Dating in the Dark (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Dating in the Dark premièred on the ABC television network on July 20, 2009. The show's format is based on a Dutch dating show called ' (meaning "Dating In the Dark").

Format

Dating

Three men and three women are sequestered in separate wings of the house, unable to have any conversation or contact with the opposite sex unless in the dark room. Initially, all six contestants have a group date in which they all sit at a table in the dark room exchanging names and getting to know one another's voices and personality types. After this date, each contestant can invite another contestant for a one-on-one date; these dates are also held in the dark room.

Throughout the show, the host provides the men and women with additional insights by providing personality profiles showing which contestants are their best matches and also allowing them to view items the others have brought to the house, such as items of clothing or luggage. Other episodes include sketch artists drawing contestants' impressions of each other.

After the one-on-one dates, each contestant can choose to invite another that they wish to see. The contestants enter the dark room for the final time and are revealed to each other one at a time. During the reveal process the couple must remain silent.

The Reveal Process

While being shown in the light, a contestant cannot see the other contestant's reaction. Each contestant is standing at opposite ends of the dark room with a very large two-way mirror between them. A color camera films from the dark side of the mirror while the other is illuminated on the other side. A separate infrared camera films the person on the dark side's reaction; the two images are combined in post-production. This is done, in part, by using video editing software to fade the infrared image of the person being revealed to black before they are illuminated, then seamlessly showing the color image of the person being revealed as it is faded in and out. During the reveal process the couple must remain silent.

The Balcony

The show culminates with each contestant choosing whether to meet another on the balcony of the house. The contestant will go to the balcony and wait for his or her prospective partner to join him or her. Joining the other on the balcony signifies that the contestants both want to pursue a relationship; exiting the house through the front door signifies that they do not want to pursue a relationship. Cameras are set up to show both the meeting balcony and the front door.

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

Episode 1 (July 20, 2009)

Female's	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?
Melanie	31	Allister	29	Him-Yes Her-Yes
Christina	28	Seth	31	Him-Yes Her-No
Leni	27	Stephen	31	Him-Yes Her-Yes

Episode 2 (July 27, 2009)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?
Chrystee	32	Jason	29	Him-No Her-Yes
Megan	31	Matt	28	Him-Yes Her-Yes
Lindsey	27	Doug	31	Him-Yes Her-Yes

Episode 3 (August 3, 2009)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?
Sasha	30	Chris	26	Him-No Her-No
Megan	23	Chris	26	Him-No Her-No
Jennifer	30	Chris	26	Him-Yes Her-No

• Chris was chosen by all three girls to meet on the balcony, however, none of them did meet him.

Episode 4 (August 10, 2009)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?
Lisa	39	Dion	37	Him-Yes Her-Yes
Tawny	37	Leo	26	Him-Yes Her-No
Tanya	24	Malek	29	Him-Yes Her-No

Episode 5 (August 17, 2009)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?
Deanne	27	Jeff	30	Him-yes Her-yes
Renee	28	Jose	30	Him-yes Her-no
Gine	24	Matt	32	Him-yes Her-no

Episode 6 (August 24, 2009)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Season 2 (2010)

Episode 1 (August 9, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Episode 2 (August 16, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Episode 3 (August 23, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Episode 4 (August 30, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Episode 5 (September 6, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Episode 6 (September 13, 2010)

Female's Name	Age	Male's Name	Age	Chooses to Date/Meet on Balcony?

Ratings

Season 1 (2009)

Order	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18"49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Night)	Rank (Timeslot)	Rank (Week)
1	4.1	7	2.5/7	6.34	6	1	7
2	4.2	7	2.5/7	6.36	6	1	8
3	2.4	4	1.6/5	3.64	6	3	17
4	3.0	5	1.7/5	4.50	8	3	14
5	2.9	5	1.8/5	4.60	9	4	15
6	2.8	4	1.7/5	4.18	10	5	18

Season 2 (2010)

Order	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18"49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Night)	Rank (Timeslot)
7	2.9	5	1.8/5	4.44	4	1
8	2.5	4	1.6/4	3.76	8	1
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