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?
My third favorite show on the NBC thursday block behind 30ROck and Parks and Rec. I hope it’s not cancelled for good. Better than Outsourced and Community in my opinion..
I LOVE this show!!!! If you want to drop something get rid of “Outsourced” and put “The Paul Reiser Show” in its place. Heck, put “Perfect Couples” in place of “Outsourced” I’d gladly stay up later to watch it then. My family and I are loyal to the Thursday night line-up and it has been made so much better with the addition of “Perfect Couples”. For the record I also love “Community” but the writers need to stop portraying the Jeff character as such a dadddy-issue having whiner. He used to be cool and funny but now is now becoming… Read more »
NOOO! My boyfriend and I love this show! Rex and Leigh are the best!!!! I am so sick of getting introduced to new shows..falling in love with them…to have them yanked from me! Its so not fair!!! PLEASE bring it back! Its one of the best new ones there is!! U SUCK NBC!!!
OMG no!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW! BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK! pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee
ok, it seems like all the shows i like get canceled. **** NBC if they cancel the only reason i watch their network in the first place!!!!!
I thought this was actually a pretty funny show. I didn’t think it fit in with the Thursday night line up but I definitely don’t think it deserved to be yanked! Bad Move NBC!!!!
Called it from day 1. Wonder if Munn is going back to AOTS? Lol
My wife and I LOVE Perfect Couples. It is the by far the second best comedy on television(Modern Family is number one, but only by a minute margin.) We have been faithful to the NBC Thursday night lineup for years, but this year we finally gave up on Community. Cancel that drivel and replace it with Couples. PLEASE
This show is awesome you should watch it!
Wow that sucks! I thought it was funny, but then everything I like gets canceled so my tastes must suck by general consensus. I got on here to check after watching Munn on Conan last night and him introducing her as “The Daily Show’s Olivia Munn”. No mention of this show or even “Attack of the Show”…
My husband is an award-winning director. I am an award-winning producer. We both love Perfect Couples! We especially love Olivia Munn’s character! We would like to sign a petition to save the show as well. All the actors are excellent as is the writing and concept!
Perfect Couples has great characters and is clever. Please do not cancel it.
we really love this show, we’re like rex and lee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this show!!! It’s the funniest new show out there… please don’t cancel Perfect Couples!
They need to give the show more time. There’s only been a few episodes. I admit after the first episode I hated it, but it has really grown on me. I think it gets better with each episode and they characters have become very likable. It’s a shame if this gets cancelled.