Love reality shows | Eight new concepts to follow… or not!

Dating show formats continue to blossom. Here are those that the agency The Wit, the watchdog of global trends on the small screen, identified at the last MIPCOM in Cannes, this major international market for television content. How many of them will land in Quebec? That remains to be seen.


Sing in the Name of Love

(Free translation : Sing in the name of love)

Country of origin: Netherlands

Concept: Three single men and three single women cover a love song as a duet without being able to lay eyes on each other. If their vocal encounter turns into a romantic encounter, they receive an amount of money that they must spend together.

Virgin Island

(Free translation : virgin island)

Country of origin: Netherlands

Concept: In a tropical island, 10 “sexy and experienced” single women try to seduce the same man who hides a secret: he is a virgin. He eliminates one contender per episode, to whom he reveals his secret just before she leaves.

First Timers

(Free translation : Beginners)

Country of origin: Nordic countries

Concept: In a dream destination, 16 young adults, highly inexperienced in seduction, try to find love. There is no elimination; only activities designed so that they can let go without fear of being judged.

save the date

(Free translation : Set the date)

Country of origin: Finland

Concept: Four women tired of one-night stands must find a husband within three months. First, they set a wedding date, then they start looking for love in a hurry. Which will indulge in speed dating ? Which one will date three people at the same time? Which one will use the services of an expert? And above all, which one will achieve its goal?

Dating With Dogs


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Dating With Dogs (Love, my dog ​​and me)

(Translation : Love, my dog ​​and me)

Country of origin: France

Concept: In this reality show, singles select their suitors using an application that contains only pet profiles. They then meet the dogs, re-evaluate their selection based on each character’s character, and finally meet their masters. One of the hottest new formats over the past six months, according to The Wit.

lovevote

(Free translation : Elections of love)

Country of origin: South Korea

Concept: Sixteen bachelors are looking for love aboard a boat. They can reveal everything, except their political allegiances. Because some are conservative and others are liberal. They are asked to display their colors once they are in a relationship, which risks creating discomfort. As for the title, it is a play on words with The Love Boatan old soap American of the 1970s and 1980s.

Love in Translation

(Free translation : The language of love)

Country of origin: Mexico

Concept: Three famous personalities go on a journey to find love in countries where they can go incognito. They try to find a soul mate in eight different cities.

weight for you

(Free translation : The weight of love)

Country of origin: South Korea

Concept: “Chubby” men must lose enough weight to go through a narrow tunnel at the end of which are 10 attractive women. If they keep their belly and they get stuck in the funnel, they have to convince them to take the tunnel to meet them.


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