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?
Please don’t cancel! We just discovered this show a month ago on Demand and now we can’t get enough of it! One of the best shows on TV!
Please NBC don’t cancel this show. I found about it recently and I love it. It is quick and witty.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!! I really hope they don’t cancel it!!
Great show! Just discovered it as well…give it a chance!
i love this show i hope they dont cancel it
My husband and I love this show. We laugh out loud on every episode! Please don’t cancel it!! Maybe try it in another time slot!
Love this show. Don’t cancel it!!!!
Perfect Couples is the funniest show on TV right now. It is far better than all of the other NBC shows. It is not forced at all — fact I was just saying how immensely talented and natural the actors are on Perfect Couples a few hours before learning that it might be canceled. I was so upset when I heard about the show taking Perfect Couples’ time slot. It has been a long time since a show this funny and different has been on the air. It is truly disappointment and a huge mistake. NBC should really give this… Read more »
Seriously, I laugh SO many times when I watch this. PLEASE don’t cancel 🙁
My husband and I love this show! We r both in our 50’s and think it’s a hoot!! Our demographics have $$ and want witty entertainment NOT reality TV!!!
I absolutely LOVE this show!! I never watch NBC until this show came on. If they cancel this show I will hate this network forever!! Why cancel it? 3 million viewers aren’t good enough? Nobody wants to watch Reisner or whoever the hell he is!!! BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THEY CANCEL THIS SHOW?! i love Perfect Couples I watch it on Hulu as soon as it airs and cannot wait for the next week i hope that it just goes on hiatus or is picked up by another network, i mean come on not all shows can be uber popular the first season, especially a show that comes on at 830
I loved this show! I think it’s really well written and me and my fiancee love this show and it’s characters…it reminded us of Community last year of a great new show. It’s very sad that it got canceled for some new crappy show with a crappy actor. I will refuse to watch it out of spite!!!
My husband and I were late catching on to Perfect Couples. We just discovered it less than a month ago through Comcast ONDEMAND and watched every episode that night and became devoted Thursday night fans since. As the cancellation as come into press, it seems that many people I know are in the same boat. They just discovered it and LOVE the show!! They need to give this show a second season to observe how well it actually can do. If anyone is at fault, it’s those that marketed the show. This show is a gem and really hits the… Read more »
I didn’t like the 1st 2 episodes but it is really a smart quick show that my wife and I both love. Somebody ought to pick it up and advertise it as I agree, no one knows about this show…
We love this show too! Don’t cancel one of the funniest shows on TV this season…