Swiping America

Dawn O'Porter presents the definitive guide to online dating, the biggest phenomenon in our collective love lives since the contraceptive pill.

MTV's Exposed was a television dating show which ran on MTV. It debuted on January 1, 2007, and was produced by Kallissa Productions and Endemol USA, as a "successor" to the dating show Next. The show ended by 2008.

Teen Michelle Carter’s actions shocked a nation — but what really happened behind closed doors?

Thanks to the smartphone, we are witnessing one of the biggest revolutions ever in the world of romantic relationships.

The hit Channel 4 series First Dates, has come to Ireland and RTÉ2. In First Dates, single people from across Ireland come to the First Dates restaurant where they have a real blind date. Joining maître D' Mateo Saina, are barman Ethan Miles, and waiters Alice, Pete and Libby, who help set the scene and give romance the best possible chance to flourish.

TailDaters is a short-lived reality dating series where the raucous and unexpected humor springs not just from the outgoing singles themselves, but also from the "Backseat Daters", friends and family who know the participants best, watching the date live on a closed circuit monitor and making instant commentaries.

A 27year old postgraduate student majoring in Psychology, Tang Wei Wei could not pursue her dreams due to family's opposition. Her father intended her to be married off before she turns 28 years old. Facing pressure from her father and her suspended academic dreams, she suffers from depression and repels the idea of marriage. In an arbitrary decision to adjust her mental state, she opened up a dessert shop. At this time, Lin Ran, 5 years her junior appears, illuminating her world with warmth and sunshine.

A story about the love of men and women who reunited with the 'Login' dating app.

Two single-and-ready-to-mingle best friends try to find love matches for each other by choosing two blind dates for their bestie, later going on two double dates revealing the type of person they think each other should be dating.

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

Dates is a British television romantic drama series created by Bryan Elsley, who also created Skins, which first aired on Channel 4 on 10 June 2013, at 22:00, as part of its "Mating Season" programming, illustrating a series of first dates between online dating service users. The show's target audience is "ABC1".

Celebrity couple Khaled Saqer and Elham Ali host this social experiment, where Arab singles connect and commit to marriage — before meeting face-to-face.

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These singles have to put a ring on it... without ever seeing one another. The Emmy-nominated experiment that ponders if love is blind arrives in Mexico.

Disaster Date is a hidden camera TV-show on MTV in which actors go on a blind date with a person. The series premiered on September 28, 2009, and is filmed in Los Angeles, California.

Next is a dating game show produced by Kallissa Productions which ran on MTV from 2005–2008.

In each episode of flirtations and fails, one real-life single navigates five blind dates. The mission: Find one match worthy of a second date.

After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But what happens when Hana meets Takane is an unexpected pairing of utter opposites!

Simone Selkin is single and in no way ready to mingle. Her excuses? Well, she's new to Toronto, she's trying to make the most of her big break on CSIS:ForensicSWAT and, if she's honest, she's still getting over her ex, Rebecca, who was a total skank. But back in Vancouver, Simone's best friend Audrey has a plan to get Simone back on the horse. And that plan is "online dating". "What's so great about meeting 'in real life' first anyway? That's how Ava Braun met Hitler and look how that turned out."

Parental Control is a heavily scripted "pseudo-reality" program produced by MTV. The two directors, Brendon Carter and Bruce Klassen, have also created other MTV shows. In Asia, this show was aired on Channel V in the period of 2007-2009.