Life of Ryan

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Life of Ryan
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Genre Reality
Starring Ryan Sheckler
Opening theme"Oh! Gravity." by Switchfoot
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producersJason Carbone
Sarah Kane
Producer Ryan Sheckler
Production location San Clemente, California
Running time23 minutes approx.
Production company Good Clean Fun
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseAugust 27, 2007 (2007-08-27) 
April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)

Life of Ryan is an American reality television series on MTV. The series debuted on August 27, 2007 with the second season premiering on January 8, 2008 and the 3rd and final season airing on April 18, 2009 [1] [2] The series follows the day-to-day life of professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler as he manages his personal life and his career. Most episodes take place at Sheckler's home in San Clemente, California. His friends, along with fellow professional skateboarders, make various appearances in the series. The show aired for three seasons total.

Contents

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 8August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)
2 16January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
3 6April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)

Season 1 (2007)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Chasing Cambria"August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
22"5th Wheel"September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
33"Careless Whispers"September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10)
44"Raising Kane"September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)
55"X-treme Distractions"September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)
66"He Said, She Said"October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)
77"Down Goes Ryan"October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)
--"My Life with Ryan"October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)
88"Home and Away"October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)

Season 2 (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
91"Don't Go"January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
102"My Brother's Keeper"January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)
113"Houston, We Have A Problem"January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)
124"Sheckler, Inc."January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
135"And You Just Might Be The One"February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
146"Odd Man Out"February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)
157"Man's Best Friend"February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
168"Skate In Heavenly Peace"February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26)
179"Partying Ways"March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
1810"Single Life"March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
1911"Flashback"March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
2012"New Beginnings"March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25)
2113"Past, Present and Future"April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
2214"Cracks In The Crew"April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
2315"Tony's Test"May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
2416"Finally On My Own"May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)

Season 3 (2009)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
251"My House, My Rules"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
262"Adding Insult to Injury"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
273"Business Before Pleasure"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
284"Right Here, Right Now"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
295"Model Behavior"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
306"What's Next?"April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)

Production and broadcast

The show was produced by Carbone Entertainment and Good Clean Fun [3] for MTV and can be seen on MTV Arabia, MTV, MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Europe. MTV Poland, MTV Adria, MTV Hungary, MTV Romania, MTV Portugal, MTV Central, MTV Canada, MTV Italia, MTV New Zealand, MTV UK, MTV Turkey and MTV Latin America. Life of Ryan debuted on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 10:30pm following The Hills .

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Recurring cast

Guest appearances

Home media

Life of Ryan: The Complete Series was released on DVD on April 21, 2009. Special features include 3 skate featurettes. [4]

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References

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  2. "Life of Ryan Featuring Ryan Sheckler Returns for a Second Season on MTV Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 P.M." Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. Life of Ryan, Good Clean Fun website
  4. David Lambert (2009-02-10). "Life of Ryan DVD News". tvshowsondvd.com . Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-10.