Playing it Straight
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| Genre | Reality show |
| Running time | 45–50 min |
| Starring | Daphne Brogdon (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | FOX |
| Original run | March 12 2004–April 2 2004 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (5 episodes unaired) |
Playing it Straight was a 2004 American reality show in which one woman spent time on a ranch with a group of men in an attempt to discern which of them were homosexual and which of them were heterosexual. All of the men pretended to be heterosexual. The woman went on individual dates with the men, in addition to engaging in group activities with them. Over the course of the episodes, she voted to eliminate the men she believed to be gay.
At the end of the show, the woman had to choose one man. If he was heterosexual, the man and woman would split the prize money, but if he was gay, then he would receive all the money (and the woman would receive nothing).
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[edit] Fox Show
The show was first broadcast in the United States on the Fox Network and premiered on March 12, 2004. The program was set on a Nevada ranch, and Jackie Thomas spent time with 14 men with a chance to win US$ 1 million. It was hosted by Daphne Brogdon and was officially canceled after only three episodes, due to low ratings.
[edit] Contestants
| Contestant | Status | Sexual Orientation |
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| Gust | Eliminated week 1 | straight |
| Louis | Eliminated week 1 | straight |
| Alex | Eliminated week 2 | gay |
| Ryan | Eliminated week 2 | straight |
| Eddie | Left the show week 3 | gay |
| Chad | Eliminated week 3 | gay |
| John | Eliminated week 4 | gay |
| Lee | Eliminated week 4 | gay |
| Bradley | Eliminated week 5 | gay |
| Luciano | Eliminated week 5 | gay |
| Bill | Eliminated week 6 | gay |
| Chris | Eliminated week 8 | gay |
| Sharif | Eliminated week 8 | straight |
| Banks | Winner week 8 | straight |
In 2005, nearly one year later after the show was recorded, Fox issued a press release stating that Jackie and Banks were still together.
[edit] Channel 4
Channel 4 (UK) broadcast their own version of the show, first episode on 8 April 2005, as part of their Twisted Dating Season. The show is set on a Mexican ranch and Zoe is spending time with 12 men. Ten men started the show and two more, Lee and Marco, were added in week 3 - it was revealed when they arrived that one was gay and one straight. The prize money was £100,000 and the show was hosted by June Sarpong.
[edit] Contestants
| Contestant | Status | Sexual Orientation |
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| Pretesh | Eliminated week 1 | straight |
| Raphael | Eliminated week 1 | straight |
| Demetrius | Eliminated week 2 | gay |
| George | Eliminated week 2 | straight |
| Lee | Eliminated week 3 | gay |
| Peter | Eliminated week 3 | gay |
| Jonny | Eliminated week 4 | gay |
| Alex | Eliminated week 5 | gay |
| Daniel. K | Eliminated week 5 | straight |
| Marco | Eliminated week 6 | straight |
| Danny. B | Eliminated week 6 | straight |
| Ben | Winner | gay (but split money with Zoe) |
[edit] Seven Network
An Australian version of the show aired on the Seven Network starting October 2004. Despite much of the hype surrounding it the show bombed in the ratings and was quickly pulled from the schedule. The remaining episodes were later aired sporadically over the next six months. Chad was the eventual winner and, although he was revealed to be straight, this is very heavily disputed.
[edit] See also
- Boy Meets Boy (a 2003 program on the Bravo network in which a gay man successfully chose another gay man from a mixed group of gay and heterosexual men).
