Zooey Deschanel & Michael Bolton to Host Celebrity Reboot of "The Dating Game"
by Peter White
Feb. 18, 2021


ABC is bringing back "The Dating Game". The network has partnered with Sony Pictures to bring back the classic dating format and is putting a celebrity spin on the show.

"New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel and musician Michael Bolton will host the eight-part series.




"The Celebrity Dating Game" will offer a wry wink at modern dating with a roster of celebrity singles in their pursuit to find love. Offering a spin on the classic dating show, the celebrity guests will remain a mystery as one lucky suitor is chosen from a hidden panel of three bachelors and/or bachelorettes based on their answers to the celebrity’s questions.

Suitors will have the opportunity to guess the secret identity based on clues, questions and special parody performances by host Bolton, who went viral following his SNL parody Captain Jack Sparrow with The Lonely Island.

https://deadline.com/2021/02/zooey-deschanel-michael-bolton-host-celebrity-reboot-of-the-dating-game-abc-1234696362/

Celebrity Dating Game? Who on earth decided to create this show? How can they take a classic game show and ruin it because from I see is ABC is so obsessed with game shows and celebrities but this idea sounds awkward and I can tell you that when Celebrity Dating Game debuts it will fail and be cancelled after the second episode airs. And having Michael Bolton be Zooey Deschanel's cohost is very shocking because he cannot be a game show host and I think he is begging to make a comeback to music and so they gave a chance to test his game show skills but they should get someone better. This is a weird idea and as I mentioned will be a failure
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(dislikes idea of this "reboot" for reasons related to creativity, broadcasting, and society)