▁of ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁are ▁exposed ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁only ▁through ▁the ▁game , ▁which ▁may ▁include ▁view ing ▁a ▁photograph ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁knowing ▁the ▁basic ▁criteria ▁for ▁participation ▁( typ ically ▁participants ▁are ▁not ▁already ▁married ). ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁d ating ▁shows ▁a ired ▁on ▁television ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁using ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁formats ▁and ▁rules . ▁They ▁are ▁presented ▁for ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁of ▁the ▁view ers . ▁As ▁the ▁genre ▁progress ed , ▁the ▁format ▁developed ▁towards ▁a ▁reality - style ▁show ▁and ▁more ▁into ▁a ▁relationship ▁show ▁then ▁simply ▁finding ▁a ▁mate . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁d ating ▁game ▁show ▁sub gen re ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁original ▁d ating ▁game ▁shows ▁were ▁introduced ▁by ▁television ▁producer ▁Ch uck ▁Bar ris . ▁The ▁format ▁of ▁Bar ris ' s ▁first ▁d ating ▁show , ▁The ▁D ating ▁Game , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁put ▁an ▁un mar ried ▁man ▁behind ▁a ▁screen ▁to ▁ask ▁questions ▁of ▁three ▁women ▁who ▁are ▁potential ▁m ates , ▁or ▁one ▁woman ▁who ▁asked ▁questions ▁of ▁three ▁men . ▁The ▁person ▁behind ▁the ▁screen ▁could ▁hear ▁their ▁answers ▁and ▁voices ▁but ▁not ▁see ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁game play , ▁although ▁the ▁audience ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁contest ants . ▁The ▁various ▁suit ors ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁describe ▁their ▁riv als ▁in ▁un com pl iment ary ▁ways , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁show ▁work ▁well ▁as