| Blind Date | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Roger Lodge |
| Theme music composer | Devin Powers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 910 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Garfinkle Jay Renfroe Matt Papish Thomas Klein |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndication |
| Original run | September 13, 1999 – September 1, 2006 |
Blind Date is an American reality show that aired in syndication from September 1999 to September 2006. Hosted by Roger Lodge, the series was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television. It was later distributed by NBC Universal.
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During each episode, people who did not know each other were paired up and sent off on a blind date. The cameras followed their every move, while commentary in the form of subtitles, animations, and "thought bubbles" was added by the show's producers. The show was hosted by Roger Lodge.
The dates were sometimes unsuccessful. Certain especially disastrous pairings were described as "Dates From Hell," and the show frequently concluded with excerpts from the show's "Hall of Shame" (embarrassing moments), "Cutting Room Floor" (footage that was comic but not deemed integral to a date's narrative), and "Hot Zone" (extremely sexy footage from successful dates). Few times did people end up appearing multiple times throughout the course of the series. Sometimes the subtitle "Three Strikes, You're Out" would be used on a date to indicate that the person has twice before appeared on the show with unsuccessful dates and is foreshadowed to be another unsuccessful date yet again. Blind Date occasionally matched up people older than the usual under-30 age group. Two couples who met on the show did get married in real life, with both weddings featured in special episodes. In season 1 of the show, the dates had specific themes such as "The Whole Ball of Wax" and "Hot and Cold". From seasons 2-7, the themed dates would be dropped.
On August 11, 2006, NBC Universal announced that the show would not be renewed for the 2006-2007 season due to low ratings.[1] NBC Universal provided repeats from its seven seasons to air during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons.
Reruns have subsequently been shown on Spike TV and Fox Reality; the show currently airs several times during weekday afternoons on the latter station. It has also been distributed in many overseas markets and selected episodes have been released to DVD in Region 1.