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The Irrational

The Irrational is an American crime drama television series created by Arika Mittman. It is loosely based on the life of Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and professor at Duke University, and his 2008 non-fiction book Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. The show features Jesse L. Martin in the role of Alec Mercer, a…

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Genre
Police procedural · Crime drama
Based on
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Composer
Danny Lux
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Arika Mittman
Executive producers
Arika Mittman · Mark Goffman · Samuel Baum

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The Irrational

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples65
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
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The Irrational

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related to Development · 22
The Irrational → Alec Mercer, Arika Mittman, Dan Ariely, David Frankel, December, In April, In December, In February, In November, In October, In September, It, Jesse, Mark Goffman, Martin, Mittman, NBC, October, On May, On November
related to Release · 7
The Irrational → It, NBC, October, Peacock, September, The, USA Network
Starring · 5
The Irrational → Arash DeMaxi, Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Molly Kunz, Travina Springer
Production companies · 4
The Irrational → Off the Cliff Entertainment, Samuel Baum Productions, Simon-Binx Productions, Universal Television
related to Reception · 4
The Irrational → Martin's, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The
Executive producers · 3
The Irrational → Arika Mittman, Mark Goffman, Samuel Baum
related to External links · 3
The Irrational → IMDb, Irrational, Official
Genre · 2
The Irrational → Crime drama, Police procedural
Based on · 1
The Irrational → Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Composer · 1
The Irrational → Danny Lux

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The IrrationalBased onPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely1.00infobox
The IrrationalComposerDanny Lux1.00infobox
The IrrationalCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The IrrationalCreated byArika Mittman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersArika Mittman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersMark Goffman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersSamuel Baum1.00infobox
The IrrationalGenrePolice procedural1.00infobox
The IrrationalGenreCrime drama1.00infobox
The IrrationalNetworkNBC1.00infobox
The IrrationalNo. of episodes291.00infobox
The IrrationalNo. of seasons21.00infobox
The IrrationalOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The IrrationalProducerJesse L. Martin1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesSimon-Binx Productions1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesSamuel Baum Productions1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesOff the Cliff Entertainment1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesUniversal Television1.00infobox
The IrrationalReleaseSeptember 25, 2023 (2023-09-25) – March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)1.00infobox
The IrrationalRunning time42 minutes1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringJesse L. Martin1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringMaahra Hill1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringTravina Springer1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringMolly Kunz1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringArash DeMaxi1.00infobox
The Irrationalis aAmerican crime drama television series created by Arika Mittman0.90text

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