First Dates (Australia)

First Dates
First Dates promotional title card
Genre	Reality
Narrated by	Sam Mac
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Geraldine Orrock^[1]
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	3 February 2016 (2016-02-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows	First Dates

First Dates is an Australian reality dating television show which premiered on the Seven Network on 3 February 2016. Narrated by Sam Mac,^[2] the format is based on a British program of the same name.^[3]

Premise

The program follows two strangers, who have been matched up by a relationship expert,^[3] meeting for a first date at Verandah restaurant in Sydney.^[4] At the end of the date, the couples are interviewed together and asked whether they would like to see each other again.^[5]

During filming of the date, there are no producers or cameramen in the restaurant, to ensure the "authenticity of the date," with cameras being remotely operated.^[6]

In episode seven, the series featured its first same sex date, something seen as a rarity on Australian reality shows.^[7]^[8]

Broadcast

The eight episode series premiered on the Seven Network on 3 February 2016.^[2]^[9]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season final
	1	8	Wednesday 9pm^[6]	3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)	23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)

Season 1 (2016)


No.	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	Episode One^[10]	3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)	874,000^[11]
2	Episode Two	10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)	877,000^[12]
3	Episode Three	17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)	978,000^[13]
4	Episode Four	24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)	735,000^[14]
5	Episode Five	2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)	731,000^[15]
6	Episode Six	9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)	754,000^[16]
7	Episode Seven	16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)	738,000^[17]
8	Episode Eight	23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)	660,000^[18]

References

↑ Dunk, Tiffany (2 February 2016). "First Dates: The show we’ll all be talking about". news.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
1 2 Iannella, Antimo (24 January 2016). "Single Sam Mac opens up about his love life ahead of dating show First Dates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
1 2 Knox, David (21 December 2015). "Seven hooks up First Dates". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ Swain, Sarah (18 December 2015). "Makers of The Bachelor film in Sydney for Aussie version of First Dates reality show to air on Channel 7". news.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "First Dates: Seven 2016 promo". YouTube. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
1 2 Barrett, Dan (3 February 2016). "Seven wants viewers swiping right on First Dates". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ Knox, David (16 March 2016). "Same-sex singles meet on First Dates". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
↑ Koha, Nui Te (14 March 2016). "Same sex couple make history as first gay date on matchmaking show First Dates". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
↑ Knox, David (24 March 2016). "Easter non-ratings begin to bite". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 March 2016. First Dates was also down from 738,000 to 660,000 for its final episode
↑ "First Dates: Wed 3 Feb, season 1 episode 1". Plus7. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
↑ Micallef, Rachael (4 February 2016). "My Kitchen Rules the roost; First Dates has big launch". AdNews. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
↑ "Wednesday 10 February 2016". TV Tonight.
↑ Knox, David (18 February 2016). "Wednesday 17 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
↑ Knox, David (25 February 2016). "Wednesday 24 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
↑ Knox, David (3 March 2016). "Wednesday 2 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
↑ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "Wednesday 9 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
↑ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Wednesday 16 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
↑ Knox, David (24 March 2016). "Wednesday 23 March 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

External links

Official website

Seven Network programming (current and upcoming)

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