In its pursuit to find shows with better ratings, CBS has cancelled Friends with Better Lives, the new Monday night sitcom.
Friends with Better Lives follows the lives of six young people who are at various stages of their lives — married, divorced, newly engaged, and single — with each wondering if the others have it better. The cast includes Majandra Delfino, Kevin Connolly, Brooklyn Decker, Rick Donald, Zoe Lister-Jones, and James Van Der Beek.
This new sitcom debuted at the end of March, following the series finale of How I Met Your Mother. Not surprisingly, it drew solid ratings.
Unfortunately, when Friends with Better Lives returned in its regular timeslot a couple weeks later, viewership dropped more than 25%.
The ratings dropped lower after that and the most recent installment hit a series low with a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demograpjic with 4.92 million viewers. For CBS, that just won’t cut it.
The network ordered 13 episodes of the sitcom and five have aired so far. Two more are still on the schedule so it’s unclear right now if the network will end up releasing the rest.
What do you think? Do you think that CBS should have cancelled Friends with Better Lives or renewed it for a second season instead? Will you keep watching?
Best show! Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haven’t laughed this hard in some time
This show was absolutely awesome! It was so great to find a show I loved that was not on HBO or AMC!! It would be a huge mistake for CBS to cancel it!
Funniest show I have watched in forever! Bring it BACK
That show was great, don’t cancel!! There are plenty of crappy shows to cancel instead
Don’t cancel this show it is so funny and had great actors in it
This show was actually good and if they renew it I will continue watching it definitely!!!! If friends with better lives is going to be canceled at least air the last few episodes 😉
This show was hilarious! We laughed out loud with every episode. It was new, original and quite dirty for a prime time. They have to bring it back!!!
I love the show! Why cancelled it?!
Great show!!!! Bring it back
Please do not cancel this show, it was so funny and entertaining! I have watched each episode on DEMAND twice, some three times. Cast was excellent all had great chemistry working together. CBS needs to renew this show!!!
a funny show ? why ? come back!!!!
Please bring this show back!! Absolutely hilarious!!
I agree with Emily, CBS does suck!!!!
NO I do not think they should cancel the show. I found it to be highly entertaining. The sparring between the two single friends cracks me up. I lot more real life then some of the other made up, far fetched programs that are on tv right now!!!! Save Friends with Better Lives!!!!!!
Please DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW! I absolutely love this show. I watch this show with my 13 year old and my husband and we just laugh our butts off. It really is a great show with a great cast and should be given a second chance. Please!