Bravo Media has given a series order to Blind Date, a modern day reboot of the iconic dating series, from Universal Television Alternative Studio. Casting will begin immediately.
The new series description per Bravo: “Dating has always been an awkward, contentious, sexy, and hilarious adventure. However, the magic of a blind date has gone away, replaced by the algorithms of dating apps, which have eroded dating into a casual meet-up to exchange preconceived notions. Sometimes you’re better off just going in blind!
“Updated for 2019 with social media trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations, each half-hour episode will feature strangers who are paired up and sent off on a blind date. The cameras will follow every move as a narrator weaves in hilarious commentary with the help of graphics, animations and thought bubbles to ensure nothing goes unsaid.”
Blind Date first debuted in 1999 and ran for 10 successful syndicated seasons,...
The new series description per Bravo: “Dating has always been an awkward, contentious, sexy, and hilarious adventure. However, the magic of a blind date has gone away, replaced by the algorithms of dating apps, which have eroded dating into a casual meet-up to exchange preconceived notions. Sometimes you’re better off just going in blind!
“Updated for 2019 with social media trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations, each half-hour episode will feature strangers who are paired up and sent off on a blind date. The cameras will follow every move as a narrator weaves in hilarious commentary with the help of graphics, animations and thought bubbles to ensure nothing goes unsaid.”
Blind Date first debuted in 1999 and ran for 10 successful syndicated seasons,...
- 4/2/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Blind Date” is getting a modern-day reboot, courtesy of Bravo, Variety has learned.
The original “Blind Date,” which ran for for 10 syndicated seasons from 1999 to 2006, used hidden cameras to film two strangers, who were fixed up by the show, as they embarked on their first date.
Now that dating apps have changed the game and blind dates are fewer and further between, Bravo announced they will update the show for 2019 “with social media trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations.” Each half-hour episode, like the original, will feature strangers who are paired up and sent off on a blind date.
Rachel Smith, Senior Vice President, Development at Bravo announced the series order which comes from Universal Television Alternative Studio. Casting for the show will begin immediately.
“Blind Date,” which aired for 1440 total episodes, was originally hosted by veteran radio broadcaster and “Hard Copy” alum Roger Lodge.
The original “Blind Date,” which ran for for 10 syndicated seasons from 1999 to 2006, used hidden cameras to film two strangers, who were fixed up by the show, as they embarked on their first date.
Now that dating apps have changed the game and blind dates are fewer and further between, Bravo announced they will update the show for 2019 “with social media trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations.” Each half-hour episode, like the original, will feature strangers who are paired up and sent off on a blind date.
Rachel Smith, Senior Vice President, Development at Bravo announced the series order which comes from Universal Television Alternative Studio. Casting for the show will begin immediately.
“Blind Date,” which aired for 1440 total episodes, was originally hosted by veteran radio broadcaster and “Hard Copy” alum Roger Lodge.
- 4/2/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Bravo has ordered a reboot of early 2000s dating game show “Blind Date,” but without Roger Lodge, it was announced Tuesday.
Promising a modern day take on the original series, each half-hour episode will feature two strangers paired up and sent on a blind date. Like the original, graphics including animations and speech bubbles will appear on screen as the narrator weaves in commentary and cameras follow the couple’s every move.
The original series, hosted by Lodge and distributed by NBC Universal Television, premiered in 1999 and ran for 10 seasons with a total of 1,440 episodes. Lodge will not be involved in the reboot; a new host has not yet been announced.
Modernized to work in the social media-saturated, dating apps world of 2019, the show’s original concept will be updated to include internet trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations.
Also Read: 'Double Shot at Love...
Promising a modern day take on the original series, each half-hour episode will feature two strangers paired up and sent on a blind date. Like the original, graphics including animations and speech bubbles will appear on screen as the narrator weaves in commentary and cameras follow the couple’s every move.
The original series, hosted by Lodge and distributed by NBC Universal Television, premiered in 1999 and ran for 10 seasons with a total of 1,440 episodes. Lodge will not be involved in the reboot; a new host has not yet been announced.
Modernized to work in the social media-saturated, dating apps world of 2019, the show’s original concept will be updated to include internet trends and diverse couples of all ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations.
Also Read: 'Double Shot at Love...
- 4/2/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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