Comments on: Nine cuts Australia’s Perfect Couple in half

By: skates

skates — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:04:06 +0000

The show has been axed in Adelaide…with no warning or explanation. It wasn’t a great show but having watched it from the start , i would have liked to see the end. I couldn’t find anything on the Nine MSN website to say that it had been axed in Adelaide. V annoying.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:56:43 +0000

Did anyone mention that Nine Adelaide are dropping this show altogether, while the rest of the network will continue with it? Adelaide are getting Rapid Response instead…

By: franz chong

franz chong — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:38:41 +0000

Anything but more Two and A Half Men!!!!!.

I know these are really old shows but why not bring back Different Strokes or Cosby or My Two Dads or for something Australian All Together Now,The Bob Morrison Show or My Two Wives Yes I know all these finished ages ago but most of us wouldn’t notice or care.

Even Married with Children would be an improvement

By: Tom Morgan

Tom Morgan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:52:48 +0000

Nine, put something else on! why not put Malcolm in the Middle back on. It was a smash hit! ( 2.5 million viewers on a monday 7.30pm slot)People wouldnt care if the show finished ages ago. All they care about is the quality of the show!

By: franz chong

franz chong — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:35:29 +0000

Agreed They rely on Two and a Half Men more than any other show to fill the gaps over at Nine.
Why Not a Revived Price is Right or An Airline/Airport Style Programme If anything.I would rather watch Food Safari on SBS at that time of day

By: Hmm

Hmm — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:22:40 +0000

The reason why nothing of importance if ending up on GO! is the majority of viewers have no idea what it is… [Dance your Ass off, has of course found its perfect place of rest there]

Those that do, probably have more taste than to watch excrement like Perfect Couple.

Watching Nein’s panick-programming and failed shows (or lack of it) provides much more entertainment than any of their content.

By: Andrew B

Andrew B — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:26:51 +0000

@ jay jay – the Monday night ep at 7.30 does so weel becuase it has been there for months at that time and built audience, like BBT after it. Also a lack of options at that time helps. When recently they put one at Tue 7.30, the week after Dance Your A was axed, the show did poorly – hence the reason 20-1 came back to 7.30 Tue. Now I’d expect the ep on Wed at 7.30 to do just as bad as all the guides still show Aus Perfect Couple at 7.30, especially considering the success of Wrolds strictest parents at the same time on 7.

By: jay jay

jay jay — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:04:54 +0000

complain all you like about 2.5 Men, but when it pulls in massive numbers why wouldn’t you show it? Rpt on Monday night close to 1.5 million!

By: Zambora

Zambora — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:40:22 +0000

Years ago Nine was linked with quality and consistent programming.
Now it is linked with “axed” “failed” and too much hype.

By: JenC

JenC — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:06:41 +0000

I would have thought they would try to finish it off sooner rather than dragging it out. At least Seven has the sense to do that with True Beauty starting this week.
And I can’t see this change, improving the ratings for Perfect Couple, as it’s already following an episode of 2.5 men (being the 7pm one – just to avoid the confusion since there so many of them)

By: Barrie

Barrie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:01:17 +0000

So why not move it to GO! on the same night and same time so all those 672,000 people can still enjoy it. They could then show it on Nine on Saturday afternoon or midnight so those that don’t have digital can still find it. I haven’t seen this show myself but I do know two lots of elderly couples that are enjoying it.

By: jezza

jezza — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:48:26 +0000

Now its half the length they can have double episodes!

By: Johnson

Johnson — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:42:31 +0000

Nine really must wake up and stop relying on Two and a Half Men (among other shows) to fill in the gaps in its schedule.

By: Sean M

Sean M — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:02:14 +0000

I also noticed those ads with the elderly couples.

They tried to give the impression it was a factual show that examines the factors behind a successful relationship.

Rather than being a lightweight reality tv show with young attractive couples.

It was funny that they were trying to relaunch the same show as a different genre. I wonder if they will try that with other failed shows.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:48 +0000

so Nine is now admitting that a 60-minute program only really had 30 minutes of content (including commercials) and the rest was just fluff?

By: catherine

catherine — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:27 +0000

Before I even clicked on this article I thought I bet nine put on another 2 and a half men episode. Why bother reading it when you know. Geez nine I hope charlie sheen is high on the payroll. There are only so many times you can fill th gaps with this show.