Dinner Date

Dinner Date is a British dating game show, which first aired on ITV from 9 August 2010 to 28 December 2012, with subsequent new series airing on sister channel ITVBe since 8 October 2014. The programme format was created by Jimmy Baker and Joseph Varley.[2] The programme makes up a significant proportion of ITVBe's output, with several repeats airing daily. New-to-air episodes are generally scheduled on a weekly basis, although some episodes from the fifth series were stripped daily across weeknights.

For other uses, see Dinner Date (video game) and Dinner Date (U.S. TV series).

Dinner Date
GenreDating game show
Created byJoseph Varley & Jimmy Baker
Narrated byCharlotte Hudson (2010–12)
Natalie Casey (2014–)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11[1]
No. of episodes302[1]
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Release
Original networkITV (2010–12)
ITVBe (2014–)
Original release9 August 2010 (2010-08-09) –
present

Premise

The show involves a man or woman guest going for dinner at three different people's houses on consecutive nights. The dates are chosen at the start of the episode, when the dater chooses their three blind dates by going through five different three-course menus. The hosts are shown preparing a meal, usually some kind of interesting dish, and then the guest arrives. Afterward each host gives ratings of the guest, but then it is up to the guest to subsequently choose which of them they would like to go on a date to a restaurant with. The two losing contestants are given ready meals. At the end of the show, the viewers are told whether they are still dating or not. Sometimes updates of the romantic lives of the two unpicked hosts are given as well.

International versions

The UK version of Dinner Date broadcasts in over 20 countries, including; Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Serbia and Sweden.

There was also an Australian version of Dinner Date which aired on the Seven Network in 2011 hosted by Manu Feildel and a South African version of the show. Since 2020 there is also a German version of the show aired on ZDF Neo.

Transmissions
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
19 August 201026 November 201030[1]
220 June 201129 July 201130[1]
315 April 201228 December 201240[1]
48 October 201429 April 201531[1]
512 August 201525 March 201626[1]
611 May 201614 December 201626[1]
71 February 201713 December 201726[1]
828 February 201812 December 201826[1]
924 October 201811 December 201929[1]
108 April 20209 December 202026[1]
1113 December 20216 April 202226[1]
1214 December 20224 June 202326[1]

References
  1. "Dinner Date". Hat Trick Productions. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "Hat Trick Productions | Dinner Date". hattrick.co.uk/show/dinner-date.


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