# Take Me Out (Australian game show)

Take Me Out was an Australian television dating game show hosted by Joel Creasey and premiered on the Seven Network from 3 September 2018 until 27 November 2018. The show was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
Take Me Out is essentially based on the same format as Taken Out, a 2008 dating game show developed by FremantleMedia and hosted by James Kerley. International versions of the show began screening in Denmark as Dagens Mand (Today's Man) from 2008, with the Netherlands the first country to use the title "Take Me Out" in 2009. Other successful versions have screened in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In June 2019, the series was cancelled and would not return for a second season.

## Format

The objective of the show is for a single man to obtain a date with one of thirty single women. The women stand on stage underneath thirty white lights, each with a button in front of them. A single man is then brought on stage and tries to persuade the women to agree to a date in a series of rounds, playing a pre-recorded video discussing his background, displaying a skill (such as dancing or playing a musical instrument), or playing another video in which the man's friends or family reveal more about his virtues and philosophy.
At any point during the rounds, the women can press the button in front of them to turn off their light if they do not believe a date with this man would be constructive to their well-being and if this occurs, their area of the stage will turn red. If, at the end of three rounds, there are lights still left on, the bachelor will turn off all but two remaining lights. He will then have a chance to ask one question to the last two women, before choosing which woman he wants to go on the date with by turning off one more light.
Alternatively, if the man had been left with two lights at the end of round 3, he will just ask his question to the two remaining women but if there is only one light left at the end of round 3, he will go on the date with that girl without asking her his question. If all the women turn off their lights before the end of the third round - this is referred to as a blackout - then the man must leave the show without going on a date.

## Cast
### Flirty Thirty

| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | First Appearance |
| Kylie Mann | 22 | Perth | Former Miss West Coast finalist | Episode 1 |
| Rachel Alizzi | 34 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Ritu Chhina | 22 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Brooke Ford | 27 | Melbourne | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Imogen Ewan | Un­known | Gold Coast | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Rhiannon Bosma | Un­known | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Shania Perrett | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Aria Giannini | 24 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Abbey Flanagan | 22 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Brigitte Rose | 26 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Bridie Cahill | 20 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Bethany Eloise | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Michaela Knoppert | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Maddison Cleo | 23 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Karly Reimers | 25 | Melbourne | Real Estate | Episode 1 |
| Lou P Scarlett | Un­known | Darwin | Burlesque dancer | Episode 1 |
| Mallory Sedger | 22 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Hanna Holmes | 25 | Brisbane | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Mikayla Gray | Un­known | India | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Evie Morgan | 21 | Perth | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Heloise-Laure Ruinard | 30 | Brisbane | Beauty sales rep | Episode 1 |
| Megan Beddoe | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Emma Bass | 21 | Sydney | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Marisa Lamonica | 34 | Sydney | Actress/Model | Episode 1 |
| Karla Gutteridge | Un­known | Un­known | Nude model | Episode 1 |
| Sheree Crow | Un­known | Sydney | Dance teacher/choreographer | Episode 1 |
| Jo Jo Lucia | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 1 |
| Amy Skorikov | 21 | Melbourne | Student | Episode 1 |
| Erika Tsukita | Un­known | Un­known | Model | Episode 1 |
| Emma Hollingsworth | Un­known | Brisbane | Indigenous Artist | Episode 1 |
| Natasha Ladani | Un­known | Gold Coast | Psychic Healer | Episode 1 |
| Leticia Belle Llanos | Un­known | Brisbane | Retail | Episode 1 |
| Jazzey Rooney | 21 | Perth | Waitress | Episode 2 |
| Jenni Wahonick | Un­known | Sydney | Pageant Queen | Episode 2 |
| Lacey Landesmann | Un­known | Sydney | Wedding Planner | Episode 3 |
| Tiffany Nicholas | Un­known | Benalla | Disability Worker | Episode 3 |
| Steph Deane | 24 | Brisbane | E.R. Nurse | Episode 3 |
| Jasmin Finka | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | Episode 4 |
| Claire Hayes | 21 | Brisbane | Cosmetic Receptionist | Episode 4 |
| Gianna Cheung | 20 | Wollongong | Academic/Model/Musician | Episode 4 |
| Emily Zganiacz | Un­known | Sydney | Make-Up Artist & Qualified Graphic Designer | Episode 5 |
| Sam Nagle | Un­known | Sydney | Graphic Designer | Episode 5 |
| Madz Hamilton | Un­known | Sydney | Stylist | Episode 5 |
| Raquel Garach | Un­known | Melbourne | Real Estate Sales Admin | Episode 6 |
| Aleks Markovic | 26 | Perth | Singing Teacher | Episode 6 |
| Jarrah Bevilacqua | Un­known | Melbourne | Business Development Manager | Episode 6 |
| Christie Hawking | Un­known | Brisbane | Uber Tech Support | Episode 7 |
| Annisa Belonogoff | Un­known | Sydney | Comedian | Episode 7 |
| Amy Zampetides | 32 | Sydney | Plus Size Model | Episode 7 |
| Abbey | Un­known | Central Coast | Hairdresser | Episode 8 |
| Belle | Un­known | Sydney | Make-up artist | Episode 8 |

### Single Men

| Name | Residence | Date | Result | Episodes |
| Troy Langridge | Bunbury | Brooke Ford | Likey | Episode 1 |
| Harrison Luna | Adelaide | Em Hollingsworth | Likey | Episode 1 |
| Perry | Sydney | Jo Jo Lucia | No Likey | Episode 1 |
| Philipson Sillah | Melbourne | Abbey Flanagan | Likey | Episode 1 |
| Matej | Sydney | Emma Bass | Likey | Episode 2 |
| BJ McGill | Gold Coast | BLACKOUT | BLACKOUT | | Episode 2 |
| Jackson Kelly | Sydney | Bridie Cahill | Likey | Episode 2 |
| Dylan Humphries | Tasmania | Shania Perrett | Likey | Episode 3 |
| Sebastian Andreasen | Sydney | Maddison Cleo | Likey | Episode 3 |
| Josh | Melbourne | Bethany Eloise | No Likey | Episode 3 |
| Rutendo Mahachi | Sydney | Marisa Lamonica | Likey | Episode 4 |
| Harrison Tyler | Perth | Mikayla Gray | No Likey | Episode 4 |
| Nelson Thane | Perth | Mallory Sedger | Likey | Episode 4 |
| T | Gold Coast | Emily Zganiacz | No Likey | Episode 5 |
| Dylan | Sydney | Sam Nagle | Likey | Episode 5 |
| George Silvino | Sydney | Imogen Ewan | No Likey | Episode 5 |
| Adam Badge | Melbourne | Lou P Scarlett | Likey | Episode 6 |
| Rashik Mohtasin | Sydney | Ritu Chhina | Likey | Episode 6 |
| Tim Simmons | Wollongong | Claire Hayes | Likey | Episode 6 |
| Dan Black | Brisbane | Heather Legas | Likey | Episode 7 |
| Ben Hetherington | Brisbane | Heloise-Laure Ruinard | Likey | Episode 7 |
| Johnny Huynh | Melbourne | BLACKOUT | BLACKOUT | | Episode 7 |
| Toufic Saadeh | Sydney | Natasha Ladani | No Likey | Episode 8 |
| Jorden Jennings | Sydney | Madz Hamilton | No Likey | Episode 8 |
| Jordan | Melbourne | Rachel Alizzi | Likey | Episode 8 |

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Viewers | Rank | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | 3 September 2018 | 604,000 | 14 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 4 September 2018 | 513,000 | 13 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 11 September 2018 | 504,000 | 14 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 18 September 2018 | 503,000 | 15 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 25 September 2018 | 426,000 | 19 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 16 October 2018 | 407,000 | 18 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 23 October 2018 | 489,000 | 16 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 27 November 2018 | 394,000 | 16 | |