Emily's Reasons Why Not
Emily's Reasons Why Not is an American television sitcom starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name by Carrie Gerlach, published in August 2004, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after a single airing on January 9, 2006. The story revolves around Emily Sanders, a successful career woman in Los Angeles who has been unsuccessful dating. She seeks help from a therapist who recommends that Emily make a list of ten reasons why each of her dating relationships has failed.
| Emily's Reasons Why Not | |
|---|---|
Khary Payton as Josh, Heather Graham as Emily, and Nadia Dajani as Reilly | |
| Created by | Carrie Gerlach |
| Developed by | Emily Kapnek |
| Starring | Heather Graham Nadia Dajani James Patrick Stuart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (5 unaired in US) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Vivian Cannon Emily Kapnek Gavin Polone Bill Diamond Robin Schiff Ali Adler |
| Producers | Carrie Gerlach Heather Graham Coral Hawthorne Michael Patrick Jann |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Pariah Television Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9, 2006 |
The series premise centered on Emily (Graham), an editor of self-help books who is unable to find success in romance. In the premiere episode she ends a bad relationship and adopts a new rule for her romances: if she can list five reasons to break up with a guy, then she does so. Emily gets help from her friends, among them Josh, whose character is strongly based on gay stereotypes. The show was widely considered a less risqué copycat of Sex and the City.