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?
I loved this show, I believe it did get bad ratings BECAUSE it is on during American Idol which was silly for them to put them on during one of the highest rated shows. I’ll be extremely sad if it doesnt come back. This was one of the funniest shows I have watched in a long time.
Totally bummed out!!!! This show was hilarious….I would play it off of On Demand for my friends and whoever watched it was instantly hooked…Please bring this show back….It was what I looked forward to on Thursday night!!!!
Really NBC?!!!! Your gonna pull a show with so much potential becuase you don’t think it’s scoring high enough in the 18-40 age group. Then you replace it with The Paul Rieser show. Yeah cause there is nothing 18 to 25 year old kids like more than Paul Rieser. Come on now NBC thats just bush league.
This was such a great show! 🙁
I thought Perfect Couples was really funny! Really sad with NBC right now!
That is a shame! Such an awesome show! I really hope they at least release the un-aired episodes online.
Missed the boat!!!!! Your viewers were not all the 18 – 49 group. All of us who watched it are in our late fifties. Loved it !!! Ypou have to be past that crap to laugh out loud at it
I loved this show! Say it ain’t so!
Seriously disappointed my husband not only looked forward to Thursdays but wished it was an hour long show!
I am so sad to hear that NBC pulled Perfect Couples!! It honestly was my favorite show. Couldn’t they have atleast finished the season? I recorded that show every week. It was hilarious 🙁
I’m bummed…perfect couples was in a perfect line up with community and the office….we loved thursdays, and I have to say, perfect couples jumped up to our fav!!! Please bring it back nbc!!!!
Definately one of the funniest sitcoms…love it. hopefully nbc will think twice about this.
i loved this show and it was the ONLY show i watched routinely every week. I REALLY REALLY hope they bring it back. it was hilarious!
This is one of my favorite shows! The family and I watch it all the time and when we can’t we tivo it and it’s always at the top of our que. In the vein of Family Guy (Which was canceled a couple times before being resurrected) SAVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best writing out of any of the new comedies and the best chemistry and comedic timing I’ve seen since Friends and Seinfeld.
SAVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE this show. it never fails to make me laugh. i think the only reason it has such low ratings is because no one really knows about it, not because its a bad show – because it far from that. it should be promoted more and i bet you that the ratings will continue to rise.