The popularity of dating programs is at an all-time high, and it is becoming more typical to see single people who, after being unsuccessful in finding love in the real world, resort to the realm of reality television. Reality television, to be specific. However, not all dating programs are made equally, and when it comes to finding love on camera, there have been some big disappointments. The world of dating might be an unpredictable place on its own, but when you throw in some goofy outfits, unneeded members of the family, and former lovers, you’ve got a true circus on your hands. Explore some of the most terrible relationship programs that have recently been released on Netflix.
The Ultimatum
Giving someone no other option than to marry you is, in our opinion, the best approach to convincing someone to become your spouse. This is actually the basis of this Love Is Blind’s sister program, The Ultimatum, and Nick and Vanessa Lachey’s dating show love child which is based on Vanessa’s personal ultimatum to her husband Nick. The Ultimatum is a dating show love child that was created by Nick and Vanessa Lachey.
The purpose of the idea is to provide couples with an opportunity to have a taste of what their life would be like if they were to live apart from one another, and some of them like the flavor of their independence. The program starring the Lachey sisters, Love Is Blind, is very popular with viewers, but The Ultimatum has not yet achieved the same level of success.
The ratings for the program have not improved, and The Ultimatum and its idea have been completely discredited by multiple media, including The Guardian. Although the program may have had some positive intentions, the idea was never truly successful, and maybe it should not have been.
Back With The Ex
In the Netflix original series Back With The Ex, the person who got away is making a comeback. This peculiar dating program re-matched existing couples with their one-and-only partners from the past to see whether any of them might ultimately find true love and live happily ever after. Warning: this story has a lot more drama than romance, as you could have guessed from the description!
The majority of relationships have just a forty percent probability of continuing to work with an ex-partner. When you add that to the already high divorce rate of individuals who aren’t necessarily exes, the odds of these couples (or this program) being successful were already quite low, to begin with.
The show’s ratings plummeted to an all-time low, and producers decided not to bring it back for a second season. Although a few couples did make it to the conclusion of the program, none of them have made it to the present day and are still together. It would seem that these couples—and Netflix—should have known better than to mess with success.
Dated and Related
While Dated and Related aren’t as strange as the title implies, it’s still not terrific. Siblings (and occasionally cousins) join forces in the dating scene to discover true love. How could things go wrong? Dated and Related, on the other hand, does.
Some of the siblings, in the manner of a Greek tragedy, wind up trying to destroy one other and the connections that are developing between them. Some of the siblings are also much too engaged in the process; to say that some of these sibling relationships are controlling would be an understatement.
One fortunate couple was given the opportunity to take home $100,000, which they used to further cloud the issue of who was really behind the scheme. Dated and Related brought together a group of eligible individuals at a villa in France, but the number of couples quickly decreased until there were only a few remaining contestants. The winner of the competition will get a cash reward of one hundred thousand dollars, in addition to finding love.
If you are seeking for a program about love, you are looking in all the wrong areas with this show. While it did have its fans and had an approval rating of 60%, the show does not focus on love.
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle on Netflix begins in the same way as many of the other dating programs, with a group of attractive individuals being flown to an exotic destination in order to meet new people and perhaps find love. There is one notable exception to this rule, and that is the prohibition against touching.
The principle of the popular dating show that love is more than skin deep is followed by Too Hot To Handle, with the exception that in this program, the contestants are permitted to stare at each other as much as they like, but they are not allowed to touch.
The $100,000 prize pool was divided among the competitors, with the amount decreasing with each episode of kissing, caressing, or even self-gratification. While the notion is intriguing for a game show, it fails miserably as a dating program. Only a few couples make it to the finish, and even fewer make it through post-production.
The fact that the marriage has such a poor success rate is reflected in the ratings, which many people perceive to be a guilty pleasure. In spite of this, the drama aspect seems to be what keeps Too Hot to Handle going, since the show has recently finished its fourth season.
Sexy Beasts
Dating can be a crazy ride, but this program takes it to a whole other level. Sexy Beasts is a Netflix series in which competitors dress up in ridiculous costumes in the hopes of finding true love underneath the masks. The idea is to get to know a possible mate on the inside without knowing anything about their outer life. While the idea of love being more than skin deep is wonderful, the costumes are at best distracting and at worst ridiculous.
Nevertheless, despite the masks, there were a few candidates who were successful in finding a partner, although this seemed to be more of a product of the singles’ dogged pursuit of love than of actual compatibility notions.
The vast majority of the individuals who found their matches with Sexy Beasts are now dating in the genuine world outside of the site. The launch of the first season took place in July of 2021, and the second season began not long after that. Despite the fact that the program was renewed for a second season, viewership and Rotten Tomatoes ratings remained dismal, and it is still unknown whether or not a third season of Sexy Beasts will ever be made available to the public.
There are so many dating programs, but only so much time in the day, but at least with this list, you will know which ones to binge watch, which ones to avoid, and which ones are worth watching even if just for the sheer amount of awkwardness they will bring you. When it comes to looking for a partner in the public eye, these programs make even online dating seem appealing. {BuzzFeed}
