Quantum Leap’s Able to Soar Again to Your TV


Raymond Lee as Ben Song in NBC's Quantum Leap.

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It’s been a full month since NBC’s fairly stable Quantum Leap revival went on a midseason break to account for the vacations. However it gained’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 shall be migrating to Tuesday nights at as a substitute 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 exhibits 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) info on a possible manner to assist Ben (Raymond Lee) make a definitive Leap house. After the episode aired, Nanrisa Lee, who performs safety knowledgeable Jenn, instructed TVLine the group would naturally act on that info. “We’re going to see what’s on the finish of that,” she stated, “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 might result in the group bringing unique collection lead Sam Beckett again to current day as properly.

At time of writing, it’s unclear if Quantum Leap will get renewed for a 3rd season. The present was protected from the cancellation spree networks have been on through 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 stated, the community greenlit season two through 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 manner, Quantum Leap will return to NBC on January 30, with episodes dropping on Peacock the next day.


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