Tonight’s episode of Accidentally on Purpose marks the final episode of the freshman sitcom’s first season. Will it be the show’s series finale as well?
Accidentally on Purpose follows a thirty-something movie critic (Jenna Elfman) who’s broken up with her charming boss (Grant Show). She ends up having a one-night fling with a much younger man (Jon Foster) and becomes pregnant. She ultimately decides to keep both the baby and the guy. The series also features Lennon Parham, Nicolas Wright, Ashley Jensen, and Pooch Hall.
The sitcom got off to a good start back on September 21, 2009 with 8.99 million viewers and a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers started to decline in the next couple of weeks but then came back up.
On Mondays, the show averaged a 3.1 in the all-important demo and 8.23 million viewers. In that same timeslot, Rules of Engagement’s been doing about the same.
For the past couple weeks, CBS has been airing Accidentally on Purpose on Wednesday nights. Without as strong a lead-in as How I Met Your Mother, the sitcom hasn’t been doing as well. In its two weeks of original episodes, Accidentally on Purpose has attracted a 1.9 rating and just 5.97 million viewers. In the same timeslot, Gary Unmarried, averaged a 2.15 rating and 6.65 million viewers.
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In the end, Accidentally on Purpose has performed either lower or about the same as other sitcoms in the same timeslots. That’s not bad but likely not good enough to get it a second season. If the show had beaten Gary’s or Rules’ ratings then Accidentally on Purpose would have had a much better chance but it didn’t.
CBS isn’t satisfied with how their lower-rated sitcoms are doing, so they’ll want to try at least one or two new ones next season. They already have a new one from Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men) in the works and won’t want to let that go. They have the least invested in in Accidentally on Purpose and it’s essentially the lowest-rated, so will likely be the first to get the axe.
Still, the ratings aren’t that bad and it is produced by CBS’ in-house studio. It could survive, perhaps as a midseason replacement. It just doesn’t look all that likely. We’ll know on May 19th for sure.
Thankfully, tonight we’ll see the birth of Billie’s baby so that means we’ll get some sort of closure, just in case this is indeed that last episode.
What do you think? Should Accidentally on Purpose get a second season? Is it better than some of the other CBS sitcoms? Would you be satisfied with this being the series finale?
I was laughing of my ass 😀 😀 😀
Dunno whay they cancel it but this show deserve more seasons thats for sure.
Its hilarious people,and for those who says that the story line is borring and dont deserve season two well the fail,because season two alongside whit the kid will be even more hilarious 😀 So Little question to HOLLYWOOD:Whay in the hell u guy’s always cancel the most interesting show’s??!! Im hoping for more to come from this show thumb’s up
I havent laugh so hard sense FRIEND’S to be onest xD
Wow…I’m so sad they cancelled this show! Great characters and great script. Jenna is hilarious. Hollywood, what are you guys thinking?!? You should definitely consider bringing it back!
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH…ACCIDENTAL ON PURPOSE WAS A GOOD SHOW EVERY EPISODE WAS A LAUGH RIOT. I HATE IT WAS CANCELLED I HAD BEEN WATCHING FOR THE SEASON PREMIER..UNKOWN TO ME THAT IT WAS OFF THE AIR. JENNA ELFMAN IS GREAT IN WHAT EVER SHE PLAYS IN I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF HER IN THE FUTURE…SO SAD THEY CANCELLED IT.
omg i love this programme… Im from england so the shows not that old over here, but i cant get enough. I neeed mooooreee!!!!
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! hope it comes back!!
Please bring Accidentally on Purpose back, I thought that it was a great show and I was ready for the second season. I think that if the show fails it is because networks move their shows around too much. People have their set days for shows and when they are moved to another day that screws up the rotation. I need to see where the show was heading after that great ending. So please bring it back!!!!!!
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE IS SUPER FUN TO WATCH! SEASON 2 SEASON 2 PLEASE!!! OMG SO NIIIICE!!
The show is incredible, i also watch two and a half and the big bang, but if they put this show on air too, i would watch it as well.
put it back!
i want it to keep on going, i love the show!!!
Put the shoe back on. It was great. If they would stop switching the days it comes on would help!
hell yes this show should get another season plus a billion more just cause it didnt do as great as the thought it would the first season doesnt mean anything and how fair to just give up right away im sure it would have came around!!!
This show was so funny!!! I can’t believe they cancelled it. Such a shame.
it was funny…too bad…they always do this though…we get hooked on a show and then they cancel it…lets hope they don’t do this to Mike and Molly
We sure would like to see this show again!
That was such a funny show,and its too bad that not enough people watched it to keep it going