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 love Perfect Couples! This show is hilarious and is the highlight of my Thursday evening. I hope NBC doesn’t cancel this show and replace it with something else. It is so funny and I love the cast they have. Please don’t let it go. Oh by the way, Paul Reiser SUCKS!
Not happy at all,this is a very funny show. They didn’t advertise it enough. Most people I talked to about it never heard of it. But liked it once they saw it. They should definitely bring it back.
YAY!!!!! I HATE THIS SHOW!!!!! GLAD IT’S GONE!!!!
My wife and I think this show is hilarious. I’d hate to see this show get canceled.
dude, this show rocks. It’s their fault for poor marketing, or time slot choice if its getting bad ratings. Keep Perfect Couples on the air!!
If it’s the worst rated show on the network, it deserves to be canceled. I saw clips of the show before its premiere and felt the comedy was just bland. Olivia Munn can’t act and she left AOTS on bad terms because nobody on the show ever mentioned her leaving. On her website which has since disappeared, she didn’t make note of leaving AOTS either and thanking her fans for their support on that show. When she was hired on the Daily Show the female staff objected to her hiring for reasons that were not really disclosed but since then… Read more »
We love this show! I can’t believe they would replace it with Paul Reiser….what is this CBS?
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! My husband and I watch it every week and we can totally relate to everything!!! its such a funny show and so real too….. we love the characters and the writing…. please do not cancel this show!!!! us young 30-some couples need it!!!!!
what does NBC know? they canceled Friday night Lights!!!
Bring back firefly
PLEASE DONT CANCEL THIS SHOW.
I actually look forward to watching this every week. And I barely watch TV.
I absolutely LOVE perfect couples! I base my week around it! I hope it doesn’t get cancelled!
My husband and I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!! We have gotten almost all of our friends on the PERFECT COUPLES train! I sincerely hope it won’t be cancelled!!!!!!
This show is hilarious!!!!
Save this show…funniest sitcom on Thurs night. Funny from the get-go but getting better each week!
Don’t cancel Perfect Couples!!!!! It’s been my guilty pleasure for weeks now!!!