This new CBS comedy originally aired on September 24, 2012. Considering the time slot, it was a rather dismal ratings performance. Much like the acting and the writing.
4 people, 3 couples. That’s the unofficial tagline of this show. If you can’t read between the lines, I’ll translate:
Some interesting bits, actually:
After One Week, Which TV Shows Look Good and Which Seem Doomed? – by Josef Adalian
…Which, kinda like WILL & GRACE, happens to be all about them, except now they’re both men. Well, the writers always have both been men, but now the characters are too. Only there’s this other show, see, created by somebody else they used to work with, that’s also all about them. Or else they’re all about it? Whatever.
‘Partners’ Co-Creators Talk About Putting Themselves in New CBS Comedy – by Michael O’Connell
Max Mutchnick and David Kohan explain how much of their own relationship informs their return to TV and why comparisons to similar series with the same name are “unfortunate.”
Honking press release:
Wednesday, Sept. 19