Perfect Couples: Difference between revisions

|name image = Perfect Couples 2010 Intertitle.png

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| theme_music_composer = A.C. Newman

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| composer = [[Mateo Messina]]

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 13 (2 aired online)

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| producer = Marc Solakian

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| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/05/nbc-picks-up-a-new-comedy-perfect-couples-for-next-fall.html|title=NBC picks up comedy 'Perfect Couples' for next fall|date=May 12, 2010|last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elana|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 15, 2010}}</ref>

| runtime = 30 minutes

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On July 1, 2010, Deadline.com reported that Kyle Bornheimer had replaced Kyle Howard as Dave due to uncertainty whether the actor would be available due to [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]' decision to see how the fourth season of ''[[My Boys]]'' performed before deciding whether to renew or cancel the series.<ref name=byebyekyle>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/07/kyle-bornheimer-to-star-in-nbcs-couples/|title=Kyle Bornheimer To Star in NBC’sNBC's ‘Couples’'Couples'|publisher=Deadline.com|access-date=June 4, 2010}}</ref> TBS cancelled the series less than three months later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/09/14/my-boys-cancelled/?xid=rss-tv-Ausiello:+'My+Boys'+canceled |title=Scoop: TBS cancels 'My Boys' |last1=Ausiello |first1=Michael |last2=Patrick |first2=Andy |work=The Ausiello Files |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=September 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102124814/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/09/14/my-boys-cancelled/?xid=rss-tv-Ausiello:+'My+Boys'+canceled |archive-date=January 2, 2013 }}</ref>

On March 22, 2011, it was announced that ''[[The Paul Reiser Show]]'' would replace ''Perfect Couples'', even though the show still had two unaired episodes remaining.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465656-NBC_s_Paul_Reiser_Show_Replacing_Perfect_Couples_.php NBC's 'Paul Reiser Show' Replacing 'Perfect Couples'] ''Broadcasting & Cable'' March 22, 2011</ref> Mid-April is not a typical time for a prime-time network television show to finish its run, leading many to believe the show may be canceled.<ref name="medialifemagazine1"/><ref name="tvseriesfinale1">{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/perfect-couples-canceled-19405/ |title=Perfect Couples canceled? &#124; canceled + renewed TV shows |date=March 22, 2011 |publisher=TV Series Finale |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/nbc-after-perfect-couples-whats-next-on-the-cancellation-bears-menu/81826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210211652/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/08/nbc-after-perfect-couples-whats-next-on-the-cancellation-bears-menu/81826 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2011 |title=NBC: After ‘Perfect'Perfect Couples,’' What’sWhat's Next On The Cancellation Bear’sBear's Menu? - Ratings &#124; TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/03/perfect_couples_gets_canceled.html | work=The Oregonian | title='Perfect Couples' gets canceled by NBC | date=March 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Busis |first=Hillary |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/22/paul-resier-sitcom/ |title=Paul Reiser's new NBC sitcom to replace 'Perfect Couples' &#124; Inside TV &#124; EW.com |publisher=Insidetv.ew.com |date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmwatch.com/news/728641/nbcs-perfect-couples-gets-cancelled |title=NBC's Perfect Couples Gets Cancelled |publisher=FilmWatch |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> <!--And don't put it in the body or the info box until they do--> However, the premiere of ''The Paul Reiser Show'' fared even worse in the ratings, showing even more uncertainty for the timeslot,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2011-04-15/the-paul-reiser-show-already-in-trouble/ |title=The Paul Reiser Show Already In Trouble |publisher=IsMyShowCancelled.com |date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref> and was itself canceled after only two episodes.<ref name="washingtonpost1"/> ''Perfect Couples'' was officially cancelled on May 13, 2011.

|DirectedBy = [[Troy Miller (film producer)|Troy Miller]]

On December 20, 2010, NBC aired a sneak preview of the series after the season finale of the reality show ''[[The Sing-Off]]''. The series received mixed reviews, scoring a 43 out of 100 based on 19 critics on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/perfect-couples|title=Perfect Couples: Season 1|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic Ken Tucker said the show has improved since the first episodes.<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/02/17/perfect-couples-community-levar-burton|title= OK, 'Perfect Couples,' You're Winning Me Over|workmagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Ken|last=Tucker|date=February 17, 2011|access-date=February 18, 2011}}</ref>

The show was the lowest rated scripted series on NBC, with about 3 million viewers on average,<ref name="tvseriesfinale1"/> until it was replaced by ''The Paul Reiser Show'', which fared even worse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-paul-reiser-show-cancelled-19668/ |title=Paul Reiser Show canceled &#124; canceled + renewed TV shows |date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=TV Series Finale |access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>

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