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Take Me Out is an American dating game show that was broadcast on Fox.[1][2] It was based on the British show of the same name, which in turn was based on the original Australian show Taken Out and created based on the success of the international versions.[citation needed] The show was hosted by George Lopez.[3] It premiered on June 7, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Canada and the United States[4] with ratings of 3.3 million.[5]
| Take Me Out | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Directed by | Michael Dempsey |
| Presented by | George Lopez |
| Theme music composer | David Vanacore Eric Hester |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jeff Apploff |
| Producers | Ves D’Eila Kate Killoran Dowd Chuck Stream Megan Fraher |
| Editors | T.J. Mahar J.D. Brimes Victor Gonzaga Tim Leavitt Mike Polito |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | Fremantle |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | June 7 – July 26, 2012 |
| Related | |
| Taken Out (Australia) Take Me Out (UK) | |
On July 3, 2012, Fox announced that the show would be removed from its Thursday night timeslot and be relegated to Saturday nights, starting on July 14, 2012 to make room for Mobbed,[6] but just three days later, following an increase in ratings over the previous episodes, Fox announced that the show would remain in its Thursday night timeslot.[7]
| No. | Airdate | No. of couples | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 7, 2012 | 2 | Brandon | John (Samantha) | Eric | Alain (Michaela) |
| 2 | June 14, 2012 | 3 | Jesse (Debra) | Jonnie | Panos (Cournti) | Dave (Kristin) |
| 3 | June 21, 2012 | 2 | Danny "Tsunami" (Sana) | Justice | Mikey | Evin (Leslie) |
| 4 | June 28, 2012 | 3 | Jimmy K. (Marisa) | Phil (Kelly B.) | Aaron (Jenny) | Sebastian |
| 5 | July 5, 2012 | 2 | Shawn | Kash (Sonja) | Michael | Davin (Kasia) |
| 6 | July 12, 2012 | 3 | Max (Lisa) | Antonios | Casey (Larena) | Greg (Erin) |
| 7 | July 19, 2012 | 3 | Zach (Brooke) | Scott (Crystal) | Will (Mindy) | - |
| 8 | July 26, 2012 | 3 | Demarcus (Megan) | Tyler (Joanna) | George (Nicole W.) | - |
| No. in Series |
Air date | Timeslot (EST) | 18-49 (rating/share) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 7, 2012 | Thursday 8:00 P.M. |
1.3/5 | 3.26[8] |
| 2 | June 14, 2012 | 1.1/4 | 2.63[9] | |
| 3 | June 21, 2012 | 1.2/4 | 3.22[10] | |
| 4 | June 28, 2012 | 1.0/3 | 2.32[11] | |
| 5 | July 5, 2012 | 1.2/4 | 3.09[12] | |
| 6 | July 12, 2012 | 1.2/4 | 2.99[13] | |
| 7 | July 19, 2012 | 1.2/4 | 3.10[14] | |
| 8 | July 26, 2012 | 1.2/4 | 2.85[15] |
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