# World Series of Dating

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2012 British TV series or programme

World Series of Dating Genre Comedy Written by Andrew Dawson Steve Dawson Tim Inman Starring Rob Riggle Tom Price Bentley Kalu Thaila Zucchi Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 8 Production Executive producers Joff Powell Simon Welton Alan Tyler Producers Will Innes Abi Kelly Mat Marsters Jon Murphy Production locations Pacific Quay Studios Glasgow, Scotland Editor Martin O'Byrne Production company Lion Television Original release Network BBC Three Release 26 March (2012-03-26) – 8 May 2012 (2012-05-08)

***World Series of Dating*** is a [British](/source/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom) comedic [speed dating](/source/Speed_dating) [reality television](/source/Reality_television) show.[1] Several young men compete to be judged best dater by four young women they date during the show. It airs on [BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three) in 30-minute episodes. It is presented by [Rob Riggle](/source/Rob_Riggle), [Tom Price](/source/Tom_Price_(actor)) and [Thaila Zucchi](/source/Thaila_Zucchi). Bentley Kalu is the [referee](/source/Referee).

## Episodes

Episode Air date 1 26 March 2012 2 2 April 2012 3 9 April 2012 4 16 April 2012 5 23 April 2012 6 30 April 2012 7 8 May 2012 8 8 May 2012

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Plunkett, John (22 February 2012). ["Rob Riggle to star in BBC3 comedy World Series of Dating"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/22/rob-riggle-bbc3-dating-comedy). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

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