It’s been a full month since NBC’s fairly strong Quantum Leap revival went on a midseason break to account for the vacations. However it received’t be too lengthy a wait earlier than the present returns: per Deadline, the remaining episodes of season two will start airing on Tuesday, January 30.
For its final run of episodes, Quantum Leap will probably be migrating to Tuesday nights at as an alternative of its earlier Wednesday timeslot. The primary three episode will air weekly, whereas the ultimate pair will pair collectively on February 20 for a two-hour finale. TVLine notes the present’s sophomore season has been within the prime 5 reveals for the 18-49 age bracket and drawn in 3.9 million viewers on TV; throughout TV and streaming platforms altogether, the season’s had 4.9 million viewers, in keeping with Deadline.
Quantum Leap’s pre-holidays episode ended with Tom (Peter Gadiot) giving Caitlin (Addison Augustine) data on a possible means to assist Ben (Raymond Lee) make a definitive Leap dwelling. After the episode aired, Nanrisa Lee, who performs safety knowledgeable Jenn, instructed TVLine the group would naturally act on that data. “We’re going to see what’s on the finish of that,” she mentioned, “That is the purpose of what we’ve been attempting to do since Ben left. […] We’ll see if it really works!” And if issues go to plan, it could result in the group bringing authentic sequence lead Sam Beckett again to current day as effectively.
At time of writing, it’s unclear if Quantum Leap will get renewed for a 3rd season. The present was secure from the cancellation spree networks had been on in the course of the Hollywood strikes—this season’s manufacturing was was nonstop earlier than the strikes, and began proper again up once more as soon as they ended. That mentioned, the community greenlit season two in the course of the first season’s vacation break in 2022 and previous to that, ordered an additional six episodes just some weeks into the present’s launch.
Both means, Quantum Leap will return to NBC on January 30, with episodes dropping on Peacock the next day.
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