The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)
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The Odd Couple is an American multi-camera sitcom television series that aired on CBS from February 19, 2015, to January 30, 2017.[1][2] It was the seventh screen production based on the 1965 play written by Neil Simon, following the 1968 film, the original 1970s television series, a 1975 Saturday morning cartoon, a 1982 reboot of the 1970 series, The Odd Couple: Together Again (a TV film reunion of the 1970 series) and The Odd Couple II (a 1998 sequel to the 1968 film).
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Matthew Perry |
Based on | The Odd Couple by Neil Simon |
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Theme music composer | Neal Hefti |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 38 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) – January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30) |
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The show stars Matthew Perry, who also developed and executive produced the series, as the slovenly Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as the obsessively-tidy Felix Unger. Perry and Lennon had previously worked together on the film 17 Again. The show was announced in December 2013 and was picked up by CBS as a midseason offering for the 2014–15 season.[3]
On May 16, 2016, CBS renewed the show for a third season of 13 episodes, which premiered on October 17, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2017.[4][5][6][7] The series was canceled on May 15, 2017, after three seasons and 38 episodes.[8][9]