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?
Love the show =(
What the crap NBC. Why? Why cancel it with an ending like that? Why do you hate me.
Loved the show and would enjoy the remaining episodes.
Please please please air the rest and make a new season this is one of the best shows out there please don’t let it end
Not only would I like to see the remaining episodes, I would LOVE to watch new seasons! Got instantly addicted!! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!! And about a boy definitely ain’t broke!! And we don’t know what happens with Will & Fiona! Please please don’t do this to the fans!!
air remaining six episodes!!!!
My husband and I found About a Boy on Netflix and loved it. I got my niece (age 25) and my sister (age 54) hooked in just a few shows. We are soooo sorry to hear that there is no season 3. It is so rare to find a show that is funny, heartwarming and completely entertaining.
Please netflix…..air the rest of this show!! Loved it!
Please please please air the rest of the show. My heart will be broker ive learned to love the characters!!!
Please I finally watched season one n two absolutely stay up all night watched it all and know so upset to hear my new fav show will not have a season three so plz Netflix pick it up lets see a season three an really find out is will gonna fall for Fiona and how is are Marcus an shae going to be now!!!!
The show was one of the greatest that I’ve ever seen. It would honestly would be greatly appreciated by a variety of people if the show had aired more seasons even if it was only able to be seen on Netflix.
Very sorry to hear this. I thought the show was great!! Hopefully Netflix will pick it up
Third season please! I love this show!
I really enjoy this show! I would love it if they made a third season!
I grew to love this show! I wish they would have aired all the episodes and added another season. I finished the whole show in one week! Wish there was more.