CBS has introduced several new sitcoms this season. Some have done well in the ratings while others have not. How will Friends with Better Lives preform in the ratings? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned to find out.
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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/10 update: CBS cancelled Friends with Better Lives after five episodes aired.
5/28 update: CBS has pulled this sitcom from the schedule, leaving five episodes unaired.
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Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Friends with Better Lives TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a second season?
I cannot believe that a decision of this levity can possibly be made after just 5 episodes! I can quite honestly say that I haven’t seen a sitcom of this caliber since “Friends”. The writing is phenomenal and the cast is fantastic, they just seem to click (for a lack of a better word). I really don’t think that you can get a proper rating approval when you are up against mid season reality shows that you wouldn’t normally be competing with. It’s almost as if CBS set #FWBL up to fail from the moment it aired. Of course this… Read more »
I so totally agree with all the comments left about “FWBL” , The Cast fits all the characters perfectly! They do an AMAZING job!! The writers of the show are great, it truly is one of the best sitcoms to air in a long, long time! I have a hard time believing the ratings being low, the shows they were airing against, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars are now over and maybe a lot of people havn’t checked it out yet! I can’t imagine if you watch one episode that your not hooked! I DVR it everyweek just to… Read more »
I love this show, its hilarious! My heart is broken since cbs got me hooked and is now pulling the plug!
I love friends with better lives, very funny and such a awesome cast. Very sad that cbs didn’t give it c chance.
I totally agree with you, what an Awesome job they did with matching the cast to the characters! I totally LMAO watching the episodes! Nowadays there aren’t a lot of good sitcoms at all, and this one is great, to me ranking right up there with “The Big Bang Theroy”, Two and a Half Men, and thier going to cancel it, I’m totally PO’d, especially since I see the list of renewals, “Two Broke Girls” being one that was renewed! That show was ok the 1st season but, it got to repetative and became not that funny! They should CANCEL… Read more »
This show is so funny. I really hope they rethink canceling. It needed time to catch on. The ratings were up this week. Fingers crossed #nbc picks it up.
Love the show!!! They didn’t give it enough time.
Keep FWBL!!! It’s one of the more entertainingly fresh shows on!!!
I laugh my butt off at this show! Typical that it would be cancelled; it funny.
Great Show! all of the characters especially Zoe are so funny and sarcastic. I hope the show stays on.
I love this show! I watch it, Big Bang, and the Millers every week!
Friends with better lives i DVR it every week to make sure i never miss it. i think its one of the best comedies on T.v i look forward to it every week. why are you not bring it back for another season.
Sooooooo sad this was not picked up for second season!!! Funniest show in years and could only imagine how much funnier season 2 would be. Mondays won’t be the same:(…hope another network sees the mistake in canceling this show and picks it up.
How could it be canceled?! Its so disapointing, I laughed sooo hard with the “Pros and Cons” episode, its been a long tsme since I havent laughed like that w/a tv show :(. I hope ist for renewal purposes…
This is THE funniest show I have seen in decades. How could you possibly cancel it? I have watched some episodes 2-3 times to share with family and friends. I laughed harder each time I watched it. I said I was going to save some of the episodes to watch when I was having a bad day. I wish I had now. Never would have thought it wouldn’t get renewed. REDICULOUS!!
¡Me encanta esta serie! Me río demasiado, sobretodo con el personaje de Kate (Zoe Lister-Jones) excelente actriz de comedia. Me encantaba en Whitney (la cual también fue cancelada :(…buuu). Creo que no le han sabido sacar todo el partido a los personajes. ¡No la cancelen! ¡Otra oportunidad!