Kyle XY

{{Short description|2000s American science fiction series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox television

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| creator = {{plainlist|

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| director =

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| narrated = Matt Dallas

| music = Michael Suby

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 43

| list_episodes = List of Kyle XY episodes

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| producer = {{plainlist|

  • Julie Plec
  • Charlie Gogolak
  • Curtis Kheel
  • Richard Heus
  • Chad Fiveash
  • S. Lily Hui
  • James Patrick Stoteraux

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| runtime = 44 minutes

| company = {{plainlist|

  • Two Cigarettes and One Match Productions (season 1)
  • Kyle XY Productions
  • BenderSpink Productions
  • ABC Studios{{efn|Known as Touchstone Television for the first season}}

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| network = ABC Family

| first_aired = {{start date|2006|6|26}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2009|3|16}}

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Kyle XY is an American science fiction television series created by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and produced by ABC Studios. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with amnesia and no belly button. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle. The series follows Kyle as he tries to solve the puzzles of who he is and why he has no memory before that day. Although set in Seattle, the series was filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area.

The series premiered June 26, 2006, on the ABC Family cable channel. Much of the original run also aired on the ABC network. The series ran for three seasons, ending on March 16, 2009.{{Cite web |date= 2009-01-31 |title=Ausiello, Michael. "ABC Family Pledges More 'Greek,' 'Lincoln Heights,' Cancels 'Kyle XY'." |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/exclusive-abc-f.html |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203035111/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/exclusive-abc-f.html |archive-date=2009-02-03 |access-date=October 1, 2014 |website=EW.com}}{{Cite web |title= Kyle XY: ABC Family TV Show Cancelled, No Season Four| website= TVSeriesFinale.com | date= January 31, 2009 |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/kyle-xye-abc-family-tv-show-cancelled-no-season-four/ |url-status=dead |access-date= October 1, 2014 |archive-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609065904/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/kyle-xye-abc-family-tv-show-cancelled-no-season-four/ }} The final episode featured several cliffhangers, which were eventually resolved in a special feature on the third season DVD.{{Cite web |url=http://community.abcfamily.go.com/blogs/kyle-xy/writerco-producer-julie-plec-answers-questions-about-kyle-xy-finale |title=Writer/co-producer Julie Plec answers questions about the 'Kyle XY' finale |date=March 7, 2009 |publisher=ABC Family |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320233436/http://community.abcfamily.go.com/blogs/kyle-xy/writerco-producer-julie-plec-answers-questions-about-kyle-xy-finale |archive-date=March 20, 2009 |access-date=March 20, 2009}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.cliqueclack.com/tv/2009/09/11/kyle-xy-will-mini-wrap-up-on-season-three-dvd/ |title=Kyle XY will "mini" wrap-up on season three DVD |date= September 11, 2009 |publisher=| website= CliqueClack.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914040240/http://www.cliqueclack.com/tv/2009/09/11/kyle-xy-will-mini-wrap-up-on-season-three-dvd/ |archive-date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=September 11, 2009}}

Cast and characters

{{Main|List of Kyle XY characters}}

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=Recurring=

Episodes

{{Main|List of Kyle XY episodes}}

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Home media

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scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | DVD title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Set details

! scope="col" colspan="3" | DVD release dates

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Special features

scope="col" | Region 1

! scope="col" | Region 2

! scope="col" | Region 4

scope="row" | 1

| Kyle XY: The Complete First Season – Declassified

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  • Discs: 3
  • Episodes: 10

| May 22, 2007{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000NOKFGW |title=Kyle XY: The Complete First Season (2006) |website=Amazon |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015194529/http://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000NOKFGW |url-status=live }}

| August 4, 2008{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kyle-XY-Complete-1-DVD/dp/B001C50W1Y |title=Kyle XY – Complete Series 1 [DVD] |date=August 4, 2008 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919111733/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kyle-XY-Complete-1-DVD/dp/B001C50W1Y |url-status=live }}

| December 3, 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-1st-season-declassified-3-disc-set/dp/802558 |title=Kyle XY – The Complete 1st Season: Declassified (3 Disc Set) |publisher=EzyDVD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708203043/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-1st-season-declassified-3-disc-set/dp/802558 |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2012}}

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  • Alternate Premiere
  • Extended Season Finale
  • Kyle XY Declassified – "Kyle File"
  • Audio Commentaries
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| Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season – Revelations

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  • Discs: 6
  • Episodes: 23

| December 30, 2008 {{cite web|title=Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season (2009)|website=Amazon|date=December 30, 2008|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B001ILFUB4|access-date=October 21, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811022540/http://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B001ILFUB4|url-status=live}}

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  • Alternate Ending
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Livin' with the X's
  • Audio Commentaries
  • The Science of Kyle XY
Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season – Revelations

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  • Discs: 4
  • Episodes: 13{{efn|name=R4S2DVD|Comprises the first thirteen episodes of season two}}

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| March 11, 2009{{cite web|title=Kyle XY – The Complete 2nd Season: Revelations (555 Disc Set)|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-2nd-season-revelations-4-disc-set/dp/804372|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708203107/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-2nd-season-revelations-4-disc-set/dp/804372|archive-date=July 8, 2013}}

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  • Alternate Ending
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Livin' with the X's
  • Facing the Future
  • Audio Commentaries
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 3

| Kyle XY: The Complete Third Season – Full Disclosure

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  • Discs: 3
  • Episodes: 10{{efn|name=R4S3DVD|Comprises the remaining ten episodes of season two}}

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| November 4, 2009{{cite web|title=Kyle XY – The 3rd Season: Full Disclosure (3 Disc Set)|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-3rd-season-full-disclosure-3-disc-set/dp/808288|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708202948/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/kyle-xy-the-complete-3rd-season-full-disclosure-3-disc-set/dp/808288|archive-date=July 8, 2013}}

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  • Audio Commentaries
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Science of Kyle XY
Kyle XY: The Complete Third and Final Season

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  • Discs: 3
  • Episodes: 10

| December 22, 2009{{cite web|title=Kyle XY: The Complete Third and Final Season (2010)|website=Amazon|date=December 22, 2009|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-Third-Season/dp/B002QZDSW4|access-date=October 21, 2012|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004102433/http://www.amazon.com/Kyle-XY-Complete-Third-Season/dp/B002QZDSW4|url-status=live}}

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  • Kyle XY: Future Revealed
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentaries

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Reception

=Ratings=

Kyle XY was ABC Family channel's highest-rated original series from June 2006 to July 2008; this position was eclipsed by the series premiere of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which brought in 2.8 million viewers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.abcfamilynet.com/docs/2006/06/ABCfamilyratings062706.pdf |title=Millions of viewers tune-in to discover who is 'Kyle XY' |date=June 27, 2006 |publisher=ABC FamilyNet |access-date=July 2, 2006}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The third-season premiere was 1.5 million total viewers, down 33 percent from the second-season opener,{{Cite web |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/01/kyle-xy-debut-disappoints-real-chance-soars.html |title=Hibberd, James. "'Kyle XY' Debut Disappoints; 'Real Chance' Soars." The Live Feed. January 13, 2009. |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125203607/http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/01/kyle-xy-debut-disappoints-real-chance-soars.html |url-status=live }} and most ABC Family shows significantly outperformed the show. The second episode slid to 1.426 million viewers.{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/27/obama-inauguration-wwe-raw-and-burn-notice-lead-weekly-cable-viewing/11610 |title=Seidman, Robert. "Obama Inauguration, WWE RAW and Burn Notice Lead Weekly Cable Viewing." TVByTheNumbers.com January 27, 2009. |website=TVbytheNumbers |access-date=October 1, 2014 |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904155447/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/27/obama-inauguration-wwe-raw-and-burn-notice-lead-weekly-cable-viewing/11610/ |url-status=dead }}

=Accolades=

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

!Ref.

2006

| Teen Choice Awards

| Choice Summer Series

| Kyle XY

| {{nom}}

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rowspan="6"| 2007

| rowspan="2"| Teen Choice Awards

| Choice TV Show: Drama

| Kyle XY

| {{nom}}

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Choice TV: Breakout

| Matt Dallas

| {{nom}}

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TCA Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming

| Kyle XY

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |last=Adalian |first=Josef |date=2007-07-22 |title='Friday' takes a top TCA Award |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/friday-takes-a-top-tca-award-1117968954/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324112535/https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/friday-takes-a-top-tca-award-1117968954/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=TCA Awards The Office Top Comedy Prize |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1iejdy/tca-awards-the-office-top-comedy-prize |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=MTV |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324112535/https://www.mtv.com/news/1iejdy/tca-awards-the-office-top-comedy-prize |url-status=dead }}

Artios Award

| Best Children's TV Programming

| Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Wendy O'Brien, Coreen Mayrs and Heike Brandstatter (Canadian casting)

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |author=Gretta Parkinson|agency=Associated Press |date=2007-10-03 |title=Casting Society unveils Artios noms |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casting-society-unveils-artios-noms-151530/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325190048/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casting-society-unveils-artios-noms-151530/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2"| Saturn Awards

| Best Actor in a Television Program

| Matt Dallas

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |last=Staff |first=M. W. |date=2007-02-21 |title=Superman Returns Leads the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards with 10 Nominations |url=https://movieweb.com/superman-returns-leads-the-33rd-annual-saturn-awards-with-10-nominations/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216120717/https://movieweb.com/superman-returns-leads-the-33rd-annual-saturn-awards-with-10-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series

| Kyle XY

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"| 2008

| rowspan="3"| Saturn Awards

| Best Actor on Television

| Matt Dallas

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |author=Gregg Kilday|agency=Associated Press |date=2008-02-21 |title='300' leads Saturn nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/300-leads-saturn-nominations-105304/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203073514/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/300-leads-saturn-nominations-105304/ |url-status=live }}

Best Supporting Actress on Television

| Jaimie Alexander

| {{nom}}

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series

| Kyle XY

| {{nom}}

GLAAD Media Award

| Individual Episode (in a Series without a Regular LGBT Character)

| "Free To Be You and Me"

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |title=GLAAD Announces Nominees for Annual Media Awards |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2008/01/23/glaad-announces-nominees-annual-media-awards |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325190048/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2008/01/23/glaad-announces-nominees-annual-media-awards |url-status=live }}

In other media

=Novels=

Two novels based on the series have been published, both written by S. G. Wilkins. The first, Kyle XY: Nowhere to Hide, concerns Kyle's first Halloween, while the second, Kyle XY: Under the Radar, concerns the school's election for student president, with Kyle as a candidate.

=Soundtrack and music=

The music supervisor for the show was Chris Mollere. Michael Suby wrote the opening theme, and most of the score and cues; none of his work appeared on the soundtrack album, which was released in 2007.

=Alternate reality game=

Kyle XY featured an online alternate reality game during the first season in which players were "invited" to help solve the mystery of Kyle's actual identity. ABC Family and Touchstone hosted a website by the fictional business The Mada Corporation[http://www.madacorp.com/ Mada Corporation website] (fictional) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721114416/http://www.madacorp.com/|date=July 21, 2006}} that served as the game's rabbit hole introducing players to the in-game universe, but the project ended during the second season.

See also

References

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