The original dating game shows were introduced by television producer Chuck Barris. The format of Barriss first dating show, The Dating Game, which commenced in 1965, put an unmarried man behind a screen to ask questions of three women who are potential mates, or one woman who asked questions of three men.

What was the very first reality TV show?

Candid Camera is the oldest reality show, and it actually began on the radio in 1947. According to Les Browns Encyclopedia of Television, the radio show was called Candid Microphone and became so popular that it spawned a series of movie shorts using film cameras in place of concealed mikes.

When did the original dating game air?

December 20, 1965 The Dating Game/First episode date The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s.