NBC’s new sitcom Bent came and went very quickly. We now know that it’s been cancelled so it certainly won’t be back.
A romantic comedy, Bent revolves around the relationship of a divorced no-nonsense lawyer (Amanda Peet) and the irresponsible womanizing contractor (David Walton) that she reluctantly hires to renovate her kitchen. Others in the cast include Joey King, Margo Harshman, Jeffrey Tambor, J.B. Smoove, Jesse Plemons, and Pasha D. Lychnikoff.
NBC held Bent until late in the season (never a good sign) and ran the six episodes in hour blocks over the course of three weeks.
The belief was that, by airing two episodes together, they would have a better chance of hooking an audience.
It’s hard to know if that strategy worked to any degree but the ratings were terrible. The show aired opposite other popular shows on Wednesday nights and debuted to a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.75 million total viewers. It was fourth place in its timeslot. The second installment dropped 20% to a 0.8 rating with 2.38 million.
The next two weeks saw a low of 0.7 in the demo with 1.93 million. With those numbers, there was just no way that NBC was going to bring it back for a second season.
On our NBC Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demo performance of TV shows on the network, Bent has an “D-” grade. It’s the lowest-rated sitcom that the NBC aired this season.
What do you think? Do you think Bent is a better show than what the ratings seem to indicate? Would you like to have seen it return for a second season?
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Bring it back great loved it
Bring It Back!!!
Bring It Back!!!
Waiting for Se.02
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It is the great sitcom. Still wait for 2 season. BRING IT BACK
it was AMAZING
This was one of the best series why the hell was it cancelled. I really wld like to see sn 2
Bring it back already!! It’s one of the few romantic comedies that I’ve been hooked on. Great cast!
this was brilliant, quick witted, the acting & writing. The ensemble, genius, & no I’m not a relative. Bring it back , it’s contagious fun. I think it needed a better time & day, less competition in the beginning , it could have caught up & on.
Thought the show was awesome. Needs to come back.
I absolutely loved this show, the writing and acting were top notch. I am very disappointed it was cancelled. That happens more and more with really good shows, its frustrating.
I loved it. I also vote for a season 2!