| Taken Out | |
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Taken Out logo |
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| Genre | Dating game show |
| Presented by | James Kerley |
| Opening theme | I Never Liked You by Rogue Traders |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 1 September 2008 – 26 February 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Take Me Out (UK version) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Taken Out is an Australian television dating game show that was originally broadcast on Network Ten between 1 September 2008 and 26 February 2009. The show was hosted by James Kerley, a Foxtel television presenter who has hosted such shows as Cash Cab and The Dave & Kerley Show.[1]
The format was developed by FremantleMedia. Under the name Take Me Out the format has also aired in Ireland, Denmark, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Spain and Japan. A British version aired on 2 January 2010.[2]
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Taken Out is primarily a studio-based show, with limited amounts of location-based material, that involves a single person who is introduced to thirty single people of the opposite sex which were revealed to them in the Taken Out arena. The show is split into two sections: The initial selection in the studio, and the two stage date. During the course of the game, the host presents information and videos about the single person and based upon this information, the thirty people periodically decide independently, if they should 'leave their light on' and stay in the game with the chance to date the single person or to 'turn their light out' and exclude themselves from the chance to date the person.
Firstly, the women learnt a single piece of information about the single man which, along with his appearance, they used to decide whether they were interested or not. The women then judged and turned their lights off or on depending on their decision, however once they had turned their lights off, they couldn't change their minds. Then there would be a video of the single man shown, where they would describe their best features and qualities to try and keep as many women in the game as possible. The women then judged again. Next, a video by the single man's friend, family member, co worker or ex partner was shown. The women then decided again. Finally, if there were four or more women left with their lights on, the single man walked around the arena and personally met each remaining woman and either turn her light out or left her's on until there were only three women remaining. Then the single man asked a question to the three women, in which he then chose one woman to dismiss. This occurred again for the remaining two women. At the end the single man formally got asked if they would like to date the remaining woman or not. The first question was skipped if only two women are remaining and the single man still got to ask a question if only one woman was remaining before arriving at the question stage. If at any stage of the game all thirty women had turned their lights off, the game ended immediately and the single man left the show without a woman. During the whole process Kerley waked around the arena and chatted with different women asking for their opinions of the single man and why they had kept their light on or turned it off.
After the initial selection is complete, a three stage dating process occurs. Firstly, the couple get to chat in private in a 'green room' at the studios in which they can get to know each other better in an uninfluenced environment. Next up, the couple meet for a date at a Melbourne restaurant, bar, massage parlour or other similar place. If either person is still interested in the other, there is an opportunity to attend a rendezvous at the Eureka Tower observation deck, where champagne and views of Melbourne at night await. This can often embarrassingly lead to only one person attending the rendezvous point. The latter two meetings are optional, however most attend the second stage. After all possible meetings, a final verdict is delivered. If either person wants the relationship to continue, they 'leave their light on' but if they wish for the relationship to end, they 'turn their light out'. This process is shown on the episode after the episode where their pairing was determined in the studio.
The show originally screened Monday to Friday in the 7 pm timeslot before it was moved to an earlier 6 pm timeslot after two weeks on air due to competition from other shows.[3]. It was removed from schedules in its fourth week after screening 19 episodes, due to continuing mediocre ratings.[4] Despite the axing, FremantleMedia continued to produce new episodes. In total, 65 episodes had been recorded.
On 12 January 2009, Taken Out silently returned to air at around midnight each morning, seven days a week.[5] The remaining 46 episodes were shown in this fashion until the final recorded episode aired on 26 February 2009.
The show is currently airing on Australian subscription television channel Channel V.
| Country | Name | Channel | Premiere | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Taken Out | Network Ten | 1 September 2008 | James Kerley |
| Chile | Elígeme Pick Me |
Mega | 24 March 2010 | Luis Jara |
| China | 我们约会吧 (male/female roles reverse) |
Hunan TV | December 2009 | 何炅 |
| China | 非诚勿扰 Fei Cheng Wu Rao |
Jiangsu TV | 15 January 2010 | 孟非 |
| Denmark | Dagens Mand Today's Man |
TV2 | 17 September 2008 | Pelle Hvenegaards |
| Finland | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Flanders | Take Me Out | 2BE | 15 December 2010 | Gerrit De Cock |
| Indonesia | Take Me Out | Indosiar | 19 June 2009 | Choky Sitohang and Yuanita Christiani |
| Indonesia | Take Him Out | Indosiar | 2 August 2009 | Choky Sitohang and Yuanita Christiani |
| Indonesia | Take A Celebrity Out | Indosiar | ? | Choky Sitohang and Yuanita Christiani |
| Ireland | Take Me Out | TV3 | 15 September 2010 | Ray Foley |
| Malaysia | Take Me Out | NTV7 | 11 November 2011 | Nazrudin Rahman and Julie Woon |
| Netherlands | Take Me Out | RTL 5 | 9 March 2009 | Eddy Zoëy |
| Netherlands | Take Me Out | RTL 5 | 9 March 2009 | Eddy Zoëy |
| Norway | Dagens Mann Today's Man |
TV3 | September 2011 | Hasse Hope |
| Philippines | Take Me Out | GMA Network | April 2010 | Jay-R |
| Spain | Elígeme Pick Me |
Cuatro | ? | Carlos Baute |
| Sweden | Dagens man Man of the day |
TV4 Plus | September 2009 | Carolina Gynning |
| Thailand | Take Me Out Thailand | Channel 3 | 2 July 2011 | Ketsetsawat Palakawong Na Ayutthaya, Patcharasri Benjamas |
| United Kingdom | Take Me Out | ITV | 2 January 2010 | Paddy McGuinness |