The Ex-List
Encyclopedia
The Ex List is an American
dramedy television series based on the Israel
i series The Mythological X created and written by Sigal Avin
. The Americanized version, developed by Diane Ruggiero
and produced by Fox Television Studios
, 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 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. The show was replaced by a repeat of NCIS
its first week off the air.
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.
in Australia
over the summer non-ratings period of 2008-09 at 9:30pm on Mondays, however after two episodes the series was pulled due to low ratings. Army Wives
, the series which preceded it, was bumped back to the 9:30pm slot and repeats of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
began airing at 8:30pm. 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 PM. 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.
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
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.
with a whole lot more sex, better-looking people and an emphasis on hedonism and narcissism as opposed to karma and redemption." Time Out 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 its short-lived Friday soap “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.
of NCIS
, which topped the highest-rated episode of The Ex List by 65%. The network subsequently cancelled the series.
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 [fans] some closure. [Bella] will figure out which ex is the one. I do find the guy, and it's someone we met in an earlier episode."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dramedy television series based on the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i series The Mythological X created and written by Sigal Avin
Sigal Avin
Sigal Avin is an Israeli screenwriter.Her most notable works are the Israeli dramas The Game of Life, Michaela, The Champion, and The Mythological Ex and the American drama The Ex List on CBS, starring Elizabeth Reaser and Rachel Boston.-External links:...
. The Americanized version, developed by Diane Ruggiero
Diane Ruggiero
Diane Ruggiero is an American television writer and producer. Her credits include That's Life, Veronica Mars, the US remake of "Free Agents", Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots, and the Mythological X remake The Ex List....
and produced by Fox Television Studios
Fox Television Studios
Fox Television Studios, Inc. is the TV production arm of the News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, as well as being the production arm of Fox and a production arm of 20th Century Fox Television, Inc., itself a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation...
, premiered on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
on October 3, 2008. Avin and Ruggiero acted as executive producers with Jonathan Levin, Avi Nir, and Mosh Danon. The series aired on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and on Canal Fox on Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. 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. The show was replaced by a repeat of NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
its first week off the air.
Premise
After a psychicPsychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
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 10Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
over the summer non-ratings period of 2008-09 at 9:30pm on Mondays, however after two episodes the series was pulled due to low ratings. Army Wives
Army Wives
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
, the series which preceded it, was bumped back to the 9:30pm slot and repeats of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
began airing at 8:30pm. 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 PM. 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 BeachOcean Beach, San Diego, California
Ocean Beach is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California.-Geography:Ocean Beach is located in San Diego on the Southern California coast. It lies on the Pacific Ocean at the estuary of the San Diego River, at the western terminus of Interstate 8. It is approximately from Downtown San...
and Coronado
Coronado, California
Coronado, also known as Coronado Island, is an affluent resort city located in San Diego County, California, 5.2 miles from downtown San Diego. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census. U.S. News and World Report lists Coronado as one of the most expensive...
communities of San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, as well as along Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the most southern beach city in Southern California and the West Coast of the United States...
.
On September 12, 2008, creator and executive producer/Head Writer
Head writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
Diane Ruggiero
Diane Ruggiero
Diane Ruggiero is an American television writer and producer. Her credits include That's Life, Veronica Mars, the US remake of "Free Agents", Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots, and the Mythological X remake The Ex List....
quit the series after being unable to reach an agreement with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
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
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
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
- Elizabeth ReaserElizabeth ReaserElizabeth Ann Reaser is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and The Twilight Saga and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List....
..... Bella Bloom - Rachel BostonRachel Boston-Biography:Boston was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and grew up in Signal Mountain, Tennessee before moving to New York City at the age of seventeen to attend New York University. She was Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 1999, placing in the Top 10 at the national pageant.-Career:She starred in the NBC...
..... Daphne Bloom - Alex BreckenridgeAlex BreckenridgeAlexandra "Alex" Breckenridge is an American film and television actress, photographer and voice artist. Noted for her role as Willa McPherson on the television series Dirt, she also had a supporting role on the short lived series The Ex List...
..... Vivian - Mark DeklinMark DeklinMark Deklin is an American stage, television, and film actor and fight director.-Films:*A Little Cloud*Riverworld*Herbie: Fully Loaded*Phantom Below*Blackpool...
..... Elliott - Adam RothenbergAdam RothenbergAdam Rothenberg is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Rothenberg was born in Tenafly, New Jersey. He is of Jewish ancestry on his father's side and has six siblings.-Career:...
..... Augie - Amir TalaiAmir TalaiAmir Talai is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian.Talai made appearances in MADtv, Adventures in Homeschooling, Nip/Tuck, Cold Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gilmore Girls, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He also played the role of Raza in the movie Harold and...
..... Cyrus - Anne Bedian ..... Marina the Psychic
- Josh BraatenJosh BraatenJosh Braaten is an American actor. He grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and graduated from Blooming Prairie High in 1995...
..... Marty (Daphne's husband)
The Exes
- Eric BalfourEric BalfourEric Salter Balfour is an American singer and actor of film and television. He is the lead singer of Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba...
..... Johnny Diamont (Episode 01: Pilot) - Eric WinterEric WinterEric Barrett Winter is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.-Career:Before his acting roles, Winter was a male model and had some high profile campaigns, such as one print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger...
..... Jake Turner (Episode 02: Climb Every Mountain Biker) - Michael Weaver..... Ronny (Episode 3: Protect And Serve)
- Brian Van HoltBrian Van Holt-Early life:Van Holt was born in Waukegan, Illinois and raised in California. Despite his Dutch surname, he is of mainly Scotch-Irish ancestry. Van Holt has a degree in Sociology from UCLA. At 18 years of age, he struck the perfect image of a Huntington Beach, California surfer...
..... Shane Gallagher (Episode 04: Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer...Boy) - Michael LandesMichael LandesMichael Christopher Landes is an American actor. He is known for his roles of Jimmy Olsen in the first season of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Detective Nicholas O'Malley in Special Unit 2, Officer Thomas Burke in Final Destination 2, and David Conlon in The Wedding Bells.-Lois...
....Josh Dubinsky (Episode 05: Momma's Boy) - Reid ScottReid Scott (actor)Reid Scott is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Brendan Dorff on the hit television show, My Boys. He has also appeared in several television commercials, the popular show All My Children, and in the off-Broadway play "Cargo."- Life and career :Scott was born on November 19,...
....Steve Bolla (Episode 06: Daphne's Idealized Wedding) - Kevin SorboKevin SorboKevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
.....Professor Harris Bertram (Episode 07: Art Professor) - Josh CookeJosh Cooke-Biography:Cooke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in Rosemont, a suburb of Philadelphia. He was a member of Harriton Theater Company and directed a show his senior year. He has received acting awards including the James Pendleton...
....Luke Crane (Episode 08 : Trustafarian) - James TupperJames TupperJames Tupper is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy , which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada...
.....DP (Episode 09 : Flower King) - Ben WeberBen Weber (actor)Ben Weber is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in TV series including Sex and the City and in films such as Kissing Jessica Stein and Coach Carter. Weber also played David on the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager along with Molly Ringwald...
....James Thorp (Episode 10 : The Spark) - Josh StambergJosh StambergJoshua Collins "Josh" Stamberg is an American actor.Stamberg was born in Washington, D.C., the son of journalist Susan Stamberg and Louis C. Stamberg, a retired State Department employee...
....Wade Redden (Episode 11 : The Babysitter) - Kristoffer PolahaKristoffer PolahaKristoffer Caleb "Kris" Polaha is an American film and television actor who starred on the Fox TV series North Shore. He recently played Nathaniel "Baze" Bazile on the CW series Life Unexpected....
....Philip Emmerson (Episode 12 : Metro Guy and the Non Ex) - Michael McLafferty....Roy Avis (Episode 13 : The Other Foot)
Critical reception
South Coast Today called the series "My Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
with a whole lot more sex, better-looking people and an emphasis on hedonism and narcissism as opposed to karma and redemption." Time Out called the show's premise "dorky." Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
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
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
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 its short-lived Friday soap “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 timeslot. Ratings steadily declined, and on October 31, CBS replaced the series with a rerunRerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
of NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
, which topped the highest-rated episode of The Ex List by 65%. The network subsequently cancelled the series.
DVD release
At the TwilightTwilight (2008 film)
Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series...
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 [fans] some closure. [Bella] will figure out which ex is the one. I do find the guy, and it's someone we met in an earlier episode."