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 =
| developer =
| presenter =
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Matt Dallas
- Marguerite MacIntyre
- Bruce Thomas
- April Matson
- Jean-Luc Bilodeau
- Kirsten Prout
- Chris Olivero
- Jaimie Alexander
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| narrated = Matt Dallas
| music = Michael Suby
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 43
| list_episodes = List of Kyle XY episodes
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
- Eric Tuchman
- David Himelfarb
- J. Mackye Gruber
- Chris Bender
- J.C. Spink
- Richard Heus
- Eric Bress
- Tommy Thompson
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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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| camera =
| 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}}
=Main=
- Matt Dallas as Kyle Trager
- Marguerite MacIntyre as Nicole Trager
- Bruce Thomas as Stephen Trager
- April Matson as Lori Trager
- Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Josh Trager
- Chris Olivero as Declan McDonough
- Kirsten Prout as Amanda Bloom
- Jaimie Alexander as Jessi Hollander (seasons 2–3)
=Recurring=
- Chelan Simmons as Hillary
- Nicholas Lea as Tom Foss
- Teryl Rothery as Carol Bloom
- Cory Monteith as Charlie Tanner (seasons 1–2)
- J. Eddie Peck as Adam Baylin (seasons 1–2)
- Sarah-Jane Redmond as Rebecca Thatcher (season 1–2)
- Andrew Jackson as Cyrus Reynolds (seasons 1–2)
- Bill Dow as Professor William Kern (seasons 1–2)
- Kurt Max Runte as Detective Jason Breen (season 1)
- Magda Apanowicz as Andy Jensen (seasons 2–3)
- Martin Cummins as Brian Taylor (season 2)
- Ally Sheedy as Sarah Emerson (seasons 2–3)
- Leah Cairns as Emily Hollander (season 2)
- Conrad Coates as Julian Ballantine (season 2)
- Josh Zuckerman as Mark (seasons 2–3)
- Jesse Hutch as Nate Harrison (season 3)
- Hal Ozsan as Michael Cassidy (season 3)
Episodes
{{Main|List of Kyle XY episodes}}
{{:List of Kyle XY episodes}}
Home media
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| Kyle XY: The Complete First Season – Declassified |
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| Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season – Revelations |
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Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season – Revelations
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| Kyle XY: The Complete Third Season – Full Disclosure |
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Kyle XY: The Complete Third and Final Season
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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=
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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0756509}}
- {{DisneyAtoZ|title=Kyle XY}}
- [http://www.tv.com/shows/kyle-xy/ Kyle XY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044244/http://www.tv.com/shows/kyle-xy/ |date=September 28, 2018 }} on TV.com
- [http://www.tvsquad.com/category/kyle-xy/ Kyle XY] on TV Squad
- [https://www.tunefind.com/show/kyle-xy Comprehensive list of Kyle XY music]
{{Freeform}}
{{TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming}}
Category:2000s American high school television series
Category:2000s American science fiction television series
Category:2000s American teen drama television series
Category:2006 American television series debuts
Category:2009 American television series endings
Category:2007 soundtrack albums
Category:ABC Family original programming
Category:American Broadcasting Company television dramas
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Serial drama television series
Category:Television series about cloning
Category:Television series about families
Category:American television series about teenagers
Category:Television series by ABC Studios