{"id":16155,"date":"2022-05-28T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652607"},"modified":"2022-05-28T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:25:08","slug":"five-dates-a-week-shares-first-look-at-fast-track-dating-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/five-dates-a-week-shares-first-look-at-fast-track-dating-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Dates a Week shares first look at fast-track dating show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 28 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Channel 4 has shared a first-look at its new reality show <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/five-dates-a-week-inclusive-channel-4-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Five Dates a Week<\/a>, introducing the competition\u2019s first singleton.<\/p>\n<p>A spin-off to Channel 4\u2019s Five Guys a Week, each episode follows one contestant as they invite five partners of their choice to spend a week living with them \u2013 however they all live there at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe format fast-tracks the \u2018getting to know you\u2019 phase of the relationship and gives the picker the opportunity to compare and contrast five dates \u2013 in real time,\u201d Channel 4 teases.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6306844329112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>In the clip, we meet 24-year-old Michael \u2013 a social media content creator from London \u2013 who finds that his dates usually go after him just for his following on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people do want to be around me because it will boost their online presence and that\u2019s why I have to be selective of who I choose to be around,\u201d he says in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>After being single for nine months, Michael is about to enter Cupid\u2019s Cottage, where there are five ladies waiting to get to know him better.<\/p> <p>Last year, the executive producers behind the show said that they hope Five Dates a Week will \u201c<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/five-dates-a-week-inclusive-channel-4-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">pave the way for better representation<\/a>\u201d on-screen, with the dating show accepting applicants of any gender and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever gender you are, whatever your sexual preference, whoever it is that you want to wrap their arms around you at the end of the night, being wanted \u2013\u00a0<i>being loved<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 is universal,\u201d said executive producer Lorraine Charker-Phillips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five Dates a Week launches on Channel 4 on Sunday 29th May. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 28 May 2022 at 12:00 am Channel 4 has shared a first-look at its new reality show Five Dates a Week, introducing the competition\u2019s first singleton. 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