There won’t be a second season for the pals on NBC’s Friends with Benefits. The network has cancelled the sitcom after one season on the air.
Friends with Benefits revolves around a group of young Chicago friends. Their relationships are complicated to say the least as they try to find the perfect match for themselves and their friends. The sitcom stars Ryan Hansen, Danneel Ackles, Jessica Lucas, Zach Cregger, and Andre Holland.
Originally slated for mid-season 2010-11, the premiere was delayed until August 2011. It was pretty clear that the network didn’t see a future for the series as they burned episodes off two at a time during a summer run.
Friends with Benefits debuted on August 5th to a poor 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.34 million total viewers. The numbers got worse as the weeks progressed and hit a low of a 0.5 demo rating with just 1.54 million viewers.
The peacock network had one leftover episode by the time the regular 2011-12 season began and they never got around to airing the last episode. Episode 13, titled “The Benefit of Full Disclosure,” was later made available online via iTunes, Amazon and Netflix. It was the second episode directed by The Wonder Years vet Fred Savage.
To no surprise, NBC has cancelled Friends with Benefits so we’ll never find out if the friends ever found their own “happily ever afters.”
What do you think? Did you enjoy this NBC sitcom? Do you think it would have done better and have been renewed if it had aired during the regular season?
I think it would actually be a great netflix series. More people watch netflix than things aired on TV now anyway, I think. Plus the people are hilarious and attractive, what could be better? I think that it would have been a lot better had it been netflix series alone, or had more episodes on TV to give it a better chance! It is the best version of that situation that I have seen on TV that didn’t totally give up and just let them fall in love so soon. The single people in our generation live lives like that… Read more »
at first I was a little bored with the acting but I actually starting feeling it after a couple episodes and by the end I was SO upset to hear it’s cancelled! great portrayal of friends trying to cross borders while still staying platonic. Sad I won’t ever know what happened with them all! Haha.
I legit just found this show and watched it on Netflix, it’s so good! Very disappointed to see it was cancelled! Bring it back!!
this show was so great!! It shouldn’t have been cancled
I loved this show!! It was hilarious! I want in back!!
This show is amazing bring it back!
Bring the show back it’s because I’d was in NBC it’s great on Netflix
bring the tv show back!!!! its so good
Such a great show, whoever rated itbso low enjoys crap !
I absolutely loved it, so wished there was a season 2, it was so good and kept getting good. I don’t really watch TV soaps but this one was great. Totally awesome.
Bring the show back on!!!! Please!!!
I hope netflix takes it over with the same actors. It was so great
I love this show the actors had the best chemistry and looked like best friends. Please some network or even Netflix take over this show bring back the original cast and finish the story cause this show was amazing and everyone could relate to one of the characters on the show in some way deserved more than just one season.
So sad!! Great tv show!!
Please Netflix! Give us season 2 and 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!! This is gotta continue !! Do something please!