Dating Naked

Dating Naked is an American reality dating game show shown on VH1, which debuted in July 2014. Amy Paffrath served as the host for the first two seasons and was clothed in her appearances. The first season was filmed on an island in Panama. The second season, re-titled Dating Naked: Playing for Keeps and filmed in the Philippines, premiered on July 22, 2015[2] and concluded on September 16, 2015.[3]

Dating Naked
Genre	Reality television dating game show
Presented by	Amy Paffrath (seasons 1–2) Rocsi Diaz (season 3)[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Howard Schultz
Production locations	Panama Philippines Bora Bora
Production company	Lighthearted Entertainment
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	July 17, 2014 – September 14, 2016
External links
Official website

The third season, hosted by Rocsi Diaz and filmed in Bora Bora, premiered on June 29, 2016 and concluded on September 14, 2016.[1] On April 14, 2017, VH1 announced that Dating Naked was canceled after three seasons, though VH1 left open the possibility of a future series reboot.[4]

Summary

The show matched up several contestants who were routinely switched with other contestants. While contestants were nude most of the time, the show does not show contestants' genitals. The first season featured a new pair of contestants in each episode. There was a format change for the remaining seasons, where there were two main contestants, a male and a female, whom new contestants would join each episode to date them, in a format similar to shows such as The Bachelor.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	11		July 17, 2014	September 25, 2014
	2	10		July 22, 2015	September 16, 2015
	3	12		June 29, 2016	September 14, 2016

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Joe and Wee Wee"	July 17, 2014	0.83[5]
2	2	"Steven and Taryn"	July 24, 2014	0.69[6]
3	3	"Keegan and Diane"	July 31, 2014	1.04[7]
4	4	"Chuck and Camille"	August 7, 2014	0.59[8]
5	5	"Mike and Candace"	August 14, 2014	0.74[6]
6	6	"Greg and Ashley"	August 21, 2014	0.54[9]
7	7	"AJ and Liddy"	August 28, 2014	0.56[10]
8	8	"Mike and Moenay"	September 4, 2014	0.67[11]
9	9	"Sean and Juliet"	September 11, 2014	0.53[6]
10	10	"The Wedding"	September 18, 2014	0.59[6]
11	11	"Joe and MJ"	September 25, 2014	0.41[6]

Season 2: Playing for Keeps

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
12	1	"Strip Down and Buckle Up"	July 22, 2015	0.48[12]
13	2	"Catch and Release"	July 22, 2015	0.47[12]
14	3	"Front-Runners and Back Burners"	July 29, 2015	0.59[13]
15	4	"Check and Mate"	August 5, 2015	0.56[14]
16	5	"Two Young and Too Restless"	August 12, 2015	0.58[15]
17	6	"Big Fights and Bald Heads"	August 19, 2015	0.73[16]
18	7	"Smooches and Sabotages"	August 26, 2015	0.75[17]
19	8	"Passive and Aggressive"	September 2, 2015	0.61[18]
20	9	"Eavesdroppers and Ultimatums"	September 9, 2015	0.64[19]
21	10	"Arrivals and Departures"	September 16, 2015	0.78[20]

Season 3

The third season premiered on Wednesday, June 29, 2016.[1]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
22	1	"Stripped & Searching"	June 29, 2016	0.62[21]
23	2	"Two-Faces and Suitcases"	July 6, 2016	0.69[22]
24	3	"Drag and Drop"	July 13, 2016	0.47[23]
25	4	"Vamps and Gramps"	July 20, 2016	0.59[24]
26	5	"Shark Bait and Heart Breaks"	July 27, 2016	0.64[25]
27	6	"Lap Dances and Second Chances"	August 3, 2016	0.49[26]
28	7	"Pub Crawls and Great Balls"	August 10, 2016	0.51[27]
29	8	"Reset and Game On"	August 17, 2016	0.46[28]
30	9	"Hit It and Quit It"	August 24, 2016	0.55[29]
31	10	"Kiss & Don't Tell"	August 31, 2016	0.54[30]
32	11	"Chakras & Awe"	September 7, 2016	N/A
33	12	"Returns & Exchanges"	September 14, 2016	N/A

International release

Country	Network	Premiere date
Australia	Eleven (Now 10 Peach)	9 October 2014 – present
Brazil	Discovery Home & Health	2016 – present
Canada	M3	2014 – present
Germany	TLC	February 14, 2015 – present
Portugal	SIC Radical	September 17, 2016 – present
United Kingdom	TLC	2014 – present

Reception

Allison Davis wrote that the show "push[es] the boundaries of courtship and creatively expand[s] the list of activities you can do in the nude," but also criticized the show's pool scenes for being too revealing.[31] Emily Hewett described it as "the most awkward show on television."[32] A more negative review from Time described the show as a typical reality dating show "once you (and the contestants) get used to the nudity gimmick".[33]

Controversy

In August 2014, Jessie Nizewitz, a contestant on the third episode of Season 1, which aired on July 31, 2014, filed a lawsuit against Viacom, as well as Firelight Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment for $10 million, after they broadcast an uncensored shot of her crotch.[34]

Two months later, Viacom, Firelight Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, claiming that Nizewitz was in violation of her contract in filing a lawsuit. Viacom, in its petition for dismissal held that, "Before filming began, she signed not one but three agreements, in which she expressly and repeatedly agreed that she would participate and be filmed fully nude: that footage could be exhibited and distributed without restriction; that the producers would have sole discretion in how the footage was edited; that she waived any right to sue over her appearance on the show; and that she would be liable for attorneys fees should she sue in violation of her contract."[35]

In March 2015, the lawsuit was dismissed by a New York Supreme Court judge.[36]

See also

• Adam Zkt. Eva
• Buying Naked
• Naked and Afraid
• Naked Attraction

References

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External links

• Official website
• Dating Naked at IMDb