Following poor critical reception, NBC canceled the show after only four episodes.
The original pilot starred Melissa George as Susan, Breckin Meyer as Jeff, and Emily Rutherfurd as Sally. It was produced by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.
Steven Moffat, the writer and producer of the original Coupling (2000), blamed the show's failure on NBC, because the executives frequently intervened in the creative and production process.
NBC was so sure that this show would become a success that they strongly advertised it. In one instance, when the second season of the original Coupling (2000) was released in the US on DVD, it featured a sticker reading "The original UK version of the SMASH NBC hit!". Ironically, the DVD came out the very same week the US remake was canceled.