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Season 1 – The Ex List

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Hey, you think your love life is complicated? Businesswoman Bella Bloom just found out from a psychic that she already has dated the man she is destined to marry -- and if she doesn't reconnect with him in the coming year, she'll remain alone. Forever. At first, Bella discounts the prophecy as a party trick, but when the psychic's other predictions start coming true, Bella makes a frantic U-turn down Heartbreak Highway to find the ex who is meant to be Mister Right.
The Ex List — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

With Elizabeth Reaser as a charming lead, The Ex List may not be exceptional material, but its silly premise is pleasant enough to entertain casual viewers.

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Gillian Flynn Entertainment Weekly 10/03/2019
B+
Huge thanks go to Reaser, whose Bella is the kind of woman you don't see much on TV: She's easygoing, reasonable, and funny in a way that's actually funny. Go to Full Review Ellen Gray Philadelphia Inquirer 10/03/2019
On the plus side, Reaser is enormously appealing as Bella, a thirtysomething woman who's reconsidering her choices. It doesn't hurt, either, that the show's San Diego setting is sunny and presumably corpse-free. Go to Full Review Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal 10/03/2019
Although the show may ring bells for women first, there is enough lively (if sometimes explicit) dialogue and reliable sexual appeal in all this to keep intuitive male viewers interested. Unless the pilot is the last time it gets this good. Go to Full Review Kari Croop Common Sense Media 10/03/2019
2/5
All that sass can't hide the problems when it comes to character development. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Elizabeth Reaser

Bella Bloom

Rachel Boston

Daphne Bloom

Adam Rothenberg

Augie

Alexandra Breckenridge

Vivian

Amir Talai

Cyrus

Anne Bedian

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 3, 2008 Pilot A woman learns from a psychic that she has already dated the man she is destined to marry, but if she doesn't find him within a year, she will be alone forever. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 10, 2008 Climb Every Mountainbiker Bella reunites with her ex, Jake, a former couch potato who plans strenuous activities for their dates to prove he isn't a slacker anymore; Cyrus invents a drinking game for the gang. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 17, 2008 Protect and Serve When her apartment is robbed, Bella is reunited with her ex-boyfriend, Ronny, a former bad boy-turned cop. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 24, 2008 Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer... Boy Bella reconnects with a free-spirited surfer she broke up with years earlier because she thought he would never grow up. Details Episode 5 Airs undefined Momma's Boy When Bella runs into Josh, she is wary of rekindling their relationship until she learns that his mother is out of the picture. Details Episode 6 Airs undefined Daphne's Idealized Wedding At Daphne's wedding rehearsal dinner, Bella runs into a crush she has idealized since she was 13; Daphne and Bella's mother (Wendie Malick) comes to town for Daphne's wedding. Details Episode 7 Airs undefined Trustafarian Bella tries to prove that she's socially responsible to impress her boyfriend, but she begins to rethink her commitment when she realize how much she would have to sacrifice. Details

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Season Info

Director
Timothy Busfield, Tamra Davis, Adam Davidson, Paul Holahan, Lev Spiro, Dennie Gordon
Executive Producer
Diane Ruggiero, Jonathan Levin
Screenwriter
Diane Ruggiero, Barry Safchik, Patti Carr, Amy Turner, Rick Eid, Matt McGuinness, Lara Olsen, Michael Platt
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14 (D|L)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 3, 2008