▁Kost ers ki . ▁The ▁show ▁star red ▁David ▁Julian ▁Hir sh ▁as ▁Josh ▁G ould , ▁a ▁university ▁professor ▁in ▁Montreal ▁who , ▁although ▁he ▁teach es ▁a ▁sexual ▁anth rop ology ▁course , ▁strugg les ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁ever - sh ifting ▁rules ▁and ▁expect ations ▁of ▁the ▁d ating ▁scene . ▁ ▁It ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁television ▁season ▁with ▁eight ▁half - hour ▁episodes . ▁It ▁a ired ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁three ▁seasons , ▁however ▁the ▁last ▁episode ▁a ired ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁Show case ▁has ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁renew ed . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season ▁briefly ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁O xygen ▁Network ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Cast ▁David ▁Julian ▁Hir sh ▁– ▁Josh ▁G ould ▁Sarah ▁S my th ▁– ▁Natal ie ▁B ouch ard ▁Pat ric ia ▁McK en zie ▁– ▁Jenn ifer ▁Ch op ra ▁James ▁A . ▁Wood s ▁– ▁Steve ▁Susan ▁Glo ver ▁– ▁Sarah ▁Andrew ▁Tar bet ▁– ▁Eric ▁Kos cius ko ▁Ruth ▁Chi ang ▁– ▁Claud ia ▁Luc inda ▁Davis ▁– ▁Ang ela ▁ ▁Direct ors ▁James ▁All odi ▁Paul ▁Car rière ▁Jim ▁Don ovan ▁Tim ▁South am ▁ ▁Writ ers ▁Alex ▁Ep stein , ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁writer ▁Laura ▁Kost ers ki , ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁writer ▁Matt ▁Mac L enn an ▁Robert ▁David ▁Sher idan ▁Henri