Old reality dating shows

What network executive signed off on Date My Mom? The premise: An RV full of daters went one by one on dates with a stranger who could at any time call "next" to get a new person to date. For every minute the date lasted, the dater earned a dollar, which they got to keep if they got "nexted. Why it was so wild: The daters' personal facts were iconicand the premise was essentially Tinder with a financial-incentive twist.

Though there have been many memorable dating shows, like current hits The Bachelor and The Bachelorettefar more romance-minded series have been left to die alone, never finding love with audiences.

Ah, reality television. A stellar way to ignore the state of the world and focus on what's important: Other people's drama. And while reality tv is great and all, there's also a ton of it.