First Dates (American TV series)

First Dates
Genre	Reality
Starring	Sandro Coppola
Narrated by	Drew Barrymore
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Ellen DeGeneres
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companies	A Very Good Production Shed Media
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 7 (2017-04-07) – May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)

First Dates is an American reality television show based on the British version of the show of the same name. It first aired on the NBC network on April 7, 2017. Ellen DeGeneres was the executive producer and Drew Barrymore narrated.^[1] It was not picked up for a second season.^[2]

Format

The show was filmed at the MK Restaurant in near North Side Chicago,^[3] showing many people on blind dates—i.e., they haven't met each other before. At the end of the date, the couples were interviewed together and asked whether they would like to see each other again.

Since transmission of the first season's final episode, the MK Restaurant has closed, due to a dispute between the building's new landlord and the owner.^[4] Its final service was on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

Episodes

Viewership and ratings per episode of First Dates

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Wine Makes Me Crazy"	April 7, 2017	0.8/4	3.78[5]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"No Idea What Her Name Is"	April 14, 2017	0.7/3	3.16[6]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"A Cat is a Red Flag"	April 21, 2017	0.7/3	3.48[7]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Should I Try to Kiss You?"	April 28, 2017	0.7/3	3.24[8]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"Love is Like a Shot of Tequila"	May 5, 2017	0.7/4	3.55[9]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"You Wrote a Song About My Plant?"	May 12, 2017	0.7/3	3.34[10]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"I Take a Lot of a Selfies"	May 19, 2017	0.7/3	3.23[11]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Never Been Kissed"	May 26, 2017	0.7/3	3.51[12]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

References

1. Taylor, Frances. "First Dates got an American makeover and there are SO many awkward moments". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
2. "Ask Andy: Will NBC's First Dates or Fox's American Grit return?". reality blurred. February 27, 2018.
3. Kryah, Kevin. "NBC's 'First Dates' Will Start Filming in Chicago This Month". chicagomag.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
4. mk restaurant to close Tuesday after 18 years Chicago Tribune, Retrieved June 7, 2017.
5. Porter, Rick (April 10, 2017). "'Shark Tank' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
6. Porter, Rick (April 17, 2017). "'Shark Tank' adjusts up, 'The Originals' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
7. Porter, Rick (April 24, 2017). "'Dateline,' 'Blue Bloods' repeat adjust up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
8. Porter, Rick (May 1, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0,' 'First Dates' and everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
9. Porter, Rick (May 8, 2017). "'Blue Bloods' finale adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
10. Porter, Rick (May 15, 2017). "'Shark Tank finale, '48 Hours: NCIS' adjust up; 'Originals' and 'Reign' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
11. Porter, Rick (May 22, 2017). "'Undercover Boss' adjusts up, 'Originals' and 'Reign' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
12. Porter, Rick (May 30, 2017). "'Penn & Teller' and '20/20′ reruns adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• First Dates at IMDb