The half-hour romantic comedy was co-created by Jon Pollack and Scott Silveri and produced by Universal Media Studios.

A sneak preview of the series aired on December 20, 2010,[2] and officially premiered on January 20, 2011,[3] as a mid-season replacement for the 2010–11 television season.

Rex and Leigh view themselves as relationship experts and therefore a "perfect couple", while Dave and Julia are considered the normal pair to whom everyone can relate.

[10][11][12] In early February 2010, NBC announced that it had green-lighted a pilot script by creators Jon Pollack and Scott Silveri.

[4] On June 3, 2010, comedian and writer Jen Kirkman announced she would be leaving late-night show Chelsea Lately to join the writing staff for Perfect Couples.