Holly & Fearne Go Dating
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Holly & Fearne Go Dating is a Reality TV show which first aired on ITV
on September 5, 2007.
and Fearne Cotton
embarked on a mission each episode to find not one but two ideal matches for one of love's losers. One will be Fearne's choice, the other Holly's.
The show culminated with a dinner date at the Hell's Kitchen restaurant in London
. Here, the lonely heart got to enjoy the company of both dates, one after the other. However, by the end of the night one date would be left standing. The lonely heart had to make a choice of either Fearne's date, or Holly's.
It is unlikely that the show will be returning, or at least not to the main ITV Network
. Holly Willoughby recently revived similar series, Streetmate
on ITV2
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
on September 5, 2007.
Format
In the six-part first series, Holly WilloughbyHolly Willoughby
Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK...
and Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show...
embarked on a mission each episode to find not one but two ideal matches for one of love's losers. One will be Fearne's choice, the other Holly's.
The show culminated with a dinner date at the Hell's Kitchen restaurant in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Here, the lonely heart got to enjoy the company of both dates, one after the other. However, by the end of the night one date would be left standing. The lonely heart had to make a choice of either Fearne's date, or Holly's.
It is unlikely that the show will be returning, or at least not to the main ITV Network
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. Holly Willoughby recently revived similar series, Streetmate
Streetmate
Streetmate was a dating game show in the UK that first aired on Channel 4 from 30 October 1998 to 9 March 2001 and ran for 3 series. It was hosted by Davina McCall. It returned on 27 September 2007 but it moved to ITV2 as part of the channel's XXL Thursday line-up...
on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
.
Viewing figures
- Episode 1: 2.1m, 11% share http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2163713,00.html
- Episode 2: 1.8m, 9% http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2164536,00.html
- Episode 3: 1.6m, 8% http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2166143,00.html
- Episode 4: 1.8m, 9% http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2168514,00.html
- Episode 5: Unknown
- Episode 6: 1.7m, 9% http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2171106,00.html