''A Dating Story'' is a Pie Town Productions,

Banyan Productions Banyan Productions is a production company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Clients include Discovery Channel, the Food Network, Fox, HGTV, Lifetime, NBC, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TLC, and the Travel Channel. Banyan Produ ...

, American-centric

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that featured a real-life matchmaker selecting two people whom the matchmaker always wanted to "fix up." The program then followed the new couple's pre-date preparations as well as the

blind date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

itself. In June 2003, 8 episodes were filmed in Chicago. ''A Dating Story'' was created to complement the shows ''A Wedding Story'', ''

A Baby Story ''A Baby Story'' is an American Reality television, reality series that began airing on TLC (TV channel), TLC and Discovery Channel in 1998 until 2007. Overview The series follows a couple through the late days of their pregnancy, sometimes pres ...

'', and '' A Makeover Story'' on

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(TLC) and Discovery Channel. The show is no longer in production.

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