First Dates (Australian TV series)
Strangers meet for a first date at a Sydney restaurant.
First Dates is an Australian reality dating television series based on a British program of the same name. The first four seasons aired on the Seven Network, narrated by Sam Mac, while the fifth season moved to Network 10 with narration by Tommy Little. A sixth season is scheduled to return to Seven in 2026.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality
- Narrator
- Sam Mac (season 1–4); Tommy Little (season 5)
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Series
- 6
- Episodes
- 57
- Runtime
- 42–56 minutes
- Executive producers
- Geraldine Orrock
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- During filming, no producers or cameramen are in the restaurant; cameras are remotely operated.
- The program matches two strangers through a relationship expert.
- Couples are interviewed together at the end of the date about whether they want to see each other again.
Broadcast
The eight-episode first season premiered on the Seven Network on 3 February 2016, airing Wednesdays at 9 pm. The second season began on 1 November 2016, with six episodes airing on Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 7:30 pm; the remaining two episodes aired on 10 and 11 April 2017. The series was renewed for a third season in May 2017, and a fourth season aired in 2018. Seven cancelled the series in October 2020, but casting for a fifth season was announced, with the series moving to Network 10.
Applications closed on 1 November 2021, and the fifth season began airing from 24 February 2022. In August 2023, it was announced the series would return to Seven in 2024, but it was pushed back to 2025 and then to 2026. The first promo for the sixth series aired in June 2026, and the series will return on 23 June 2026. In June 2016, the series began broadcasting in the United Kingdom under the title First Dates Abroad on E4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which network aired First Dates (Australian TV series)?
First Dates aired on Seven Network (2016–20, 2026).
How many episodes of First Dates (Australian TV series) are there?
First Dates has 57 episodes across 6 seasons.
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