s ▁the ▁person ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁date ▁with ▁and ▁then ▁that ▁contest ant ▁reve als ▁their ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁b agg age ▁and ▁the ▁compet itor ▁dec ides ▁if ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁date ▁the ▁contest ant . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Australian ▁series ▁T aken ▁Out ▁( also ▁export ed ▁intern ation ally ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Take ▁Me ▁Out ) ▁uses ▁a ▁more ▁game ▁show - like ▁format , ▁where ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁discuss es ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁person ality ▁and ▁interests ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁pool ▁of ▁singles ▁situated ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁pod iums . ▁The ▁singles ▁can ▁press ▁a ▁button ▁on ▁their ▁pod ium ▁to ▁eliminate ▁themselves ▁from ▁cont ention ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁b ach elor , ▁with ▁the ▁game ▁ending ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁women ▁remaining . ▁ ▁Comm onal ities ▁Some ▁common ▁threads ▁run ▁through ▁these ▁shows . ▁When ▁participants ▁are ▁removed , ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁done ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁to ▁drag ▁out ▁the ▁action ▁and ▁get ▁audience ▁sympathy ▁for ▁specific ▁players . ▁In ▁shows ▁involving ▁cou ples , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁substantial ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁relationships . ▁In ▁shows ▁involving ▁singles , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mismatch ▁of ▁numbers ▁ens uring ▁constant ▁competition . ▁This ▁creates ▁the ▁action , ▁t ension ▁and ▁hum ili ation ▁when ▁someone ▁is ▁rejected . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁reports ▁of ▁mer cen ary ▁practice , ▁that ▁is , ▁members ▁of ▁one ▁sex ▁paid ▁to ▁particip ate