Blind Date (American TV series)

Blind Date
Genre	Dating game show
Presented by	Roger Lodge (1999-2006); Nikki Glaser (2019-present)
Theme music composer	Devin Powers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	1450+
Production
Executive producers	David Garfinkle; Jay Renfroe; Matt Papish; Thomas Klein;
Producer	SP3Entertainment.com
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Gold Coast Television Entertainment
Distributor	Universal Worldwide Television; (1999–2002); (seasons 1–3); Universal Domestic Television; (2002–2004); (seasons 4–5); NBCUniversal Television Distribution; (2004–2006); (seasons 6–7);
Release
Original network	Syndication (1999-2006); Bravo (2019-present)
Original release	September 20, 1999 (syndication); November 18, 2019 (Bravo)

Blind Date is an American dating game show. The show was originally hosted by Roger Lodge, and is currently hosted by Nikki Glaser.

During its syndicated years (1999-2006), the series was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television. It was later distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution.

Synopsis

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.

Reboot

On October 10, 2019, it was announced that the series was getting revived and premiered on November 18, 2019 on Bravo.[1][2]

Syndication

Blind Date was aired on TNN (The National Network) (later Spike TV, now The Paramount Network from 2001 to 2003. Also, Spike TV picked up the show after re-launch the new channel name, the show re-aired from 2003 to 2005. Blind Date re-aired on Fox Reality Channel from 2005 to 2010.

Some Blind Date episodes are available on Nosey.com but only a fraction of the over 1450 episodes that were produced.

References

"'Blind Date' Reboot Ordered to Series at Bravo". Variety. April 2, 2019.
"Bravo Makes Dating Funny Again When "Blind Date" Premieres Monday, November 18 at 11:30PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. October 10, 2019.

External links

Blind Date at IMDb
Blind Date at TV.com

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[BlindDateBravo-1] "'Blind Date' Reboot Ordered to Series at Bravo". Variety. April 2, 2019.

[RebootReleaseDate-2] "Bravo Makes Dating Funny Again When "Blind Date" Premieres Monday, November 18 at 11:30PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. October 10, 2019.