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?
This is a very funny show, and I am sorry to see it go 🙁 Just like Better Off Ted…
Really disappointed about this… this is why NBC made a terrible decision http://somepeoplethinking.com/2011/04/10/somepeoplethink-nbc-dropped-the-ball-and-im-not-talking-new-years-eve/
keep it.
This show is clever, realistic, and hysterically funny. Anyone in a couple should be able to relate. Bitter single people? Just go watch Jersey Shore. If only ratings were determined by what ppl watch on demand? It wouldn’t be getting cancelled. I’m beside myself with how off the ratings system is. I can’t wait until I get my position in programming, this will not happen anymore. It’s Arrested Development all over again.
I love perfect couples if it get cancelled I’ll be very sad! 🙁
They must not count people who watch this hilarious and awesome show on Hulu. I’m so sad that they are canceling it, I don’t think that they really gave it much of a chance. I hope that they reconsider or another network picks it up!
I LOVE Perfect Couples ! I just laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes watching it.
PLEASE, PLEASE, give it another chance.
You people have GOT to be kidding me. This show was one of the saddest, most pathetic excuses of a sitcom I’ve ever seen. As a Hollywood veteran I can safely say that any scriptwriter forced to sit through that s**t-stew of a sitcom would have vomited themselves to death after the first 10 minutes. Good riddance.
This show is awesome, one of my favorite shows. Why is it all the good shows get cancelled!!
This show was absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!! I could not even make it through an entire episode. Just tried wayyyy too hard.
Perfect Couples was the highlight of Thursday nights (with the exception of The Office). Would love to see it back for Season 2.
We love the show. It is well written and witty. We would be sad to see it go. Keep it for another year!
This show is very funny. They need to give it some time to grow an audience.
Please don’t cancel this show. Way funnier than Outsourced, 30 Rock, and Parks & Recreation.
The news that Perfect Couples is getting the axe has put a big damper on my enthusiasm about the Thursday night line up on NBC. Perfect Couples was funny and my new favorite. Outsourced remains and Perfect Couples goes? No thanks NBC – this is one viewer who is leaving along with the cast of Perfect Couples.