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, love, love this show!! Why would they cancel it for Paul Reiser?! How ridiculous!!
I love love love this show! I think it’s clever and hilarious! Not sure if NBC “decision makers” even see these polls, but I really really hope they do, cause I’d hate to see this show get canceled pre-maturely!!! Is Paul Reiser even relevant anymore??
this is probably one of my fav shows on NBC
This show is sweet and hilarious, so of course it’s getting cancelled
I am a 17 year old girl and this is my favorite show. ..i’m so upset right now…
My husband and I LOVE this show. It’s so funny. I hope they don’t cancel it. They always cancel the good shows.
Perfect Couples is hilarious. The problem is the advertising for this show was weak. No one knows about it. Everyone we show it to loves it. I am 31 and find myself relating my friends to these characters like I did with the show Friends. Give it one more season. If you keep it…they will watch.
One of my favorite shows…shouldnt be cancelled…modern family didn’t do well its first season did it?
My husband and I LOVE LOVE LOVE perfect couples! Please don’t cancel it!
I love this show–I CAN NOT believe these network idiots are cancelling this great show and replacing with a has been.
Perfect Couples is horrible! I turned my TV off after the first few minutes of every episode. It’s poor writing when every terrible joke has to be sexual.
this sucks
I couldn’t agree more with everybody. Me and my wife really like this show. I’m not sure if the ratings take into consideration the fact that we all DVR the show and watch it at a later time. We are really bummed and hate that any smart show gets cancelled. I guess we can all go back to watching reality tv or an old washed up actor act like he’s Larry David (Paul Reiser and the Paul Reiser show). Boo NBC
Worst show ever.
my husband and I love this show! All of the characters and the actors are great. Too bad we could really relate to the show and we laugh the whole way through. Please don’t cancel