Disaster Date

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Disaster Date
Genre Hidden camera
StarringBethany Dwyer
David Barton Harris
Jeff Galante
Cameron Goodman
Parker Snow
Alejandro Cole
Fahim Anwar
Brian Drolet
Hasan Minhaj
Emily Wilson
Jasmine McAtee
Henry Milton Chu
Justin Hires
Bradley Kell
K-Von
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes80
Production
Executive producersJoel Zimmer
SallyAnn Salsano
Pam LaLima
Running time25 minutes
Production companies495 Productions
MTV Networks
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2009 (2009-09-28) 
July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)

Disaster Date is an American hidden camera TV-show on MTV in which actors go on a blind date with a person. The series premiered on September 28, 2009, ended on July 18, 2011 and was filmed in Los Angeles, California.

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Premise

Each episode usually has three separate dates. Each blind date is set up by the participant's friend, who usually gives a back story about the participant, along with three things that they hate. From there, they go on a date with an undercover actor, who exhibits the three things that the participant hates. Each date lasts 60 minutes, and for every minute the person lasts, they earn one dollar. If they last for the entire date, they earn the full 60 dollars. If the participant walks out on the date early, or the date reaches 60 minutes, the actor will reveal the ruse and present them with the money.

A total of 13,404 dollars was awarded throughout the show's entirety, counting an additional 222 dollars given on four double dates.

Episodes

SeasonEp #First airdateLast airdate
120September 28, 2009January 21, 2010
220March 29, 2010April 28, 2010
320June 26, 2010August 1, 2010
420May 16, 2011July 18, 2011

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