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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My wife and I loved Gary Unmarried. Sorry to hear that it is not comming back this season – I was really hoping that it would catch on. I have to admit that I wasn’t a fan of the new spin they put on it last year… but I always seamed to end up laughing regardless. I sure hope someone is paying attention to the few of us that are a little upset over this. ATTENTION CBS!
Gary unmarried is so my favorite show on CBS!!! This is crap.
this show could make me laugh not matter what had happened. my husband and i lost our second baby at 23 wks in april of 2009. this show was the only time i laughed. it put a smile on my face, which wasn’t easy to do. i will miss this show.
This show was hilarious and actually had decent actors for a change. CBS really screwed up on this one. Gary Unmarried and the Big Bang Theory are the only shows we watch on CBS – everything else just sucks. Feel bad for Jay Mohr – he was doing a great job on a great show.
The only one I liked was Gary Ummarried, I watched it and always set my DVR to it in case I am not home. I hope they have something else for Jay Mohr. I did not care for his on tv wife that much, and forget about Allen ex wife 2/12 men. They make the men cower to there demands or they will take them to court or try to control what they do for their children if the X does not like it. I am a woman and I am so tired of seeing the men on tv cower… Read more »
This really sucks. Gary Unmarried and Accidentally on Purpose two great funny show canceled. CBS finally got a good line up and ruined it >:[
This was a good show. It was funny and entertaining. If you cancel something how about some of those reality shows. They are going way to far with these things. The only people who watch most of them do it because they don’t have a real life.
I can’t believe all three of my favorite Wednesday night shows were cancelled. There is nothing funny left to watch on CBS. Life is serious enough and I hate watching all the reality and crime shows.
I LOVED this show!!!! We looked forward to this show every Wednesday! I thought this show was so funny and there aren’t very many funny shows anymore. Bring in back!!!!!
Gary Unmarried was great!!!! I can´t believe they canceled tis show!!!
CBS you are crazy to cancel Gary Unmarried. It is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. You could watch this with your kids and not have to worry about it being a bad influence. Unlike the stupid reality shows you and the other networks air, which teach you to back stab and treat others so badly just to win $$ or get ratings. Please bring it back.
I am so upset about all the show on wed being cancelled my husband and I work so much and one of out favorite things to do was watch our shows on wed but now you have cancelled not one but three they were all so funny gary unmarried funny stuff and accidently on purpuse it was so funny very sad we wish you would rethink some of your decisions !
what is with all my favortie getting canceled???????? I loved this show it was super funny!!!!!!
I can’t believe this! CBS canceled one of the funniest shows on TV!! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, with all the crap on TV now. Let’s see some more egocentric nobodies sit around gossiping and stabbing each other in the back to get a date or win a thousand dollars or some crap!!! Way to go, CBS (stands for crappy b*llsh*t shows)!
THIS REALLY REALLY SUCKS BIG TIME…THEY JUST CANCELLED MY FAVORITE NIGHT OF TV..GARY UNMARRIED, NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, AND ACCIDENTALY ON PURPOSE. MOST LIKELY TO BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER STUPID REALITY SHOW..CAN ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS??????
I agree this sucks!! We loved Old Christine and Gary Unmarried, we will miss them terribly. Your right they probably will come out with another stupid reality show. It just goes to show how the american peoples taste in shows has declined drastically to be able to enjoy these reality shows. The only reality show that is worth watching is American Idol, since you get to actually see some talent. I think CBS really needs to give this some thought and realize enough is enough when it comes to these brain dead reality shows and put back on some decent… Read more »