''The Ex List'' is an American

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television series based on the Israeli series ''The Mythological X'' created and written by

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. The Americanized version, developed by

Diane Ruggiero Diane Ruggiero-Wright is an American television writer and producer. Her credits include '' That's Life'', ''Veronica Mars'', '' Free Agents'', ''Dirty Sexy Money'', '' Big Shots'', the ''Mythological X'' remake ''The Ex List'' and ''iZombie'', ...

, premiered on

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on October 3, 2008. Avin and Ruggiero acted as executive producers with Jonathan Levin, Avi Nir, and Mosh Danon. The series aired on

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in Canada and on Canal Fox on

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. 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

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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. ''

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'', the series which preceded it, was bumped back to the 9:30 p.m. slot and repeats of ''

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'' 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

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communities of

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, as well as along Seacoast Drive in

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. On September 12, 2008, creator and executive producer/

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quit the series after being unable to reach an agreement with

over the direction of the show. Six episodes of the show had been filmed before Ruggiero departed. Executive producer Rick Eid had taken over

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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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as Bella Bloom *

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as Daphne Bloom *

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as Vivian *

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as Elliott * Adam Rothenberg as David "Augie" Augustine *

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as Cyrus *Anne Bedian as Marina the Psychic *

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as Marty (Daphne's husband)

The Exes

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as Johnny Diamont (Episode 01: ''Pilot'') *

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as Jake Turner (Episode 02: ''Climb Every Mountain Biker'') * Michael Weaver as Ronny (Episode 03: ''Protect And Serve'') * Brian Van Holt as Shane Gallagher (Episode 04: ''Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer...Boy'') *

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as Josh Dubinsky (Episode 05: ''Momma's Boy'') * Reid Scott as Steve Bolla (Episode 06: ''Daphne's Idealized Wedding'') *

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as Professor Harris Bertram (Episode 07: ''Art Professor'') *

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as Luke Crane (Episode 08: ''Trustafarian'') *

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as DP (Episode 09: ''Flower King'') * Ben Weber as James Thorp (Episode 10: ''The Spark'') *

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as Wade Redden (Episode 11: ''The Babysitter'') *

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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

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'' called the series "''

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'' 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." ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' 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

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of '' NCIS'', which topped the highest-rated episode of ''The Ex List'' by 65%. The network subsequently canceled the series.

Home media

At the ''

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'' 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

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References

External links

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