Real World: Ex-Plosion

For the 1994 season of the same TV series set in the same city, see The Real World: San Francisco.

Real World: Ex-Plosion
Season 29
The initial cast of Real World: Ex-Plosion
Starring
  • Arielle Scott
  • Ashley Mitchell
  • Cory Wharton
  • Jamie Larson
  • Jay Mitchell
  • Jenny Delich
  • Thomas Buell
  • Ashley Ceasar
  • Brian Williams Jr.
  • Hailey Chivers
  • Jenna Compono
  • Lauren Ondersma
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 8 (2014-01-08) –
April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
Season chronology

Real World: Ex-Plosion[2] is the twenty-ninth season of MTV's reality television series Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the eighth season of Real World to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States, specifically in California after The Real World: San Diego in 2011.

The season featured a total of twelve cast members over the course of the season. It is the seventh season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's third season was set in San Francisco in 1994. It is also the sixth season to be located in California. San Francisco, California was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in August 2013.[3][4] The house in San Francisco that was being used was first reported by the website Vevmo.[5] Production began from late August until October 21, 2013, and the season later premiered on January 8, 2014, consisting of 12 episodes.[6]

After 21 years, this season marks the first significant change in the show's format. The cast narration "This is the true story...of seven strangers..." that was used during the previous 28 seasons was eliminated from the opening title sequence and replaced with a new introduction. The roommates move into their San Francisco home, develop relationships with one another and with the San Francisco locals. A month into the show, the cast goes on an off-the-grid vacation. When they return, they come to discover that many of their exes have moved in as additional roommates. The Exes were each misled by producers to believing that they would be a replacement roommate, unaware the other Exes would be moving in as well until move-in day.[7]

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  3. ^ Ng, Philiana (August 15, 2013). "MTV's 'Real World' Returning to San Francisco for Season 29". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Marechal, A. J. (August 15, 2013). "'Real World' Renewed by MTV for 29th Season, Returns to San Francisco". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Dalton, Andrew (August 16, 2013). "Is This Polk Street Pad The Next 'Real World' House?: SFist". SFist. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "'Real World Ex-Plosion' Premiere Moves to January 8 - Ratings – TVbytheNumbers". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 8, 2014). "'Real World: Ex-Plosion:' Reality TV pioneer Jonathan Murray reveals why he's changing things up this season". Zap2it. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.