Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

For the Miranda Lambert album, see Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (album).
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 1)
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 2)
"You Do/You Don't Wanna Be Crazy" performed by Rachel Bloom (season 3)
"Meet Rebecca" performed by the cast (season 4)
Ending theme"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (instrumental, season 1)
"I'm Just a Girl in Love" (instrumental, season 2)
"You Do/You Don't Wanna Be Crazy" (instrumental, season 3)
"Meet Rebecca" (instrumental, season 4)
Composers
  • Adam Schlesinger
  • Jerome Kurtenbach (pilot only)
  • Tom Polce - Score (all seasons)
  • Frank Ciampi - Score (all seasons)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Sarah Caplan
  • Rachel Specter
  • Audrey Wauchope
  • Rene Gube
Production locationWest Covina, California
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time39–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe CW
ReleaseOctober 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) –
April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019.[7][8][9][10] The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna and stars Bloom in the lead role as Rebecca Bunch, a lawyer who moves from New York City to West Covina, California, to pursue her ex-boyfriend from high-school summer camp. Many of the musical numbers take place in Rebecca's imagination -- while these numbers often represent Rebecca's real interactions and encounters, the music is entirely imagined.

Despite drawing consistently low ratings throughout its four-season run, the show received widespread critical acclaim and won several awards, including multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics Choice Award. It is one of the lowest-rated shows in television history to be renewed through four seasons by its parent network.[11][12]

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