Kyle XY


Kyle XY is an American science fiction television series produced by ABC Family. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn 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 present-day Seattle, the series was filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area.
The show premiered June 26, 2006, on the ABC Family cable channel. Episodes were also broadcast on the ABC network the first season, but only for part of the second season, after which it could only be seen on ABC Family.
After the 10-episode debut season on ABC Family during summer 2006, news reported a total of 23 new episodes were ordered for the second season, which started on June 11, 2007, with rebroadcasts on ABC beginning on June 15, 2007. The second season's 13th episode, "Leap of Faith", aired on Monday, September 3, 2007; the remaining 10 began airing on January 12, 2008.
The German version was aired December 8, 2007. The show started its second season in the UK on Monday, September 3, 2007, and on April 5, the first season was broadcast in France on M6. On October 5, 2007, TV Guide reported that ABC family had renewed Kyle XY for a third season of 10 episodes, which began airing on January 12, 2009.
On January 31, 2009, ABC Family announced that Kyle XY would not return for a fourth season. The season finale of the show aired on Monday, March 16, 2009, at 9/8c on ABC Family, leaving several unresolved dramatic cliffhangers. Following the last episode, writer Julie Plec revealed what had been planned for further seasons. She also noted that the season three DVD would contain a "mini wrap-up" feature for the series. The "wrap-up" is called "Kyle XY: Future Revealed", with the writers and actors explaining their plans for future episodes and what would have ultimately happened in the series ending.

Cast and characters

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Home media

Reception

Ratings

Kyle XY was ABC Family channel's highest rated original series from June 2006 to July 2008. The show lost its reign when the series premiere of The Secret Life of the American Teenager brought in 2.8 million viewers. According to the same press release, Kyle XY received a household rating of 2.1 and reached 2.6 million viewers. The repeat showing of the first episode on sister broadcast network ABC had more than 5.2 million viewers. Several news sources said low ratings is one of the reasons for the series' cancellation.
The third-season premiere was 1.5 million total viewers, down 33 percent from the Season 2 opener, and most ABC Family shows significantly outperformed the show. The second episode slid to 1.426 million viewers.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2006Teen Choice AwardsChoice Summer SeriesKyle XY
2007Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Show: DramaKyle XY
2007Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV: BreakoutMatt Dallas
2007TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Children's ProgrammingKyle XY
2007Artios AwardBest Children's TV ProgrammingRobert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Wendy O'Brien, Coreen Mayrs and Heike Brandstatter
2007Saturn AwardsBest Actor in a Television ProgramMatt Dallas
2007Saturn AwardsBest Syndicated/Cable Television SeriesKyle XY
2008Saturn AwardsBest Actor on TelevisionMatt Dallas
2008Saturn AwardsBest Supporting Actress on TelevisionJaimie Alexander
2008Saturn AwardsBest Syndicated/Cable Television SeriesKyle XY
2008GLAAD Media AwardIndividual Episode "Free To Be You and Me"

In other media

Novels

There are currently two novels based on the series, both from author S. G. Wilkins. The first, ', concerns Kyle's first Halloween, while the second, ', concerns the school's presidential election, with Kyle as a candidate.
Novel #TitlePagesRelease Date
Novel #1'192pag.August 30, 2007
Novel #2'189pag.January 1, 2008

Soundtrack and music

On May 22, 2007 a soundtrack for Kyle XY was released. It was released on the same day as the release of the first season. Track listing is as follows:
  1. "Hide Another Mistake" – The 88
  2. "Nevermind the Phonecalls" – Earlimart
  3. "Surround" – In-Flight Safety
  4. "I'll Write the Song, You Sing For Me" – Irving
  5. "Wonderful Day" – O.A.R.
  6. "Bug Bear" – Climber
  7. "Honestly" – Cary Brothers
  8. "So Many Ways" – Mates of State
  9. "Middle Of the Night" – Sherwood
  10. "Alibis" – Marianas Trench
  11. "It’s Only Life" – Kate Voegele
  12. "3 A.M." – Sean Hayes
  13. "Born On the Cusp" – American Analog Set
  14. "Will You Remember Me " – April Matson
  15. "Alley Cat " – Sherwood
The music supervisor for the show is Chris Mollere. Michael Suby wrote the opening theme, and most of the score and cues. Neither the theme nor any of the score appear on the soundtrack CD.
;Music from Kyle XY

Alternate reality game

Kyle XY as a series also features an alternate reality game where the players are "invited" to help solve the mystery of who Kyle really is. The Mada Corporation website is the game's rabbit hole — the introduction to the game universe. By clicking on "Our Jobs" in the menu, the gamer is taken to an anti-Madacorp Blog, where clues are left for revealing the truth about Kyle. It has been removed since the premiere of Season 2 and the Mada Corporation Website has been completely re-done to act as a real working website. The game also makes use of the website for a group called "The Latnok Society" and a brand new clue tracker room, which is more interactive than the previous one.