Best Reality Dating Shows of All Time: From ‘Room Raiders’ and ‘Rock of Love’ to ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Love Is Blind’
28.09.2023 - 19:11
/ variety.com
The Bachelor” has served as a blueprint for many, spawning numerous spinoffs — 60 collective seasons having aired since the first in 2002 — with its very straightforward format: a group of singles vie for the attention of one man or woman. It was a method used many times through the years. VH1 tackled the same with “Rock of Love” as Bret Michaels searched for love and “Shot at Love,” with Tila Tequila looking for “the one.” Some have flipped the format upside down, like “Joe Millionaire,” which threw in an added layer of a man lying about being rich.
Others have gone the realm of seeing what happens when bringing together large groups of singles, à la “Love Island,” “Perfect Match,” “Too Hot to Handle” and “Are You the One?“ And then there are the outliers: “Married at First Sight” and “Love Is Blind” turn their focus solely on love rather than physical attraction. Each work for their own reason. Below, Variety has gathered 19 of the best reality dating TV shows of all time.
The below are not ranked, but are placed in alphabetical order. Premiering on MTV in 2014, “AYTO?” began as a group of singles that are secretly paired with “the one” via a matchmaking algorithm. All singles must live together and try to figure out who their perfect match is.
If successful, the group splits a $1 million prize. While the first seven seasons were male-female, the eighth season featured a sexually fluid cast. The Season 5 cast is the only group who were unable to figure out all perfect matches, leaving with no money at the end.
Ryan Devlin and Terrence J have hosted through the years. The show also led to a spinoff, “Are You the One: Second Chances,” hosted by Karma Brown. The series brought back 10 perfect matches to compete in
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