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In case no one noticed Wednesday night, but the remake of “Knight Rider” premiered. And it might not be on for long. NBC’s second attempt at a cult icon remake fizzled out of the gate as “Knight Rider” earned a 4.5 rating/7 share, according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research. That was good enough for a third place finish behind “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC and “Bones” on Fox. It did, however, beat out the premieres of comedies on CBS as well as “American’s Next Top Model” on The CW. What does this mean for “Knight Rider’s” future? Not very bright, apparently. Just a year ago, in this very time slot, “Bionic Woman” premiered with an 8.4/13, and finished with a 5.5/9 average, an entire ratings point over “Knight Rider’s” premiere. Even worse, it seemed …

Michael Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly says the life of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” could be reaching an early end if ratings don’t pick up soon, so in case we lose one high-action series, I guess we’re really only left with “Knight Rider.” I really want to hate this show, I really, really do. After the mess that was “Bionic Woman” last season, Ben Silverman thinks it’s a wonderful move to put another series resurrected from NBC’s Golden Age in the Wednesday 8 p.m. timeslot. And while I might not be the most enthused about the season premiere, “Knight In Shining Armor,” I honestly still think there’s promise. That is hard for me to say, but if NBC called me up and asked to use a comment from us in their commercials, I would say that “Knight Rider” is television’s …

Fans of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica may be forgiven for doing a double take when viewing the premiere of NBC's Knight Rider on Sept. 24: There's a character named Billy, and he's played by Paul Campbell.

Val Kilmer, who voices K.I.T.T. in NBC's upcoming reboot of Knight Rider, has yet to meet the other cast members in the television show.

The cast members of NBC's upcoming Knight Rider reboot series will do as much of the stunt work as allowed, following in the footsteps of Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity, and that's no coincidence: That film's director, Doug Liman, is an executive producer of the new show.

So, NBC is celebrating its return to iTunes with some free offerings that actually seem worth trying to get. The network is offering, for free, some season and even series premieres of its shows weeks before they air. One of the programs they are showcasing is the new and supposedly improved “Knight Rider.” I say supposedly because I downloaded the first episode and watched it in high-def through the genius of Apple TV, but I have to say, I am not totally impressed. While I think the action is much better than what it was in the backdoor pilot we saw last spring, the thing is, what can’t this new KITT do? I am not going to give away anything … if you want to know what happens in the first episode, then simply download it on iTunes. But all I can say is that KITT is starting to remind me …

The stars and producer of NBC's upcoming Knight Rider talk more about what to expect as the revamped show roars onto a screen near you.

NBC's upcoming Knight Rider series is registering a high-recognition factor among potential audiences, Variety reported. It is one of just six new show so far that hitting more than a 20-percent awareness among audiences, according to the latest fall tracking reports.

This story contains MODERATE SPOILERS for the first season of NBC’s update to “Knight Rider.” What would “Knight Rider” on NBC be without Michael Knight? Apparently, the show’s producers don’t want to find out. According to SciFi Wire, David Hasselhoff, who played the lead character in the original “Knight Rider” on NBC, is working out final details so he can appear on the new show during its first season. He also might be bringing the original KITT with him. “He may make an appearance later this season,” said Executive Producer Gary Scott Thompson during an interview on the show’s California set recently. “He is talking to NBC next week, and we are working out everyone’s schedule.” What would Michael Knight be doing if or when he appears? “I don’t want to put him in just …

David Hasselhoff--who starred in the original Knight Rider TV series--is making final arrangements for an appearance on the new show--maybe with a surprising car, executive producer Gary Scott Thompson told SCI FI Wire during an exclusive set visit on Aug. 20.