Cougar Town Creator Wants to Change Show's Name

Posted on May 12, 2010

Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence said an interview with HitFix that he would like to change the name of the show. This would be difficult and is unlikely as there would be concern the show could lose viewers as a result and viewers are not easy to come by.

Lawrence told HitFix, "I'd like to (change it), and the studio has been talking about it for three reasons: One, partly as a result of common sense and partly from their research, they find too many instances of testing of people saying they would never watch a show called Cougar Town."

Lawrence says the people who say they would never watch an episode end up actually liking the show once they screen an episode. He joked that if he could change the show he would call it Friends and Neighbors.

It didn't really seem like the greatest name to begin with, but the show, starring Courteney Cox, has been a hit. EW reports that an ABC rep told them there are "no immediate plans to change the name." It looks like they are stuck with Cougar Town.