NBC has decided to yank their freshman sitcom Perfect Couples from the schedule after April 7th. It’ll be replaced by The Paul Reiser Show on Thursday nights. Does this mean that Perfect Couples is canceled and gone for good?
Perfect Couples revolves around three young couples. Dave (Kyle Bornheimer) and Julia (Christine Woods) are the “everyday couple,” who are messed up in all the “normal” ways. Vance (David Walton) and Amy (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) are the high-passion, high-drama couple. Rex (Hayes MacArthur) is a reformed party guy and Leigh (Olivia Munn) is a self-anointed relationship guru who considers it her duty to mold the other couples in their image.
The NBC sitcom has been struggling in the ratings from the beginning. The network gave it viewers a sneak peak in December and that generated a terrible 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.56 million viewers. A month later, the second episode brought a mediocre 2.1 rating and 4.15 million. The numbers quickly started falling and the latest episode hit a low of a 1.2 rating.
The whole season of Perfect Couples currently averages a 1.5 rating in the demo and just 3.27 million viewers. It’s the lowest-rated scripted series on the network by far and even The Cape has a better season average. Bornheimer has committed to a new FOX pilot while Walton has signed on for a new NBC one.
So, no, NBC has not cancelled Perfect Couples officially, there are many very strong indications that it won’t be back next season. NBC has no incentive to bring it back and even cast one of the sitcom’s actors in one of their new shows.
Right now, it looks like there will be four unaired episodes of Perfect Couples. They may or may not see the light of day at a later date.
What do you think? Are you sorry to see Perfect Couples go? Do you think that it still has a chance to return for a second season?
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679 Comments on "Perfect Couples: NBC Pulling Sitcom; Cancelled?"
I was hooked on this show!! Come on!!! The cast had chemistry!!!
This show is awesome I can’t wait to see more of it… Please keep it!!
awww i loved this show :((
I loved this show as well! I agree it wasn’t advertised enough. No one has heard of it but the people that watch it agree it’s hilarious. Bring it back!
I LOVE THIS SHOW I WATCHED ALL THE EPISODES IN A ROW ON HULU ….it made me laugh OUT LOUD — i think NBC’s problem was that it didn’t promote this show enough since I had never even heard about it. I have been recommending it to all of my friends and have been gushing over it. I’m rewatching the episodes now because they are that funny. I’m in the 18-49 demographic. BRING IT BACK PLEASE IT’S HILARIOUS if ben and kate can be on air then PERFECT COUPLES needs to come back ASAP
I thought this show was super entertaining…was bummed it got canceled so quickly!
I didn’t expect much from this show, but ended up loving it. I WANT TO SEE MORE!!
I love this show its so addicting. All the actors are amazing and hilarious
Nbc should give it a second chance
I LOVE PERFECT COUPLES!!! I really hope they keep it running or at least just sell the dvds…
KEEP IT GOING!!
keep it!!
Like Dion and Jenay indicated the show Whitney sucks big time! My wife and I cannot believe that a well written, witty and totally funny show would get “canceled” and another poorly written show like Whitney can stay on the air. I guess NBC prefers horribly written shows over the well tuned smart written script.
NBC, bring back this awesome Show!
PLEASE BRING THIS SHOW BACK! I LOVED IT!
My wife and I loved this show!!!! Cast was perfect!!! Ratings? Wasn’t this show on Thursday at the same time as American Idol??? No wonder it got terrible ratings… BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!!!!
I am not happy about this at all! I dont usually get into tv show but this one was great. the cast was awesome and its funny. stupid ratings!
So diverse, so many different personalities. A genius comedy that got lost in the shuffle because of “ratings”. This is bs. Bring the show back, damn it.
I am abroad and download my tv so Im not ranked in ratings 🙁 i think the show was great