It looks like Oscar and Felix may be parting ways after 39 episodes. While the sitcom has not been officially cancelled, CBS has decided not to order any more season three episodes and a fourth season renewal is highly unlikely.
On The Odd Couple, endearing slob Oscar Madison (Matthew Perry) is a sportswriter and uptight neat freak Felix Unger (Thomas Lennon) is a photographer. They’re two former college buddies who become unlikely roommates after the demise of their marriages. Despite how exasperated Oscar and Felix make each other, in the end, these mismatched friends agree they can help each other move on from their divorces. Somehow they seem to make their crazy living arrangement work. Lindsay Sloane, Wendell Pierce, and Yvette Nicole Brown round out the sitcom’s cast.
Based on the successful play by Neil Simon and the successful sitcom of the 1970s, this version of The Odd Couple debuted in early 2015 and averaged a 2.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.77 million viewers. Thanks in part to having solid lead-ins on Thursday nights, it was the fourth highest-rated sitcom on CBS.
Season two launched in April 2016 and switched between Monday and Thursday nights. The season ended up averaging a 1.41 in the demo and 6.74 million viewers — a season-to-season decline of more than 30%. The final installment of the season hit a new low with a 0.93 in the demo and 4.47 million.
For the first time, The Odd Couple launched as a fall show with season three. The premiere was way down in the ratings and the numbers have gotten even worse. The seven episodes that have aired thus far have averaged a 1.03 in the demo with 4.66 million viewers. It’s currently CBS’ lowest-rated comedy, by far.
The first two seasons of The Odd Couple had just 13 installments each by necessity because it was a mid-season replacement. This time around, the CBS network had the option to order more episodes but has opted not to do so. As a result, the show’s expected to be off the schedule by early 2017 and, given the poor ratings, it seems highly unlikely that The Odd Couple will be renewed for a fourth season. It just doesn’t make sense to try to relaunch a sitcom during the 2017-18 season when so few people were watching during the 2016-17 season.
What do you think? Do you like The Odd Couple TV show on CBS? Are you hoping that it ends up being renewed for a fourth season or, do you think it should be cancelled?
I thought it was great, very funny. Loved all the character I can’t believe it wasn’t higher in the ratings. How and who decides ratings for shows? Obviously not viewers like me. Please reconsider not cancelling.
I liked the show I hope it will come back on I just get tired of CBS switching shows all around. If they had to cancel a show they could have cancelled life in pieces I watch it but I could do without it.
Please don’t cancel the show. There are not many good sitcoms on any more. I love this show.
I loved this show, damn shame it’s not getting picked up.
I love this show!!!!
My husband and I really like this Odd Couple!!! We have trouble finding shows we both like to watch together. Please bring Perry and Lennon back!! We’ve always been huge Matthew Perry fans and he didn’t fail us in this story line. Please don’t
fail me!
I hope that they have a 4th season. I absolutely love this show.
It kinda grew on me and I think the addition of new characters improved it. I would like a 4th season
I didn’t like the new Odd Couple.
I watch every episode of this show. I miss it not coming on every week. Please don’t cancel Perry and Lennon. I love the whole cast and crew and get a lot of pleasure out of being able to laugh and forget about troubles. This show gets my mind off of all the bad stuff going on right now. I will miss it if it isn’t renewed. I don’t want CBS very much anymore, because they just don’t have much to offer that I like to watch. If they don’t renew, they will be making a big mistake. I am… Read more »
Perry and Lennon are great together; the rest of the cast are welcome additions. My daughter and I watch every episode and laugh all the time! CBS has a funny show and hopefully will renew it. The world is tough….let us have these laugh, CBS!!!
We liked the show a lot! We looked forward to it every week! Sad that it is cancelled because it was funny! They always seem to cancel a lot of the good sitcoms leaving us with crap to watch! We’ve missed it!!!!!!! Bring it back
Really like this show!!! Funny and I’m comfortable watching with my kids!!! Please don’t cancel!!!!
I enjoy this show very much, and I watch very little TV. Pleeeeeze don’t cancel it. Some of these shows are hard to keep track of when you keep moving them around. It gets confusing. It’s always the good shows that get canceled.
I am sorry to hear that the show is cancelled. I really liked it. Come on my Vizio should have reported We were watching!!!!