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series on

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that premiered on January 22, 2008, and is hosted by

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. The new series, entitled ''

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'', premiered on July 8, 2016. ''Millionaire'' followed the "pioneering" matchmaking show ''

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''.

Cast

(seasons 1–8), CEO of Millionaire's Club, former assistant to pioneering matchmaker,

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* Destin Pfaff (seasons 1–6), Executive assistant in the first season; promoted to

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in the second season * Rachel Federoff (seasons 1–6), Office assistant in the seasons one to three; promoted to vice president of matching in the fourth season * Chelsea Autumn (seasons 1–3), Vice president of matching * Alison Standish (season 1), Club representative in sales * Andreea Simmel (season 4), Intern * Mara (seasons 5–6), Recruiter * Justin Bird (season 7), Matchmaker * Marisa Saks (season 7), Matchmaker * David Cruz (seasons 7–8), Matchmaker *

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(season 8)

Timeline

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Season 3 (2010)

Season 4 (2010-11)

Season 5 (2011)

Season 6 (2013)

Season 7 (2013–14)

Season 8 (2014–15)

References

External links

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Millionaire Matchmaker * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millionaire Matchmaker, The 2000s American reality television series
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