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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This is sad 🙁 This show was trully funny.
I am so upset about this! I just watched the season finale (I had recorded the whole last season and finally got around to watching it!) and am so pissed that they left it like that 🙁 I want this show back…
WTF is CBS thinking???????????
The best show ive ever seen!!!!!!!! You all need to be fired!
Oh come oooooooooooooon, the freakin’ show ended with such a freakin’ mistery. This is one of THE best sitcoms after two and a half men and how i met your mother. Gary and his wife have such a good chemistry, and the children are hilarious too. CBS should really consider making a 3-rd season, okay, maybe the ratings weren’t so good, but afer a mistery like in the final episode, i’m sure many people would watch it. Or at least make one more episode, i’d really like to know WHAT THE F**K happened, did gary choose allisson or that other… Read more »
I am really bummed about this decision. Gary Unmarried was one of the only shows I looked forward to every week. It was well written and very funny.
Gary Unmarried was a great show better than some of the shows on TV now like # my dad said. Bring it back and put in Mondays or Thursday and you”ll get the viewers.
Yep.. i totally agree with others.. Gary Unmarried was one
show in which the jokes were real good and we actually laughed.
Bring it back , please..
Cancelling shows with great actors and gut busting humor is getting old. I am SO tired of the reality TV takeover. I want to watch ACTORS do their thing to make me and my family laugh. I look forward to these shows coming back on. My DVR is automatically set to record them and then suddenly they are off the air. I dont care about Survivor, The Bachelorette (spelling), So you think you can dance …. I live reality every day. I enjoy humor when I finally get time to watch TV, not other peoples drama. Christine, Gary Unmarried, Earl…come… Read more »
Thank You!! Nicely said 🙂
I can not believe this show is cancelled..I still have it DVR’d waiting for the season to start. Gary unmarried reminds me of me and my ex wife (not as HOT as Paula) but not as funny as their bantering..Jay Mohr is histerical as well as his buddy at the radio station from MADD TV
I’m still sad Gary Unmarried got cancelled. Maybe CBS will reconsider having the show back.
Please give us back our favorite comedy ever…….!!!!
GARY UNMARRIED
Please CBS we are millions who are dissapointed on you!!!!
BOBBO
I am ticked that Gary Unmarried was cancelled and the New Adventures of Old Christine. I agree with others, try them on a different night before pulling the plug. We depend on these show to give us a luagh. Always cancelling stuff that is good. Not the only network that does it though.
why? gary unmarried is so funny
come on you should give one more chance to the show
that’s not fair
it’s unfaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrr!!!! LOVE THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!
One of the best sitcoms and they cancel it??!!
I am so mad! Gary Unmarried was one of my favorite shows. My husband and I laughed so hard. And same with Accidently on Purpose. I think the network should try a new night before they pull the plug!