Perfect Harmony

Ratings: Perfect Harmony Eyes Lows, Evil Rises, Deputy Dips Again

Perfect Harmony is singing a sad song after slipping to series lows with its penultimate episode. NBC’s freshman comedy this Thursday drew just 1.3 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, ticking down week-to-week to its lowest numbers yet. In fact, every NBC Thursday sitcom dipped this week, with Superstore (2.7 mil/0.6) tying its season low in the demo, The Good Place (1.9 mil/0.5) hitting season lows and Will & Grace ... more

NBC's Perfect Harmony: Grade It!

Like the song engraved on the headstone of Bradley Whitford‘s character’s wife, the new NBC comedy Perfect Harmony is a “fun little ditty about a man who loses his only family and has no reason to live.” That man, former Princeton University music professor Arthur Cochran (Whitford), is literally moments away from suicide in Thursday’s series premiere when he’s mercifully distr... more

TV Review: 'Perfect Harmony' Starring Bradley Whitford

With fewer than 25 minutes to introduce a compelling story and cast of characters, the makers of broadcast-network comedy pilots have one of the hardest jobs in television. It’s no wonder, then, that so many turn to familiar shortcuts and archetypes in order to get through all the necessary exposition as quickly as possible. The trick is finding ways to intrigue beyond the basics and show some hint of unique personality, besides. “Perfect Harmony,” NBC’s new comedy about a scrapp... more