''The Ex List'' is an American
comedy-drama
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television series based on the Israeli series ''The Mythological X'' created and written by
Sigal Avin
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Early life
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. The Americanized version, developed by
Diane Ruggiero, premiered on
CBS on October 3, 2008. Avin and Ruggiero acted as executive producers with Jonathan Levin, Avi Nir, and Mosh Danon. The series aired on
Global in Canada
and on
Canal Fox
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on
Latin America. The show was short-lived due to grim ratings and reviews, and lasted less than a month, with less than half of the produced episodes airing.
Premise
After a
psychic tells her she's already dated her future husband, a woman explores all her past relationships to determine who it was. According to the prediction, she will remain single for the rest of her life unless she locates him within a year.
History
All 13 episodes of ''The Ex List'' were scheduled to air on
Channel 10 in Australia over the summer non-ratings period of 2008-09 at 9:30 p.m. on Mondays, however after two episodes the series was pulled due to low ratings. ''
Army Wives
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'', the series which preceded it, was bumped back to the 9:30 p.m. slot and repeats of ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' began airing at 8:30 p.m. However, after these changes ratings did not improve. The series was also dubbed in French and was called ''Bella et ses ex''. The series started airing on Series Plus, June 1, 2009 in Canada, Mondays at 10 p.m. The series is also still being aired on Canal Plus Fox in Spain with the title ''Todos mis novios''. All 13 episodes were available to buy on demand at Amazon.com and iTunes for USA residents, however they have since been pulled and Amazon.com now says the series is unavailable due to their license having expired.
Production
The series was shot on location in the
Ocean Beach and
Coronado communities of
San Diego, California, as well as along Seacoast Drive in
Imperial Beach, California.
On September 12, 2008, creator and executive producer/
head writer
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Diane Ruggiero quit the series after being unable to reach an agreement with
CBS over the direction of the show.
Six episodes of the show had been filmed before Ruggiero departed. Executive producer Rick Eid had taken over
show runner duties to finish the 13-episode order, but the series was cancelled after only four episodes aired. All 13 episodes were completed, despite cancellation of the series during production.
Cast
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Elizabeth Reaser as Bella Bloom
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Rachel Boston as Daphne Bloom
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Alexandra Breckenridge as Vivian
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Mark Deklin
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as Elliott
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Adam Rothenberg
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as David "Augie" Augustine
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Amir Talai as Cyrus
*Anne Bedian as Marina the Psychic
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Josh Braaten as Marty (Daphne's husband)
The Exes
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Eric Balfour as Johnny Diamont (Episode 01: ''Pilot'')
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Eric Winter as Jake Turner (Episode 02: ''Climb Every Mountain Biker'')
* Michael Weaver as Ronny (Episode 03: ''Protect And Serve'')
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Brian Van Holt as Shane Gallagher (Episode 04: ''Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer...Boy'')
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Michael Landes as Josh Dubinsky (Episode 05: ''Momma's Boy'')
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Reid Scott
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as Steve Bolla (Episode 06: ''Daphne's Idealized Wedding'')
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Kevin Sorbo as Professor Harris Bertram (Episode 07: ''Art Professor'')
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Josh Cooke
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Personal life
Cooke was born in Philadelphia and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in suburban Rosemont. He was a member of Harriton Theater ...
as Luke Crane (Episode 08: ''Trustafarian'')
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James Tupper as DP (Episode 09: ''Flower King'')
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Ben Weber as James Thorp (Episode 10: ''The Spark'')
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Josh Stamberg as Wade Redden (Episode 11: ''The Babysitter'')
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Kristoffer Polaha as Philip Emmerson (Episode 12: ''Metro Guy and the Non Ex'')
*Michael McLafferty as Roy Avis (Episode 13: ''The Other Foot'')
*Melanie Specht as Tessa (Episode 13: ''The Other Foot'')
Episodes
Critical reception
''
South Coast Today'' called the series "''
My Name Is Earl'' with a whole lot more sex, better-looking people and an emphasis on hedonism and narcissism as opposed to karma and redemption." ''
Time Out
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'' called the show's premise "dorky." ''
Entertainment Weekly'' was more positive, giving the show a B+ rating and saying the show "could be one of the more charming new shows of the fall." The ''
Los Angeles Times'' was also positive about the show, saying "just because something's almost unforgivably cute doesn't mean it can't also be very good and very funny."
CBS squeezed into the worst top 10 with ''The Ex List''. “It had one of the least appealing main characters of any recent network show I can remember,” said John Crook of Tribune Media Services.
Ratings
The series premiere attracted 6.85 million viewers and posted a 2.0 in the 18–49 demographic, ranking first in both viewers and the demo for its time slot. Ratings steadily declined, and on October 31, CBS replaced the series with a
rerun of ''
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'', which topped the highest-rated episode of ''The Ex List'' by 65%. The network subsequently canceled the series.
Home media
At the ''
Twilight'' premiere, Elizabeth Reaser announced an international DVD release of the series will include 13 episodes. "I'm still shooting the show, which is odd. The scripts have been rewritten to give
anssome closure.
ella
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will figure out which ex is the one. I do find the guy, and it's someone we met in an earlier episode."
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References
External links
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2000s American comedy-drama television series
2000s American romantic comedy television series
2008 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings
American television series based on Israeli television series
CBS original programming
American fantasy television series
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in San Diego County, California
American fantasy drama television series