“Partners” (CBS)
As the newest member of CBS’s rock-solid Monday comedy lineup, this sitcom about mismatched best friends, one gay and one straight, got a not-so-warm welcome. “Partners”
debuted to just 6.5 million viewers, fourth in its timeslot and well behind its CBS colleagues “How I Met Your Mother,” “2 Broke Girls,” and “Mike & Molly.” Maybe CBS’s audience isn’t ready for a gay lead character in primetime… or maybe the show just isn’t that ...
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As the newest member of CBS’s rock-solid Monday comedy lineup, this sitcom about mismatched best friends, one gay and one straight, got a not-so-warm welcome. “Partners”
debuted to just 6.5 million viewers, fourth in its timeslot and well behind its CBS colleagues “How I Met Your Mother,” “2 Broke Girls,” and “Mike & Molly.” Maybe CBS’s audience isn’t ready for a gay lead character in primetime… or maybe the show just isn’t that good.
Prognosis: Shaky at best. The ever-resilient “Rules of Engagement” is waiting in the wings, so it might only be a few more weeks until we’re forced to look at David Spade’s mustache again.
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