of the contestants accused the show's producers of telling them whom to choose on each episode. Female contestants complained that they were forced to choose men who they didn't find attractive, while some of the show's male contestants went home without a date after the girls were told not to choose them. "The whole thing is totally misleading and leaves a whole lot of people feeling humiliated and exploited afterwards," one girl who had appeared on the show told the media. "The producers pulled some of the girls in and said, 'If you’re waiting for George Clooney or Brad Pitt, they’re not coming'," "They told us to keep our lights on for the next contestant, who was more than 10 years younger than me. I refused and was taken off." Other female contestants reported that producers had told them to reject certain men even if they liked them because it made better television. Influences Take Me Out is cited by the creators of the website tubecrush.net as being an influence for their website, as they saw it as an example of how the sexual objectification of men had become part of mainstream culture in the UK. 10th series anniversary On 24 February 2018, Take Me Out celebrated its 10th series anniversary on ITV with a special edition of the show where the roles were reversed; with four women choosing from 30 men. Take Me Out – The Album Take Me Out – The Album is a 60-song compilation album, which was released 18 November 2013. Track listing Board game A board game was released on 3 August 2011 by Rocket Games which features host Paddy McGuinness on the cover of the box. It contains: light and buzzer number unit, 100 single man cards, 50 the power is in your hand cards, 1 single girl pad, 12 isle of FERNANDO'S vouchers, coloured dice and rules. References External links FremantleMedia's Site . . 2010s British reality television series 2010 British television series debuts 2019 British television series endings British dating and relationship reality television series 2010s British game shows English-language television shows ITV game shows Television shows produced by Thames Television Television series by Fremantle (company) British television series based on Australian television series