Blind Date (Australian game show)

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1969 Australian TV series or program

Blind Date
Genre	Game Show
Based on	The Dating Game
Presented by	Graham Webb (1967–1969) Jeremy Cordeaux (1970) Bobby Hanna (1974) Greg Evans (1991) Julia Morris (2018–)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Network Ten (1967–1970, 1991, 2018–) Seven Network (1974)
Release	28 November 1969 – 1970 1974 1991 2018

Blind Date is an Australian television game show which was originally based on the American series The Dating Game.

Blind Date first aired from 1967 to 1970 on the 0-10 Network (now known as Network Ten). Graham Webb hosted the series from its debut to the 28 November 1969 episode. Jeremy Cordeaux hosted the show in 1970.

A 1974 on the Seven Network was hosted by Scottish-born Bobby Hanna. A 1991 version hosted by Greg Evans was screened on Network Ten as a revived version of Perfect Match, which was also based on the same format.

A new series will screen on Network Ten in 2018, hosted by Julia Morris.

Episode status

Archival status of the show is not known, given the wiping of the era. An episode of the 1974 version is held by National Film and Sound Archive.

References

"Avengers Ride Again". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 9, 1969. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
"New boy Jeremy gets a blind date". The Age. December 1, 1969. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
"Blind Date is coming back to TV - in a new, steam-lined pop music format". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 24, 1974. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
"1991: July 27-August 2". TelevisionAU.
"Network Ten to bring back Blind Date". The Australian. November 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
"Blind Date, EP, 74". Colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

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