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Love Connection is an American television dating game show. Contestants selected one of three potential dates from a series of videotaped profiles, with a studio audience voting on which of the three partners they found most suitable. Originally hosted by Chuck Woolery, the show debuted in syndication on September 19, 1983, and ended on July 1, 1994, after 2,120 shows.

Format
Love Connections main premise was to arrange dates for couples. A guest appeared on the show after going on a date with one of three contestants, having chosen on the basis of the contestants' videotaped profiles. After the date, the televised appearance was scheduled. In the original series, men were paired only with women, and vice versa. The 2017 revival included same-sex pairings. The show paid the expenses incurred on the date, plus $75 for incidentals. The incidental amount was increased to $100 for the 1998–1999 revival. In the 2017 revival, contestants were given $500 for each date. == Production ==
Production
Love Connection was produced by Eric Lieber Productions in association with and distributed by Telepictures (1983–1986), Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–1989), Lorimar Television (1989–1990), and Warner Bros. Television (1989–1994). ==Legacy==
Legacy
As of 1993, among the couples who met on the show, there were 29 marriages, 8 engagements, and 15 children, according to Woolery. In 1994, in a Daily Variety trade ad promoting the end of the original show's run after 11 seasons, it was stated that there were 35,478 taped interviews, 2,120 episodes, 31 marriages, and 20 children. "Two and two" Woolery created his catch phrase "we'll be back in two and two" on Love Connection, often accompanied by a two-fingered hand gesture. The line referred to the fact that the program would return in two minutes and two seconds, the length of a standard commercial break at the time, including the fade-out and fade-ins bookending each break. Woolery would later used this phrase on other shows he hosted as well. Announcers For the first six seasons, the show was announced by a variety of game show announcing veterans. Rod Roddy announced seasons 1 and 2, with Gene Wood announcing seasons 3 and 4. Rich Jeffries announced season 5, and Johnny Gilbert announced season 6. Starting with season 7, John Cervenka took over as announcer, and stayed in that role until the series concluded, becoming the longest running announcer of the series. John Cervenka went on to star in the comedy hybrid game show series on Game Show Network titled Burt Luddin's Love Buffet as well as produce, write and provide main character voices on the hit Spike TV series Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC). Reruns The Chuck Woolery episodes were rerun on the USA Network from October 16, 1995 to June 6, 1997 and on the Game Show Network from January 6, 2003 to July 18, 2008. Beginning November 9, 2009, the Woolery episodes returned to GSN's weekday lineup but have since been removed. The Pat Bullard and Andy Cohen versions have not been aired since their cancellation. GameTV began airing the first Chuck Woolery season on March 6, 2020. Revivals The series was revived for syndication in the fall of 1998, with Pat Bullard as host. It lasted for one season. In 2015, a remake of the show was in development by Warner Bros. for a start in 2016, with comedian Loni Love as host, but those plans fell through. In January 2017, Fox announced plans to revive the series for Summer 2017, with Andy Cohen serving as host. The reboot premiered at 9:00 p.m. ET on May 25, 2017. On August 10, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on May 29, 2018. The second season concluded on September 18, 2018. Cohen announced the series' cancellation on February 27, 2019. ==Ratings==
Ratings
Season 1 (2017) Season 2 (2018) ==International Version==
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