Taken Out is an Australian television dating game show that was originally broadcast on Network Ten between 1 September 2008 and 26 February 2009. The format was developed by FremantleMedia (now Fremantle) and was hosted by James Kerley.
International versions were developed using various titles, starting in 2008 in Denmark as (Today's Man) and in 2009 in the Netherlands as Take Me Out. This title was also used for the British, Irish, Philippine and the American versions of the show. A rebooted Australian version, renamed to Take Me Out, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey, aired on the Seven Network from 3 September until 27 November 2018.
Versions have also been made in Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, China, Spain, Finland, Thailand, Germany, Italy, France, Malaysia, Taiwan, Canada (Quebec), Vietnam and Lebanon.
Format Taken Out is primarily a studio-based show, with limited amounts of on-location filming, that involves a single person being introduced to thirty single people of the opposite gender which are revealed to them in the Taken Out arena. The show is split into two sections: The initial selection in the studio, and the two stage date. During the course of the game, the host presents information and videos about the single person and based upon this information, the thirty people periodically decide independently, if they should 'leave their light on' and stay in the game with the chance to date the single person or to 'turn their light out' and exclude themselves.
Initial selection Note: The following describes the game process with one single man being presented to thirty single women. The opposite (one single woman presented to thirty single men) also occurs. Firstly, the women learnt a single piece of information about the single man which, along with his appearance, they used to decide whether they were interested or not. The women then judge and turn their lights off or keep them on, however if they turn their lights off, they can't change their minds later on. Next up, a video profile of the single man is shown, where they describe their best features and qualities to try to keep as many women in the game as possible. The women then judged again. After, a video by the single man's friend, family member, co worker or ex-partner is shown. The women then decide again. Finally, if there are four or more women left with their lights on, the single man walks around the arena and personally meets each remaining woman and either turns her light out or leaves hers on until there are only three women remaining. Then the single man asks a question to the three women, in which he then chooses one woman to dismiss. This occurs again for the remaining two women. At the end, the single man formally gets asked if they would like to date the remaining woman or to decline the opportunity. The first question is skipped if only two women are remaining and the single man still gets to ask a question if only one woman remains before arriving at the question stage. If at any stage of the game all thirty women turn their lights off, the game ends immediately and the single man leaves the show without a woman. During the whole process Kerley walks around the arena and chats with the women asking for their opinions of the single man and why they had kept their light on or turned it off.
Dating process After the initial selection is complete, a three-stage dating process occurs. Firstly, the couple get to chat in private in a 'green room' at the studios in which they can get to know each other better in an uninfluenced environment. Next up, the couple meet for a date at a Melbourne restaurant, bar, massage parlour or other similar place. If either person is still interested in the other, there is an opportunity to attend a rendezvous at the Eureka Tower observation deck, where champagne and views of Melbourne at night await. This can often embarrassingly lead to only one person attending the rendezvous point. The latter two meetings are optional, however most attend the second stage. After all possible meetings, a final verdict is delivered. If either person wants the relationship to continue, they 'leave their light on' but if they wish for the relationship to end, they 'turn their light out'. This process is shown on the following episode, after the pairing was determined.
Broadcast The show originally screened Monday to Friday in the 7pm timeslot before it was moved to an earlier 6pm timeslot after two weeks on air, due to competition from other shows. It was removed from schedules in its fourth week after screening 19 episodes, due to continuing mediocre ratings. Despite the axing, FremantleMedia continued to produce new episodes. In total, 65 episodes had been recorded. On 12 January 2009, Taken Out returned to air at around midnight each morning, seven days a week. The remaining 46 episodes aired until 26 February 2009.
The show has also aired on Australian subscription television channel Channel V.
International versions Region/Country Name Channel Premiere Presenter(s) (Original format) Take Me Out Seven Network 3 September – 27 November 2018 Joel Creasey (Flanders) Take Me Out 2BE 15 December 2010 – 2011 Gerrit De Cock Me Leva ContigoTake Me With You Rede Record 9 May 2014 – 2015 Rafael Cortez ElígemePick Me Mega 24 March 2010 – 9 February 2011 Luis Jara 我们约会吧(male/female roles reverse)"Let's Date"我们约会吧 Hunan TV 24 December 2009 – 25 June 2014 He Jiong (何炅) 非诚勿扰If You Are the OneLiterally "If not Sincere, Then Don't Bother" Jiangsu TV 15 January 2010 – present Meng Fei (孟非)Take Me OutPrima televize14 September 2017 – presentJakub Prachař and Milan Zimnýkoval Dagens MandToday's Man TV2 17 September 2008 Pelle Hvenegaard TV3 8 September 2016 Mattias Hundebøll Vali Mind!Pick Me! Kanal 2 2011 Kristjan Jõekalda Séduis-moi...Si tu peux!Seduce me...if you can! W9 30 September 2013 Jérôme Anthony Take Me Out RTL 13 March 2013 – present Ralf SchmitzJan KöppenChris Tall Vigyél el!Take Me Away! RTL Klub 5 September 2015 Bence Istenes Take Me Out IndonesiaIndosiar 19 June 200917 November 2012Choky Sitohang and Yuanita Christiani Take Him Out Indonesia 2 August 2009 Take A Celebrity Out Indonesia 2010 All New Take Me Out Indonesia February 2014 Indra Bekti and Nycta Gina Take Me Out Indonesia antv 19 September 2016Eko Patrio Cari Jodoh LagiFind a Soulmate Again 20 August 2017 Take Me Out Indonesia GTV 27 July 2019 – 2020 Robby Purba MNCTV 29 June 2023 – 10 November 2024 Rian Ibram, Angel Karamoy and Vega Darwanti Take Me Out TV3 15 October 2010 – 4 April 2015 Ray Foley Take me out - Esci con meTake me out - Go out with me Real Time 4 January 2016 – 2019 Gabriele CorsiKatia Follesa Take Me Out TBS TV 1 October 2009 加藤浩次Kato Kouji Take Me Out نقشت Take Me Out, it worked LBCI 8 September 2016 – present Fouad Yammine Take Me Out NTV7 11 November 2011 Nazrudin Rahman and Julie Woon Take Me Out RTL 5 9 March 2009 Eddy Zoëy/Jan Kooijman Take me Out Mother knows best Videoland 2021 – present Rick Brandsteder Dagens MannMan of The Day TV3 September 2011 – 2013 Hasse Hope Take Me Out GMA Network 26 April – 2 July 2010 Jay-R Umów się ze mną. Take Me OutMake an Appointment/Arrange with me. Take Me Out Polsat 7 March 2018 Piotr Gumulec (Canada) Allume-moiLight me up V 30 September 2013 – 2014 Philippe Bond Rămân cu tineI Remain/Stay/Staying with You Antena 1 4 August 2020 Liviu Vârciu Izvedi me (Take me out)Bring me (Take me out) RTV Pink 21 November 2016 – 1 January 2018 Andrija Milošević Take Me Out TV JOJ 5 September 2017 – 2019 Milan Zimnýkoval and Jakub Prachar Take Me Out: South Africa SABC1 15 July 2014Phat Joe (NOTE: This should not be confused with a rapper named "Fat Joe") Take Me Out: Mzansi Vuzu Amp 10 July 2017 – 2018 Love Switch tvN 15 March 2010 – 2011 Lee Kyung-kyu and Shin Dong-yup ElígemePick Me Cuatro 24 November 2010 – 2011 Carlos BauteMe quedo contigoI Stay with You Telecinco 25 July – 22 November 2019 Jesús Vázquez Dagens manToday's Man TV4 Plus 30 September 2009 – 9 July 2010 Carolina Gynning 王子的約會Take Me Out Taiwan Taiwan Television 18 August 2012 – 26 April 2014 Harlem Yu and Ella Chen of (S.H.E) Take Me Out Thailand Channel 3 2 July 2011 – present and Take Guy Out Thailand AIS PlayLine TV 7 May 2016 – present and Niti Chaichitathorn Давай, до побачення!Davay, do pobachennya!Come on, goodbye! 1+1 30 August 2012 Andriy Domanskyi Take Me Out ITV 2 January 2010 – 28 December 2019 Paddy McGuinness Take Me Out Fox 7 June – 26 July 2012 George LopezĐăng nhập trái timLogin HeartHTV7 8 May 2021Phương HiếuÂu Việt
References
External links Official Website .