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?
This show was hilarious!! I cant belive they are cancelling it already!!! What a BUMMER!! Is it so they can put on another reality show?! Ugh!!
Please don’t cancel this show. It’s one that we can actually sit and watch and have a good laugh. Give it a chance!
Love the show…CBS, please reconsider!
Outstanding show–very adult (nice for a change)–Cast is great–So many network shows are “garbage” but they get to stick around–Give this one a chance–at least a full season !
CBS you suck!!! This was the FUNNIEST SHOW ever. I say it was like Friends on Steroids. Way better than all the other crap on TV. PLEASE RECONSIDER
My husband and I love this show. Give it time to find an audience. It’s great comedy!
Best sitcom on TV today – cannot believe they cancelled it. Funniest show on television!
Definetly should not have cancelled it. Loved it. Would watch it if it stays. Thought the characters were great.
Seriously give the show a chance!!!! This is ridiculous and exactly why I never want to even try to watch new shows! I think it is hilarious and the characters are all awesome in different ways!
I really enjoy this show and look forward to weekly. Hope it gets a second chance.
We are so sad.. finally a funny show we can relate with is canceled.
We are new parents that need this show please dont cancel it… help us keep laughing help us keep this show on air…
Alexandra Jeff and our Owen 2 years old. He likes us happy
thank you
They are crazy to cancel this series! Give it a chance.
I really love this show!!! Please reconsider it!!! Don’t cancel this show!! My husband and I rarely love the same show, but we love Friends with Better Lives!!! #saveFWBL
The funniest new sitcom to come along in awhile and it’s already canceled. CBS you did not give it a chance! Don’t cancel.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo