pre-Order The full first season (and likely series) DVD for Knight Rider is now listed as available to pre-order on Amazon.com.
A Sign It's Over? Paul Campbell Signs On For No Heroics In TV pilot casting news today it was revealed that Paul Campbell (Billy Morgan) has signed on as the lead of ABC's new sitcom No Heroics. According to Variety, No Heroics "revolves around four B-list superheroes living among the general population." Paul will play the leader of the group, a Canadian-born superhero who can freeze small objects.
No formal announcement has come yet from NBC confirming Knight Rider's cancellation, though Campbell's signing on for something new could be a strong hint.
NEWS
POSTED MARCH 5, 2009
Knight Rider Cancellation Likely TV Guide has revealed that their sources tell them that a second season of Knight
Rider is not happening, although "an NBC rep had had no comment on KITT's rumored garaging."
NBC will have considerably fewer time slots available in Fall 2009; this plus falling ratings could have factored in to their decision.
Peter Cullen To Return As KARR; Major Character Death Revealed NBC has released their official description for the January 21, 2009 episode of Knight
Rider. Not only does it include some long-awaited KARR action; it also spoils a major upcoming character death!
NBC Trims Their Knight Rider Order Remember the news about the 22-episode full first season of Knight Rider?
Forget we said anything.
Perhaps due to the ratings drop since that order was made, NBC has now announced that the first season of KR will conclude on February 26, 2009 with the series' 17th episode. That episode is said to be written and directed by KR showrunner Gary Scott Thompson.
This does not bode well for Knight Rider's future, unless a good amount of people tune back in when the series returns with new episodes on December 31st.
Cast Shake-Up Coming Three regular cast members will be departing as NBC preps the episodes beyond the latter half of the first season of Knight
Rider.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed who is leaving and staying, with some quotes from Gary Scott Thompson.
"Knight Of The Zodiac" Official Description! NBC has released their official description for "Knight of the Zodiac," a November-airing episode of Knight
Rider.
(NBC keeps changing the schedule so much that it's near-impossible to share an accurate air date without it changing on us...)
Updated: NBC Gives Knight Rider A Full Season Order The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that NBC has ordered nine more Knight Rider episodes, giving the show a full first season with [hopefully] many to come in future years.
Maybe eventually they'll even start airing the episodes in the proper production order!
Congratulations to the Knight Rider cast and crew for a job well done. And to those of you who work on the show who still may be reading - we're going to see Hasselhoff or Patricia McPherson in these extra 9, right?
UPDATE: NBC has issued a press release confirming the full-season order. You can find that HERE.
NEWS
POSTED OCTOBER 16, 2008
"A Hard Day's Knight" Ratings! Knight Rider seems to have settled comfortably into the 7-million-viewers range, rather than suffering a free fall like Bionic Woman did this time last year. And, as usual, ABC's Pushing Daisies was last among the really big networks.
Here's the overnight-ratings breakdown (Source: Mediaweek):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
Last Week
#1t
The New Adventures Of Old Christine (8:00-8:30)
CBS
7.74
7.53 (#2)
#1t
Baseball
FOX
7.74
N/A
#3
Gary Unmarried (8:30-9:00)
CBS
7.71
7.36 (#3)
#4
Knight Rider
NBC
7.65
6.86 (#4)
#5
Pushing Daisies
ABC
6.29
5.50 (#5)
#6
America's Next Top Model
CW
3.18
3.93 (#6)
NEWS
POSTED OCTOBER 10, 2008
"Knight of the Living Dead" Delayed By Obama Ad? The Barack Obama Presidential campaign has bought a half hour of air time on both CBS and NBC on October 29. This means "Knight Of The Living Dead" has been delayed until November 5, despite being a Halloween-themed episode. Oops.
"Knight Of The Iguana" Ratings! Knight Rider was down a little bit, but at least it came ahead of ABC's Pushing Daisies.
Here's the overnight-ratings breakdown (Source: Mediaweek):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
Last Week
#1
Bones
FOX
10.56
9.82 (#1)
#2
The New Adventures Of Old Christine (8:00-8:30)
CBS
7.53
6.86 (#4)
#3
Gary Unmarried (8:30-9:00)
CBS
7.36
6.97 (#3)
#4
Knight Rider
NBC
6.86
7.56 (#2)
#5
Pushing Daisies
ABC
5.50
6.32 (#5)
#6
America's Next Top Model
CW
3.93
4.01 (#6)
NEWS
POSTED OCTOBER 6, 2008
"Knight of the Hunter" Official Description! NBC has released their official description for "Knight of the Hunter," the October 22 episode of Knight
Rider.
(And yet again, episodes are airing out of order - with "Knight Fever" still unscheduled!)
Episode #2 Ratings! Knight Rider maintained its audience levels from last week and actually moved to a second-place ranking.
This week, competition was a little bit lighter with Dancing With The Stars out of the way. The critically acclaimed Pushing Daisies, however, did not have a very good start to the season.
Here's the overnight-ratings breakdown (Source: Mediaweek):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
Last Week
#1
Bones
FOX
9.82
9.61 (#2)
#2
Knight Rider
NBC
7.56
7.30 (#3)
#3
Gary Unmarried (8:30-9:00)
CBS
6.97
6.84 (#4)
#4
The New Adventures Of Old Christine (8:00-8:30)
CBS
6.86
6.70 (#5)
#5
Pushing Daisies
ABC
6.32
N/A
#6
America's Next Top Model
CW
4.01
4.07 (#6)
NEWS
POSTED OCTOBER 1, 2008
Episode
#10 Title & Spoilers! KITTSite now has the title and some spoilers for what will probably be the tenth episode of new Knight Rider.
Season Premiere Ratings! So how did Knight Rider do in the ratings last night?
Some are quick to label it a "loser," though it did come in 3rd place in target demographics. Also, note it scored better than a lot of other shows in the same time slot.
Here's the overnight-ratings breakdown (Source: Mediaweek):
Rank
Show
Network
Rating (in millions of viewers)
#1
Dancing With The Stars
ABC
15.57
#2
Bones
FOX
9.61
#3
Knight Rider
NBC
7.30
#4
Gary Unmarried (8:30-9:00)
CBS
6.84
#5
The New Adventures Of Old Christine (8:00-8:30)
CBS
6.70
#6
America's Next Top Model
CW
4.07
NEWS
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
Interview: Gary Scott Thompson, Deanna Russo, & Justin Bruening Talk About New Knight KITTSite was one of several sites to participate in a Knight
Rider conference call on Tuesday, and Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, and Gary Scott Thompson participated in the call.
Within the interview, the trio talked about what to expect from the ongoing series (premiering in less than two weeks!), and of course Thompson again addressed the Hasselhoff question...
NBC
Releases Their Official Description For The First New Episode
Of Knight Rider! NBC has released their official description for "A
Knight In Shining Armor," the first new episode of Knight
Rider: The Series airing on September 24.
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: David Bartis! Concluding our round of interviews from the Comic-Con
International in San Diego, we now bring you our interview with
David Bartis, Executive Producer of both the Knight Rider
TV-Movie from February and the upcoming ongoing series premiering
on September 24th.
In
his interview, Bartis talks about changes from the TV-Movie, KARR,
and why your family will love Knight Rider: The Series.
Even
More Images From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining
Armor" NBC has released even more images from "A Knight
In Shining Armor," the September 24 episode of Knight
Rider: The Series.
Images
include Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Bruce Davison, and Yancey
Arias.
New
Images Of KITT In Attack Mode! New images from "A
Knight In Shining Armor" aren't the only pictures NBC
has released today... they've also issued two photos of the new
"Attack KITT."
More
Images From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining Armor" NBC has released some more images from "A Knight
In Shining Armor," the September 24 episode of Knight
Rider: The Series.
Images
include Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Bruce Davison, Smith Cho,
and Paul Campbell.
Knight
Takes On NASCAR Yates Racing and NBC announced today that in a unique
partnership between Ford Motor Company and NBC, Travis Kvapil
will pilot the No. 28 "Knight Rider" Ford for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23rd.
The sponsorship by NBC of the No. 28 Ford comes in anticipation
of the television series premiere of NBC's Knight Rider
on September 24.
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Bruce Davison! One of the highest-profile actors signed for Knight
Rider is Bruce Davison, who will be playing Charles
Graiman on the series, reprising his role from the TV-movie.
We
were able to talk to him for a brief interview at the Comic-Con
International in San Diego. (Yep, we're STILL rolling those interviews
out!)
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: With Deanna Russo! Continuing our interviews with Knight Rider
cast and crew from the Comic-Con International in San Diego, we
now present to you "Sarah Graiman" herself, Deanna
Russo!
In
this interview, Deanna talks about Sarah's action-packed new direction,
working with Bruce Davison, and more.
Another
New Knight Rider Promo! NBC has released another new promo for the September
24 premiere of Knight Rider: The Series. Enjoy!
(If
there's anyone out there who'd be willing to make screen captures
from promos seen on the air, please
e-mail us.)
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Talking With Gary
Scott Thompson Continuing our string of interviews with Knight
Rider cast and crew at the Comic-Con International in San
Diego, we now are sharing our short interview with Gary Scott
Thompson - the man who is responsible for energizing the project
into a weekly series with some really great ideas.
Here,
look for him to talk about the possibilities of some classic KR
characters showing up, in addition to the likelihood of KARR coming
on the series.
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Justin Bruening Speaks! KITTSite was able to participate in several interviews
with Knight Rider cast and crew following the Knight
Rider panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, and
now it's time for that to start rolling out, albeit a week or
two later - sorry for the delay!
Today,
we post our interview with Justin Bruening, who will be
playing the lead in Knight Rider as Mike Traceur.
Images
From The 2008 TCA Press Tour! Cast members from Knight Rider: The Series appeared
on Monday, July 21 in Beverly Hills to speak with the press about
the series at the 2008 Television Critics Association Press Tour.
Images
From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining Armor" KITTSite is happy to be the first to bring you some
promotional images from "A Knight In Shining Armor,"
the September 24 episode of Knight Rider: The Series.
This
is the first episode of the ongoing series. Images include Justin
Bruening and Deanna Russo.
Casting
News!
Yancey Arias of Kingpin fame will be playing
a recurring character on Knight Rider and the name of said
character has now been revealed.
Arias
will be playing Alex Torres (no relation to the character
from Head Of The Class).
In
other casting news, Mark Adair-Rios (NYPD Blue, Terminator:
The Sarah Connor Chronicles) will be playing Jay Hunt
in the series' first new episode, "A Knight In Shining Armor,"
and Jeffrey Pierce (Charlie Jade, Fear Itself) will
be playing Ryan Arrow in episode two, "Knight Fever."
NEWS
POSTED JULY 11, 2008
Knight
Rider Comic-Con Panel Confirmed! Knight Rider will be featured in a panel at
the Comic-Con International in San Diego, which has become quite
the venue for premiering new entertainment-related product.
The
KR panel will be held at 11:45am on Thursday morning,
July 24.
Here's
the write-up, which also confirms some of the new cast members
who had not yet been announced:
11:45-12:45
Knight Rider: First Look at the New Series and Q&A with
Cast and Executive Producers— On the heels of NBC's
hit sequel movie based on the iconic 1980s television classic,
Knight Rider has been reinvented as a supercharged action series
showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand).
Be the first to see exclusive footage from the new series. Moderated
by Television Week deputy editor/columnist Josef Adalian, who
participates in a Q&A session with executive producer/showrunner
Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and The Furious, Las Vegas); executive
producer David Bartis (Heist, The OC); and the cast: Justin
Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (NCIS), Sydney Tamiia Poitier
(Veronica Mars), Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica), Yancey
Arias (Kingpin), Bruce Davison (X-Men) and Smith Cho (Blades
of Glory). Room 6A
For
more information on Comic-Con or to get tickets visit http://www.comic-con.org.
Tickets are selling out quickly so be sure to get some so you
can make it!
NEWS
POSTED JULY 7, 2008
New
Information In TV Guide! TV Guide's Sci-Fi Preview issue (hitting subscriber
mailboxes today and newsstands this week) features some new information
about the ongoing new Knight Rider series.
Pilot
Director Revealed
David Solomon will be directing the first new episode
of Knight Rider which will air September 24 on NBC. Previous
directing credits for Mr. Solomon include Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Firefly, Las Vegas, and Chuck; he is also directing
for Joss Whedon's new television series, Dollhouse.
BSG's
Paul Campbell As Knight Industries' New Tech? The
Hollywood Reporter is saying that Paul Campbell (Battlestar
Galactica) has joined the cast of Knight Rider as
the new head research tech of Knight Industries. We are assuming
this is the "Billy"
role that they have been casting.
Internet-savvy
viewers might remember Campbell as one of the two stars of Nobody's
Watching, which could very well be the best sitcom that never
aired. Either way, if this news is true, Knight Rider has
picked up a talented actor!
NEWS
POSTED JUNE 16, 2008
Get
Caught Up On The Original Knight Rider... To better prepare yourself for the new show, you might
want to read up a little on the old - because who knows what information
from the original series might resurface under the able eye of
new showrunner Gary Scott Thompson.
Knight
Rider Legacy: The Unofficial Guide To The Knight Rider Universe,
published a few years ago, is the best look at the old series,
with a comprehensive episode guide and interviews with cast and
crew. Even a die-hard Knight Rider fan is prone to reading something
that they had never learned before.
Bruce
Davison Talks New Knight
Bruce Davison recently told the Los Angeles Daily News
that he is excited to be doing more Knight Rider.
"I
get to be dad and I get to be the inventor and sort of be right
in the middle of a lot of it," he told the paper. Davison
also promises "a lot of new stuff" for the series return.
"It’s
going to be a lot of fun which is what we’re looking forward
to more than anything. KITT’s back and he’s bad!"
Justin
Bruening Talks About The Knight Rider Regular Series The TV Addict has posted a video interview with
Justin Bruening discussing the new regular series of Knight
Rider, where the actor does reveal some changes may be forthcoming.
Here's a look:
Special
thanks to the folks at Shadowy
Flight for bringing this to our attention.
NEWS
POSTED MAY 23, 2008
Knight
Rider Season Premiere: September 24 NBC has announced that Knight Rider will be
returning to TV Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 8PM.
Stay
tuned for more information as it becomes available. If anyone
has any tips about upcoming episodes or plans, e-mail
us (tips can remain anonymous if they need to be)
NEWS
POSTED APRIL 2, 2008
Knight
Rider Timeslot: Wednesdays at 8PM NBC is relying on a Knight to kick off their
Wednesday night schedule this Fall, it has been announced today.
And if that's not enough - they are planning on "encoring"
episodes on Saturday nights in case you missed it the first time
around!
Their
fall schedule could be subject to change, but hey - Knight
Rider's on it, as is Heroes, so we're happy. Stay tuned
for what will hopefully be MORE good news!
Knight
Rider Has A Showrunner Las Vegas creator and executive producer Gary
Scott Thompson is the new leading force behind team Knight
Rider.
Thompson,
whose previous credits also include The Fast and the Furious,
will be working alongside executive producers Doug Liman and Dave
Bartis as well as writer-producer Dave Andron, who wrote the pilot
and will continue to write for the series.
Matt
Pyken, also of Las Vegas, is joining the show as an executive
producer.
It
is thought that Knight Rider may take a Friday spot as
Las Vegas had in the past. (UPDATE: The show will be
on Wednesdays at 8 - see the above news item)ll.
NEWS
POSTED MARCH 30, 2008
Knight
Rider Is Given An Episodic Order In news that should surprise no one, NBC is moving
forward with Knight Rider as a regular series.
Variety
is reporting that "the project has been given an episodic
order and has been mentioned as a contender for a Friday night
timeslot" - most likely Fridays at 9PM.
A
New Editorial: Ten Things I'd Like To See From A New NBC Knight
Rider The
Knight Rider pilot movie did well, and plans are probably
afoot for a regular series to come this Fall.
KITTsite
Webmaster Craig Byrne has made a wish list of ten things he'd
like to see from an ongoing Knight Rider series...
The
Hoff "Did It For The Fans" Original
Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff mentioned the
new KR pilot on his
official website.
"I'm
really excited about the return of Knight Rider to television,"
Hasselhoff said. "It
was a blast from the past and I did it for you, my fans."
At
the end of this message, Hasselhoff told his fans to let NBC know
they want to see more of Knight Rider and "The Hoff"
by visiting
NBC's website and letting them know. Does this mean Hasselhoff
would be willing to do more Knight Rider? Let's hope so....
NEWS
POSTED FEBRUARY 18, 2008
Knight
Rider Scores Big For NBC Knight Rider apparently did VERY well for NBC,
scoring especially high in many key demographics. Could a series
be far behind?
Knight
Rider Gets Its Own Forum Topic @ KryptonSite Already... Enough people were viewing, posting, and reading the
Knight Rider forum topic over at KryptonSite that we just
had to give it its own section.
Stick A Fork In It: This Knight Ride Is Over
This Week's Episode: "Fly By Knight"
"Knight Of The Living Dead" Images!
Images From The Next Two Episodes!
Season 1 Knight Rider Promotional Photos Released! 
NBC
Releases Their Official Description For The First New Episode
Of Knight Rider! 
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: David Bartis!
Even
More Images From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining
Armor"
More
Images From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining Armor"
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Bruce Davison!
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: With Deanna Russo!
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Talking With Gary
Scott Thompson
KITTSite
Covers Knight Rider @ Comic-Con '08: Justin Bruening Speaks!
Images
From The 2008 TCA Press Tour!
Images
From The First New Episode: "A Knight In Shining Armor"
Casting
News! 
BSG's
Paul Campbell As Knight Industries' New Tech?
Bruce
Davison Talks New Knight
A
New Editorial: Ten Things I'd Like To See From A New NBC Knight
Rider 
The
Hoff "Did It For The Fans"
Knight
Rider Scores Big For NBC
Knight
Rider Gets Its Own Forum Topic @ KryptonSite Already...