Starring Cilla Black No. of series Cancelled Original network Sky1 First episode date 2009 Number of episodes 10 | Country of origin United Kingdom Running time 60mins (inc. comms) Picture format 16:9 Network Sky 1 Genre Dating | |
Loveland is a cancelled British dating game show that was due to be aired on Sky One in 2011. The show would have been similar to old dating show, Blind Date 20th Century but with a 21st-century twist - the contestants would have been hidden behind avatars, created to reflect their alter egos. Cilla Black, former host of Blind Date, had been announced as host for the show.
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Format
According to the Daily Mail, the show would have involved one person picking out their date out of three contestants. The three suitors must 'hide' behind a computer generated avatar (alter ego). The avatars will be extensions of what the contestants want to look like. The viewers in the studio and at home will be able to see the avatars live in the studio, interacting with real people. According to The Guardian, the show would have been produced by Standing Stone Productions, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Creator is Jo Pine, who will executive produce together with Tom Gutteridge, former CEO of FremantleMedia North America and founder of UK production company Mentorn. According to C21, the format has already been sold to Fox in the US, who will be developing it for the US market with Standing Stone Productions/Tom Gutteridge.
Cancellation
Despite the fact a pilot show was filmed in 2008, the show was eventually cancelled in mid-2009 after Sky1 found the production too costly.