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    A History Of Ridiculous Reality Dating Shows

    It takes a special type of person to go on a show like “Millionaire Matchmaker” or “Parental Control.” Over the years, it seems they’ve just about used up every unique way to awkwardly play matchmaker on television. Here’s a history of the shows you love to hate and just can’t seem to stop watching.

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    • 1. The Dating Game (1965-1999)

    • 2. MTV's Singled Out (1995-1998)

    • 3. Blind Date (1999-2006)

    • 4. The Blame Game (1999-2000)

    • 5. Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire (2000)

    • 6. ElimiDATE (2001-2006)

    • 7. Temptation island (2001-2003)

    • 8. The Fifth Wheel (2001-2004)

    • 9. DisMissed (2001-2006)

    • 10. The Bachelor (2002-present)

    • 11. Average Joe (2003-2005)

    • 12. Joe Millionaire (2003)

    • 13. For Love Or Money (2003-2004)

    • 14. The Bachelorette (2003-present)

    • 15. Room Raiders (2004-present)

    • 16. The Littlest Groom (2004)

    • 17. Parental Control (2005-present)

    • 18. NEXT (2005-2008)

    • 19. Exposed (2006-2007)

    • 20. Flavor Of Love (2006-2008)

    • 21. I Love New York (2007-2008)

    • 22. Rock Of Love (2007-2009)

    • 23. A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila (2007)

    • 24. The X Effect (2007)

    • 25. That's Amore! (2008)

    • 26. Millionaire Matchmaker (2008-present)

    • 27. More To Love (2009)

    • 28. Dating In The Dark (2009)

    • 29. For The Love Of Ray J (2009-2010)

    • 30. Baggage (2010)