▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁conventional ▁blind ▁date , ▁where ▁two ▁people ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁then ▁captured ▁on ▁video , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁comments ▁or ▁subt it les ▁that ▁made ▁fun ▁of ▁their ▁d ating ▁behaviour . ▁He ▁Sa id , ▁She ▁Sa id ▁focused ▁not ▁on ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁date , ▁but ▁on ▁comparing ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁different ▁impress ions ▁afterwards , ▁and ▁for ▁their ▁co operation ▁offering ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁second ▁date . ▁These ▁res emble d ▁the ▁reality ▁shows ▁that ▁began ▁to ▁emer ge ▁at ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁increased ▁popular ity ▁of ▁reality ▁television ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 ' s ▁influenced ▁new ▁types ▁of ▁d ating ▁shows , ▁where ▁the ▁emphas is ▁was ▁on ▁real istic ▁actions ▁and ▁t ensions , ▁but ▁which ▁used ▁less ▁real istic ▁scenarios ▁than ▁the ▁traditional ▁blind ▁date : ▁The ▁Bach elor ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁its ▁spin - off ▁The ▁Bach lor ette ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁where ▁a ▁single ▁man ▁or ▁woman ▁part akes ▁in ▁activities ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁or ▁men ▁respectively , ▁and ▁progress ively ▁elimin ates ▁contest ants ▁from ▁the ▁pool ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁T empt ation ▁Island , ▁where ▁long - standing ▁heter osex ual ▁cou ples ▁were ▁deliber ately ▁separated ▁and ▁made ▁to ▁watch ▁each ▁other ' s ▁m ates ▁interact ing ▁rom ant ically ▁on ▁and ▁after ▁dates , ▁making ▁extensive