Sometimes, TV shows that are based movies can be big successes. Sometimes not. About a Boy was not and now NBC has cancelled it after two seasons without even airing all of the episodes.
About a Boy revolves around San Francisco songwriter Will Freeman (David Walton) who had a big hit. It set him up for life financially — and gave him a lot of freedom and free time. His world is turned upside down when a charming boy named Marcus (Benjamin Stockham) and single mom named Fiona (Minnie Driver) move in next door.
The sitcom debuted in February of 2014 with a special preview episode that attracted a healthy 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.26 million viewers. In its regular timeslot a week later, the ratings rose a bit to a 2.47 rating with 8.36 million. The numbers started falling after that but NBC still renewed it for a second season.
Season two performed even worse and lost a lot of steam. It hit a new series low of a 0.69 rating in the demo with 2.41 million viewers. NBC decided to trim About a Boy’s episode order by two and then opted to drop it from the schedule, leaving six installments unaired.
The network hasn’t announced any plans to air the leftover episodes and, now that they’ve cancelled the series, it doesn’t look likely that they will.
What do you think? Do you like the About a Boy sitcom? Would you like to watch the remaining six episodes?
I love this show and am very disappointed the show has been cancelled! Very funny and unique!
I watched the first two seasons available on Netflix and am sad to hear that the third season and show is cancelled. I binged watched the show in less than a week. It was a hilarious and addicting show! I wish I had known about the show sooner or that more people were into it! 🙁
Hi there, my wife & I absolutely love the tv show ‘about a boy’. We are gutted there will be no more….What happened between Will & Fiona??
We watched both seasons in about a week on Netflix
It’s a good show, I don’t understand why it would be canceled. It’s very funny
Bring it back. My son and I love it! Very disappointing if that was the end! As a viewer we should have a say….. BRING IT BACK!!!
I really like About a Boy and it left you on a huge cliff hanger! It sucks so much the fact it was canceled! Fiona and Will just kissed ALOT!
I just finished watching the two seasons on Netflix. I really liked it and found the show one of the rare funny TV sitcoms anywhere. NBC’s cancellation because of low ratings among people who watched the show on NBC proves why I don’t watch network TV: it airs few if any good shows and makes narrow-minded decisions. That’s why it’s losing the masses of viewers fleeing mainstream networks for alternatives.
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Just because raining didn’t bring profit dosnt mean you made a masterpiece show the remaining episodes that exist coming from a father of two best story ever seen on television
I think that it is ridiculous to cancel it as soon as will and Fiona finally start something between them! I love the show and whoevers idea it was to cancel it, shame on you!!
Bring it back!!!!!!
Im still hoping that the dumb ass that took this show off the air should be smacked… y make such a awesome show then cancel it…smh please bring this show back… it was addicting….
Badly Done canceling “about a boy” NBC show only show
I watch on regular TV,
BADLY DONE NBC
BRING THE SHOW BACK.
I JUST FINISHED SEASON 2 & IT LEFT ON A CLIFF HANGER
YOU. GUYS. CAN. *NOT!!*. DO. THIS. TO. ME!!!! D:
WHHHYYYY
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But seriously dudes- bring it back! I straight up love this show. I *NEEEEEEEDDDDD!!!* to know if they end up together.
Wow I loved this show so much. Worst part is that we were left off in such a bad way. Who won the trial. Did Marcus and Shea stay together. Or did Clay do something about it. So many questions.