Baggage (American game show)

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Baggage
Genre	Dating game show
Presented by	Jerry Springer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	Baggage: 3; Baggage on the Road: 1
No. of episodes	Baggage: 300; Baggage on the Road: 20
Production
Executive producers	Jay James (2010–12); Tim Puntillo (2010); Michael Binkow (2010–12); Lisa Tucker (2015);
Running time	20–21 minutes
Production companies	Comcast Entertainment Group (2010–12); Wilshire Studios (2015);
Original release
Network	Game Show Network
Release	April 19, 2010 –; June 1, 2012
Release	January 7 –; March 11, 2015
Related
	Baggage (British game show)
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Baggage is an American dating game show hosted by Jerry Springer and broadcast on Game Show Network. The original series premiered on April 19, 2010, airing for four seasons. A spin-off series, entitled Baggage on the Road, aired for one season, which debuted on January 7, 2015. The show has earned high ratings by GSN's standards; despite this, it has also received mixed critical reception.

The series gives three contestants the chance to win the eye of a prospective date. The contestants each have three suitcases onstage: a small, medium, and large one. Each suitcase contains an embarrassing, gross, unique, or weird proposition the contestant may have. These cases represent the "baggage" to which they will confess and defend. As the suitcase size increases, so does the level of shame or embarrassment the secret carries. Once the three contestants are pared down to one, the potential dater must admit to a fault of his or her own.