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 understand Paul Reiser was on a show called Mad About Thou…?
My fiance and I enjoyed Perfect Couples immensly. I assumed the scope was too narrow from the get go. It is the kind of show that was destined for FX and doomed to fail on network tv.
Sade to see it go, wasnt a big fan of it at first, but i grew into it and thought it was GREAT, hopefully NBC brings it back
That was a great show! Reminded me of Scrubs. Outsourced is terrible. The Paul Reiser Show? Also bad.
Undoubtedly, the best show on NBC. I can’t believe this show tanked. It is disappointing that rakings for far crappier shows have lasted longer. If anyone has any sense at all, they will try to give this show another chance. As an avid fan of the NBC lineup (well, the office and 30 rock), I am incredibly disappointed that the funniest show in the lineup will be replaced by a way inferior show. Lame, NBC, lame.
Love this show, sad to see it go………
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Can’t be cancelled! How did Outsourced and 30 Rock survive for so long…well 30 Rock…tolerable…but Outsourced?!!?!?! Please
I really enjoyed perfect couples. Me and my boyfriend enjoyed it. We loved vance was hilarious. I’m going to miss it! I want to know what happens to vance and Amy!!!?
My roommate, myself and many of our friends LOVE Perfect Couples and would be extremely disappointed to see it go. It is the only show that we all watch on a regular basis and we always laugh our asses off! Is there any way to write in to NBC to petition against it getting cancelled?!?
So sad to hear this show will go – I love it!!!
🙁 what a great show. Sad panda
We really didn’t like this show at first but it really started growing on us the last few weeks. Definitely superior to the terrible Outsourced.
I am so Sad to hear that Perfect Couples has been cancelled. My Husband and I hardly watch anything and this was the one show that we just loved. We both would laugh and just really enjoyed it. Hate to see it go! Last week, I thought what’s wrong with my DVR- where is my show?!! Then reading this is a huge disappointment. We really hope that NBC will bring it back. Maybe try more advertising on it to get the number’s up. I know I told all of my friends about it and they had never heard of it.… Read more »
I loved this show…my wife and I loved it. we are 30-35 yr olds and have been married 10 yrs…it was great…this is a surprise.
It was one of my favorite shows. I am disappointed that it is canceled.