Take Me Out (Irish game show)

Take Me Out is an Irish television dating game show airing on TV3. The show features Irish radio personality Ray Foley as the presenter. It was based on the Australian series Taken Out and the British series of the same name.^[1][2]

Format

One single man has to try to impress thirty single women. Each woman has a (white) light which she can turn off (red) if she is unimpressed by the man. His aim is to convince as many women as possible to keep their lights on so that he can then pick, from the women remaining, the one that he wishes to take on a date. If there is one woman left, the man and woman will go on a date. If no lights are left on - what is referred to as a "blackout" - then the man must leave the show without a date.

The game starts when the single man emerges from behind a door while his chosen song is played in the background. This is followed by a short introduction to himself by the man, then a video of the man's background. In the third round, the single man attempts to show off an ability he has in order to impress the women. After these rounds, if there are more than two women left with their lights on, the single man must turn off the lights of those remaining until he is left with two. He must then ask a question to both women, after which he decides which one he would like to take on a date.

Episodes

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Production

Take Me Out was produced by Sideline Productions for TV3. The series was filmed in The Helix in Dublin.^[4]

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