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?
Are you crazy?! Do not drop this show. Advertise it better. The people lucky enough to catch on, enjoy what we see!!!!! Keep it on!!!
This show was amazing! Funny, fresh, and exciting. I hope it comes back. As a writer this is the type of material I hope to create! Bring it back!
My husband totally love this show!!! As a newly married couple and being close to their age, we totally love the stories!!! Please do not cancel this show!!! It’s hard to find decent shows without sex and violence that has entertaining content. Never left a comment about a show, but this show deserves it, and just maybe if enough of us shout about…well who knows?!
Definitely keep Perfect Couples, and get rid of Outsourced, or Community, or the Office (which has had its run). PC is fresh and relatable comedy.
Really. You guys are morons! This is a great show…witty, fast moving, fabulous cast, unpredictable. You never give a show a chance to find its audience. Shame on you. Hope these great actors and writers go seek employment at another network.
Ohh, I love this show! Why not cancel Outsourced? This one is actually funny, and I really enjoy watching it. I hope it gets another season.
Dear NBC,
Don’t cancel this show. This is the best new sitcom of the season, no doubt. Give it another go, maybe in a different time slot and see the rating increase! You won’t regret it.
Sincerely,
A Perfect Couples Fan[atic]
My husband and I love this show. We can’t believe the network is pulling it. No wonder they are having trouble all the time. Why don’t they just try it on another time slot. The actors were great and every episode was very funny. Why is it that it gets to the point that all we can see on tv are crime programs. I guess entertainment on tv has to be about murder and reality shows. How sad.
I’m not sure why the ratings are so bad. I really love this show. It’s well-written, well-acted, and keeps me tuning in every week. Very funny! I vote that it stays on the air!
I love this show. Bad, NBC, bad bad bad…:(
Perfect Couples was my favorite show! I can’t believe it’s being cancelled. The show was hilarious! I watch the repeats on Hulu Plus all the time. Perfect Couples is very relatable for people. I hope it comes back!!
Never understood why this show was so polarizing – to me, it was easily the funniest new sitcom of the season.
Still don’t understand why this show and “Traffic Light” struggled so much – I also like “Mad Love” but it’s easily the worst of the bunch – haven’t heard as much negativity about ML, but then it is the “safest” one.
Can’t say I’m too surprised, given that “Mike and Molly” of all things seems to be doing well, and everyone kept “Two and a Half Men” on as long as it was.
My husband and I LOVE this show! Please don’t cancel it.
This is sad to hear, I think this is a great show, get rid of Outsourced instead!
PLEASE DONT!!!!!! We love this show!!! It is our new favorite!!!!