Next (game show)
| Next | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Jacqui Pitman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 288 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kallissa Miller Jacqui Pitman Howard Schultz |
| Producers | D Renard Young Kristi Fraijo Dana Leiken Peter Glowski Jennifer Stander Elizabeth Grizzle |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Kallissa Productions Reveille Productions Lighthearted Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | May 4, 2005 – December 21, 2008 |
Next is a dating game show produced by Kallissa Miller with her production company Kallissa Productions,[1] which ran on MTV from 2005 to 2008.
Format
[edit]Next dealt with a contestant going on sequential blind dates with possibly up to five other single people,[2] known as "the daters", who were secluded on a RV, referred to as the "Next Bus". The added twist was that the date could end at any time by the contestant shouting "next".[3]
International versions
[edit]- The Spanish version, aired on Neox of Antena 3 in 2010.
- The French version aired in 2008 on Virgin 17 and MTV.
- The Lithuania show debuted in 2007 on LNK.
- The Chilean show debuted on September 22, 2008 and airs on MEGA.
- The Canadian series began around 2009 on Much Music.
- The Bulgarian series began around 2014 on TV7.
References
[edit]- ^ "MTV dreaming of teens". 10 December 2004.
- ^ "How MTV's Most Controversial Dating Show Predicted Tinder in 2005".
- ^ Emily Yahr (2020-08-05). "The revealing and disturbing story of America, told through 20 years of reality dating shows". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.