Kiss Bang Love is an Australian reality dating television series on the Seven Network which premiered on 24 May 2016 at 8:45pm.[2][3] The series is produced by the makers of Married at First Sight and based on a Danish format of the same name.[4]
| Kiss Bang Love | |
|---|---|
 Kiss Bang Love logo | |
| Genre | Reality Series |
| Created by | Snowman Productions |
| Narrated by | Sancia Robinson[1] |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 24 May – 5 July 2016 |
The series debuted to low ratings, coming fourth in its timeslot[5] and the viewership continued to fall lower throughout the series, described as a "ratings flop".[6][7] Shortly after the final episode aired, the Seven Network confirmed the program would not be renewed.[8] Repeats aired on Sunday afternoons on 7flix in December 2020.
Premise
editSix singles are matched with 12 potential partners. Most are strangers but some are acquaintances or former lovers. The couples skip awkward dates and instead try to kiss each other before deciding whom to take on a romantic weekend holiday.[9]
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeslot | Season premiere | Season final | |||
| 1 | 6 | Tuesday 8:45pm[3] (eps 1-3) Tuesday 9:45pm[10] (ep 4) Tuesday 10:15pm[11] (ep 5) Tuesday 9:30pm[12] (ep 6) |
24 May 2016 | 5 July 2016 | |
Season 1 (2016)
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode One | 24 May 2016 | 513,000[5] |
| 2 | Episode Two | 31 May 2016 | 449,000[13] |
| 3 | Episode Three | 7 June 2016 | 383,000[14] |
| 4 | Episode Four | 14 June 2016 | 194,000[15] |
| 5 | Episode Five | 21 June 2016 | 137,000[11] |
| 6 | Episode Six | 5 July 2016 | 248,000[16] |
International adaptations
editIn July 2016, American channel fyi commissioned 10 episodes of the series.[17] The series debuted on 3 January 2017[18] rating 167,000 viewers.[19] In Germany premiered on ProSieben.
References
edit- ^ Knox, David (21 May 2016). "Kiss Bang Love ☆☆☆". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Kiss Bang Love - Yahoo!7". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (16 May 2016). "Airdate: Kiss Bang Love". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Kiss Bang Love". Red Arrow International. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (25 May 2016). "Awkward first date for Kiss Bang Love". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Kiss Bang Love a ratings disaster for Seven". news.com.au. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Lim, Ronald (23 June 2016). "Kiss Bang Love Australia ratings continue downward spiral". The Bitbag. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Vickery, Colin (7 July 2016). "Kiss Bang Love has been a ratings flop and Channel 7 confirms the dating show won't be back in 2017". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Willis, Charlotte (22 October 2015). "Seven announces pash-focused dating show Kiss Bang Love". news.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (10 June 2016). "Bumped: Kiss Bang Love". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (22 June 2016). "Masterchef, NCIS lead for TEN on Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (24 June 2016). "Update: Kiss Bang Love". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Kiss Bang Love struggles but multichannels save Seven's Tuesday | TV Tonight".
- ^ Knox, David (8 June 2016). "Kiss Bang Love, 20 to One drop". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (15 June 2016). "Multichannels haul Seven over the line". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (6 July 2016). "TEN pushes Nine to third on Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (28 July 2016). "Blindfolded Kissing Reality Show 'Kiss Bang Love' Heads To FYI". Deadline. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Tracey, Brianne (30 December 2016). "Reality Show Kiss Bang Love Is Changing the Way We Look at Love". People. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (5 January 2017). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals and Network Finals 1-3-2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.