Taken Out

Taken Out
Genre
Developed byFremantleMedia Australia
Presented byJames Kerley
Opening theme"I Never Liked You" by Rogue Traders
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
ProducerFremantleMedia Australia
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release1 September 2008 (2008-09-01) –
26 February 2009 (2009-02-26)
Related
Take Me Out
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Taken Out is an Australian television dating game show that was originally broadcast on Network Ten between 1 September 2008 and 26 February 2009. The format was developed by FremantleMedia (now Fremantle) and was hosted by James Kerley.[1]

International versions were developed using various titles, starting in 2008 in Denmark as Dagens Mand [da] (Today's Man) and in 2009 in the Netherlands as Take Me Out. This title was also used for the British, Irish, Philippine and the American versions of the show.[2] A new Australian version of Take Me Out, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey, aired on the Seven Network from 3 September until 27 November 2018.[3]

Versions have also been made in Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, China, Spain, Finland, Thailand, Germany, Italy, France, Malaysia, Taiwan, Canada (Quebec), Vietnam and Lebanon.

  1. ^ "James Kerley to host new Channel Ten show Taken Out". Perth Now. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  2. ^ Knox, David (16 September 2009). "Taken Out turning Japanese". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. ^ Knox, David (21 February 2018). "Auditions: Take Me Out". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.