''The Match Off'' is a national
television series
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produced by LX.TV. Hosted by
Maria Sansone
Maria Grace Sansone (born February 26, 1981) is an American television personality. Sansone is the former co-anchor of ''Good Day LA'' on KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles until January 2017 and is a former field reporter for WNBC 4 New York, appearin ...
, the
reality show
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airs on
NBC
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after ''
Saturday Night Live
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''. The premise of the series is to have two
professional matchmakers compete against each other to find the best
date
Date or dates may refer to:
*Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner
**Group dating
*Play date, an ...
for a featured single person in each episode. The first episode aired on June 26, 2010.
Season 1
Episode 1
Professional matchmakers
Matt Titus
Matthew "Matt" Titus is a matchmaker, author, public speaker, dating and relationship coach based in New York City.
Titus is the co-author of two dating and relationship advice books: "Why Hasn't He Called?" and "Why Hasn't He Proposed?"
Ma ...
and Lisa Ronis are challenged with finding the right mate for Kira Saltzman, a 29-year-old real estate agent in New York City.
Kira Saltzman bio, thematchoff.com
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Episode 2
A director, producer, model and actor, Levi Holiman searches for love in Los Angeles. Local matchmaking duos Luis Santiago and Kim Lockhart, and Sherry and Eva Singer go head to head to seek a soulmate for Levi.
Episode 4
David Fischer is the bachelor, NYC. The matchmakers are Rachel Greenwald of Elevated Connections, LLC and Maureen Tara Nelson of Maureen Tara Nelson Private Matchmaking, Inc.
See also
* ''Millionaire Matchmaker
''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' was an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on January 22, 2008, and is hosted by Patti Stanger. ''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' follows Patti Stanger, owner of the Beverly Hills-based "Milliona ...
''
* ''Tough Love'' (TV series)
References
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2010s American reality television series
2010 American television series debuts
NBC original programming