After two seasons on the air, CBS has pulled the plug on their Wednesday night sitcom, Gary Unmarried. The TV show won’t be back in the fall for season three.
Gary Unmarried revolves around a newly-divorced house-painter and dad, Gary Brooks (Jay Mohr), who’s readjusting to the single life. Others in the cast include Paula Marshall, Ryan Malgarini, Kathryn Newton, Keegan-Michael Key, and Brooke D’Orsay.
The sitcom debuted in September of 2008 to a mediocre 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.84 million viewers. The first season’s 20 episodes ended up averaging a 2.2 in the demo and 7.06 million viewers.
Those numbers put Gary Unmarried on the bubble for renewal. It ultimately escaped cancellation, likely because CBS co-produces the sitcom and decided to keep trying to make the Wednesday night comedy block work.
This season, the show’s ratings didn’t improve, averaging a 2.2 in the demo and 6.8 million viewers.
That wasn’t good enough to earn a renewal this time around and CBS has cancelled the series after 37 episodes. The network has also canned The New Adventures of Old Christine and Accidentally on Purpose.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Gary Unmarried’s been cancelled, that there won’t be a third season?
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Another one of my favorites, bites the dust : (
I am so upset with the choices that CBS has made. This show was brilliant! The comedic timing and jokes were so amusing. I can understand how some may not like the show but what about the people who do? What about those 6.something million viewers that were brought 3o minutes of laughter and happiness once a week. I am very sad to see this show go. This show was hilarious and great escape from people experiencing real life divorce in someway. Bring it Back CBS!
Really l0ved the show. Hated to see it get cancelled. Was a very funny show. Should’ve been moved to Thursday’s after The Big Bang Theory. Guess we’ll never know who Gary chose. Hope CBS brings it back.
nooooooooooooooooooo i love this show, i was waiting for season 3!!! =(..cbs sucks!
I´m portuguese and i only had the opportunity for seeing the show with the internet, and i´m soo sad!!! it was the best sitcom since a lot of time and i was waiting for the 3season with a lot of entusiasm…
Maybe they change their ideas!!
Im sorry to hear that there wont be a anther season , I really enjoyed myself, Got a few tip to shut my husband up lol ,I love the Show …….
Please bring it back ,
Very disappointed. My wife and i really enjoyed the show. I hope that CBS reconsiders. Keep pushing that idiot charlie sheen and 2 & half men on us. I guess they only employee coked up actors on hooker bindges.
Very disappointed.. Gary Unmarried was one of my favorite shows and I was really looking forward to Season 3. I guess we’ll never know who he picked (last episode), his hot ex-wife, or his even hotter girlfriend. No other sitcom has made me laugh consistently each and every this decade. Utter disappointment !!!!
We loved that show. The timing, jokes were great!
this was a great show, loved the characters and the story line to it. just when they get something good on they pull the son-of- a- gun!!
We were upset about Gary Unmarried being cancelled, along with Worst Week, Accidentally on Purpose, and New Adventures of Old Christine being cancelled. We looked forward to those shows weekly. For those of us that are homebodies and like to veg in front of the TV after working all day, QUIT TAKING AWAY THE GOOD SHOWS!!!! It was time for Ghost Whisperer to end cause they ruined the show when they killed off her husband and added a kid that one season was a baby and the next was 5 years old.
Damn, I thought this show was pretty funny! The kids in it were an absolute riot! Wasn’t a fan tho of the 2nd season, where it was more focused on the newsroom, and not on the home life. Accidentally on Purpose was really awful! Yet, I happen to think the star of the show (Jenna Elfman…sp?) is a great actress. But, show was not good. Also the the Christine show with Dreyfus (AKA..Elaine) was very good. Out of the 3, that was biggest surprise. Am pretty sure she won emmy year before. How the hell does a show get cancelled… Read more »
Really sad when CBS keeps “crap” like Two and 1/2 Men that is nothing but disgusting sex story lines and the same ol’ story every week… yet drops Gary Unmarried which was AMUSING, entertaining and worth your time to watch.
Gary unmarried was a gr8 show. It had horrible advertising. The writers ruined the show. Made it unbelievable the 2 stars had gr8 chemistry together.
Damn I was really looking forward to season 3… they should get rid of Two an a half men and put this one on instead!