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 show is hilarious period olivia munn was the best part I hope it does come back for a second season if outsourced has a second season I will only be watching the office on thursdays from now on nbc is dumb
START AN ONLINE PETITION….BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(maybe Liotta’s “smith” too while your at it)
My wife and I are HUGE fans. Just found out because it’s not set to be recorded tonight!This is why we normally wait for a show to be “seasoned” before we watch. You get really into it, and they yank it right out from underneath you(FOX has been the worst for that). Sorry to see it go, but it is what it is. I forgot that NBC was losing money by airing it.
this was a cute show, and i’m sad to see it go.
I’m astonished that an audio-visual defecation like The Cape could possibly be doing better than Perfect Couples, which at least has some light hearted humor and comedic quips within the naturally flowing banter, with content and subject matter that actually has social relevance. Really, how can a show that is merely a slower, more dull, watered down K-Mart version of a Batman like super hero who doesn’t do anything interesting really be doing better?? I’m not saying that just because a show isn’t necessarily plausable whatsoever that it can’t be good, I’m just saying it at least needs to be… Read more »
Paul Riser!!!! REALLY… PERFECT COUPLES is hilarious. Bring It Back!!!!!
Please reconsider NBC! Perfect Couples is a great show ! It took very little time to get into this show but I am in the post college target maket
Perfect Couples is hilarious. There are tons of lesser shows that got more of a chance. I dont think i saw one promo for this show, hence the bad ratings. Would be a true shame to see it go…
For some reason, I don’t think the show was marketed well. I didn’t want to give it a chance at first. But after I did by accident, I was hooked. HILLARIOUS cast and equally funny writing. This is a failure of the network, not the show…
Hilarious show and Olivia Munn is gorgeous! NBC bring it back, give it a chance! They are all funny but Vance is a scream! I love his self absorbed character, hilarious.
“Perfect Couples” was a good show. It will be missed. To echo a lot of the comments already on here: NBC is replacing a well-liked comedy (that was actually FUNNY), with a Paul Riser vehicle. God help us. I laughed early and often. It was a different feel than the other shows in the Thursday night line up (the best night on television, hands down), but I think it made for a good fit on account of the fact that it was entertaining. Isn’t that the point?? “Parks & Rec” is dynamite. Too funny to be believed, at times. “30… Read more »
I am totally bummed out about that how getting cancelled, my girlfriend and I really liked it.
What a great show! So much fun! I absolutely loved it and found it to be quite hilarious! It’s ending way too soon!
Please don’t cancel this awesome show!!!! I LOVE it!!!!
My husband and I LOVED this show!! Maybe it’s because people can’t relate but as a happily married couple a lot of the nuances they brought out in exaggerated comedy really hit it on the mark for us. The only other times we’ve laughed that hard at a sitcom is with The Office. That is too too bad.