Coupling (U.S. TV series)

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For the original British sitcom, see Coupling (UK TV series).

Coupling is a 2003 American remake of the British television sitcom of the same title. It failed to perform in the ratings and was canceled prior to completing its first season on NBC. It was immediately panned as a poor imitation of the original UK series by viewers and critics. Miscasting and stilted delivery of a nearly identical script were believed to be the reasons for the failure. The American adaptation came at a time when NBC was having success with remakes of BBC shows, such as The Weakest Link and Dog Eat Dog.

Because of what was perceived as indecent content, two affiliates of NBC refused to air the program; KSL-TV (Channel 5) in Salt Lake City, and WNDU (Channel 16) in South Bend, Indiana. It should be noted that both stations were owned by religious organizations, as KSL is owned by the Bonneville International division of the LDS Church, while WNDU was at the time owned by a subsidiary of The University of Notre Dame. In those markets, WB affiliate KUCW (Channel 30) and a UPN digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WSBT-TV (Channel 22), respectively, aired the series after their network's primetime lineups.

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Ep#[1] Production
Number[1]		 Original
Airdate[1]		 Episode Title[1] Based On UK Episode
1 Unknown Unaired Pilot Inferno
2 101 Sep 25, 2003 The Right One Flushed
3 102 Oct 2, 2003 Size Matters Size Matters
4 103 Oct 9, 2003 Sex, Death & Nudity Sex, Death & Nudity
5 104 Unaired Present Tense
6 105 Unaired A Foreign Affair The Girl With Two Breasts
7 106 Oct 23, 2003 Check/Mate
8 107 Unaired Nipple Effect
9 108 Unaired Dressed Dressed
10 109 Unaired Object Lessons
11 110 Unaired Holiday

The original Unaired Pilot starred Breckin Meyer as Jeff, Melissa George as Susan, and Emily Rutherford as Sally

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Epguides.com

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