Coupled
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{{Infobox television
| image = Coupled_Logo.jpg
| caption =
| genre = dating game show
| runtime = 43 minutes
| location = Anguilla
| creator = {{Plain list |
- Mark Burnett
- Ben Newmark
- Dan Newmark}}
Larry Barron
| executive_producer = {{Plain list |
- Mark Burnett
- Tom Shelly
- Ben Newmark
- Dan Newmark
- Larry Barron
}}
| company = MGM Television
Grandma's House Entertainment
| presenter = Terrence J
| starring = See below
| narrated =
| opentheme =
| theme_music_composer =
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|5|17}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|8|2}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 11
| list_episodes =
}}
Coupled is an American dating game show that aired on Fox from May 17 to August 2, 2016. It was hosted by television personality, Terrence J and created by Mark Burnett, of Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Shark Tank, and The Voice, as well as Ben Newmark, Dan Newmark and Larry Barron.{{cite web |last= |first= |title=MARK BURNETT's ALL-NEW DATING SERIES "COUPLED," PREMIERES MAY 17 |publisher=Fox.com |url=http://www.fox.com/coupled/article/mark-burnett's-all-new-dating-series-"coupled"-premieres-may-17 |access-date=May 17, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Filming took place in Anguilla. The cast included Miss Arizona USA 2009, Alicia-Monique Blanco; Miss Colorado USA 2015, Talyah Polee; host, Domonique Price, and American singer-songwriter, TV personality, and former collegiate athlete; Alex Lagemann.
Tyler Gattuso was in the running to be a cast member on Big Brother 17, but was ultimately not chosen due to the news being leaked by online media and his Instagram hinting at the news suggesting he wasn't going to be active for quite a while. A few days later, after the cast for Big Brother was announced, he was ranting on Twitter, shortly deleting them and deactivating his account.{{cite web |last=|first=|title=Big Brother 17 Spoilers – Two New Houseguests? (VIDEO)|date=23 June 2015|publisher=MJSBIGBLOG.com |url=http://www.mjsbigblog.com/big-brother-17-spoilers-two-new-houseguests-video.htm|access-date=May 23, 2016}}{{cite web |last=|first=|title=Did somebody get recruited?|publisher=hamsterwatch.com |url=http://www.hamsterwatch.com/bb17/june15pre.shtml|access-date=May 23, 2016}}
On August 8, 2016, Fox canceled the series after one season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/mark-burnett-fox-reality-series-coupled-canceled-one-season-1201800497/|title=Mark Burnett Fox Reality Series 'Coupled' Canceled After One Season|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 8, 2016|access-date=August 8, 2016}}
Premise
Coupled features 12 single women who are on the quest for love. Each week different men come to the Caribbean Island and meet the women. After meeting, the women have the choice to go right — saying yes to pursuing the man some more — and join him at the Tiki bar. Alternately, they can choose to go left — saying no to spending any more time with the man — and go back to the bungalow to wait for the next contestant. This process is inspired by the app, Tinder, in which you swipe left or right depending on your preference.{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Love The Bachelorette? Fall for these summer relationship shows |publisher=EW.com |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/24/summer-relationship-shows|access-date=June 21, 2016}}{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Mark Burnett on Infusing Diversity Into Dating Shows, Schwarzenegger's 'Apprentice' Appeal|work=The Hollywood Reporter | date= 17 May 2016|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/coupled-creator-mark-burnett-talks-894958|access-date=June 21, 2016}}
The women who choose to go to the tiki bar will await the man, where he will then pick two women to pursue further at the villa. Once at the villa, the man will spend some individual time with each of the women to see which one he has the most chemistry or connections with. At the end of the night, he will select one of the women to stay with him at the villa becoming Coupled and the other one will go back to the bungalow to await the next guy.
At the end of their six-week stay on Anguilla, the couples will be faced with the decision to continue their relationship back in the United States or to end it. The women who want to continue the relationship will join their partner waiting for them at a helicopter pad, while the women who do not want to continue the relationship will not join the men.{{cite web | last= | first= | title='Coupled' is the New, Different Dating Show That Wants to Woo You |publisher=Fox.com |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/05/17/coupled-dating-show-fox-mark-burnett/84063868/|access-date=May 23, 2016}}
During the show, the contestants are given cell phones which they can use to interact with each other. Some of the text messages are featured on the show to create a dialogue and convey more drama.
Contestants
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| colspan="4"|Women
|bgcolor="darkgray" rowspan="2"| !colspan="4"|Men |
|---|
| Name
!Age !Hometown !Occupation !Name !Age !Hometown !Occupation |
| colspan="9" {{N/A|Coupled}} |
| Lindsey Tuer
|30 |Carlsbad, CA |Sales Rep |↔ |26 |Hermosa Beach, CA |Musician |
| Ashley Reitz
|27 |Marco Island, FL |Curve Model |↔ |Brian "BT" Urruela |30 |Tampa, FL |Romance Novelist |
| Lisa Rotondi
|26 |New York, NY |Real Estate Agent | ↔ |Ben Rosenfield |36 |Chicago, IL |Tech Entrepreneur |
| Terecia "TT" Baker
|26 |Alhambra, CA |Theme Park Princess |↔ |Brandon Smith |29 |Los Angeles, CA |Former Basketball Pro |
| Alexandra "Alex" Clark
|23 |Louisville, KY |Radio Personality |↔ |Jeffrey Blockson |30 |Chicago, IL |Real Estate Investor |
| Alicia Blanco
|29 |Toluca Lake, CA |Executive Assistant |↔ |Tyler Gattuso |24 |Miami, FL |Model |
| colspan="9" {{N/A|Not Coupled}} |
| Domonique Price
|29 |Seattle, WA |Attorney | bgcolor="darkgray" rowspan="6"| |Imari Dale |29 |Los Angeles, CA |Digital Ad Executive |
| Kristin Kirgan
|33 |Los Angeles, CA |Photographer |Steven "Stevey" Moran |26 |Los Angeles, CA |Interior Designer |
| Alyssa Reevess
|32 |Sherman Oaks, CA |Model |Javier Finlay |34 |Miami, FL |Lawyer |
| Brittany Lo
|24 |New York, NY |Beauty Company CEO |Taylor Hart |36 |Los Angeles, CA |Entrepreneur |
| Talyah Polee
|27 |Lakewood, CO |Substance Abuse Counselor | rowspan="2" colspan="4" {{n/a |
|-
|Michelle Tam
|28
|New York, NY
|Interior Decorator
|-
|colspan="9" bgcolor="lightgrey" style="text-align:center" |Note: The arrow (↔) means the pair is COUPLED.
|}
Couples that Stayed Together:
- Lindsay and Alex
- TT and Brandon
- Lisa and Ben
Couples that Broke Up:
- Alex and Jeffrey
- Alicia and Tyler
- Ashley and BT
Contestant Progress
| class="wikitable" border="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:96%"
!Episode !colspan="2"| 1 !colspan="2"| 2 !colspan="2"| 3 !colspan="2"|4 !colspan="2"|5 !colspan="2"|6 !7 !colspan="2"|8 !9 !colspan="2"|10/11 |
| Men
!Alex !colspan="2"|Imari !colspan="2"|BT !Taylor !Ben !Brandon !Stevey !Jeffrey !Javier !Ben !Tyler !Jeffrey !rowspan="3" colspan="4" {{n/a|No more men.}} |
|---|
| style="background:black;" colspan="15"| |
| Women
!8/12 !colspan="2"|7/11 !colspan="2"|6/10 !3/9 !4/9 !4/7 !0/7 !5/7 !6/6 !- !6/6 !- |
| "Alex"
|{{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2" |YES |{{N/A|NO}} |VILLA |{{efn|name=VILLA|The woman did not get to meet this man because she was in the VILLA awaiting a decision by another.}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |VILLA{{efn|name=Neither|The man didn't choose either women and left the island}} |rowspan="3" {{N/A|{{efn|name=VILLA2|A woman in the villa switched partners and there was no decision from the other woman.}}}} |VILLA |style="background:skyblue;"|SWITCH |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:lightyellow;"|NC |
| Alicia
|YES |colspan="2"|VILLA |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |VILLA |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |rowspan="9" {{N/A|{{efn|name=VILLA2|A woman in the villa switched partners and there was no decision from the other woman.}}}} |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:lightyellow;"|NC |
| "TT"
|YES |colspan="2"|YES |colspan="2"|YES |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="3"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:yellowgreen;"|COUPLED |
| Lisa
|YES |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2" |YES |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="5"| |style="background:skyblue;"|SWITCH |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:yellowgreen;"|COUPLED |
| Ashley
|YES |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="7"| |rowspan="7" {{N/A|{{efn|name=VILLA2|A woman in the villa switched partners and there was no decision from the other woman.}}}} |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:lightyellow;"|NC |
| Lindsey
|style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="10"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="2"| |style="background:yellowgreen;"|COUPLED |
| Alyssa
|YES |colspan="2"|YES |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |VILLA{{efn|name=Neither}} |YES |style="background:hotpink;"|LEFT |style="background:gray;" rowspan="4" colspan="3"| {{efn|name=LEFT|This woman is no longer on the island}} |
| Brittany
|VILLA |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |YES |style="background:hotpink;"|LEFT |
| Domonique
|{{N/A|NO}} |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="4"| |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |YES |YES |style="background:hotpink;"|LEFT |
| Talyah
|{{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2"|YES |colspan="2" {{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |YES |{{N/A|NO}} |VILLA |YES |YES |style="background:hotpink;"|LEFT |
| Kristin
|{{N/A|NO}} |colspan="2"|YES |colspan="2"|VILLA |YES |YES |{{N/A|NO}} |{{N/A|NO}} |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="1"| |style="background:pink;"|LEFT |style="background:gray;" colspan="4"| {{efn|name=LEFT|This woman is no longer on the island}} |
| Michelle
|YES |colspan="2"|YES |colspan="2"|YES |VILLA |style="background:skyblue;"|VILLA |style="background:lightgray;" colspan="4"| |style="background:pink;"|LEFT |style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| {{efn|name=LEFT|This woman is no longer on the island}} |
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:{{Color box|Gainsboro|NO|border=darkgray}} The woman chose to go left back to the Bungalows to await the next man.
:{{Color box|none|YES|border=darkgray}} The woman chose to go right to the Tiki Bar to await the man.
:{{Color box|none|VILLA|border=darkgray}} The woman was selected by the man to go to the VILLA, but was not chosen to stay.
:{{Color box|skyblue|VILLA|border=darkgray}} The woman was selected by the man to stay at the VILLA with him.
:{{Color box|skyblue|SWITCH|border=darkgray}} The woman decided to SWITCH to a different man at the VILLA.
:{{Color box|pink|LEFT|border=darkgray}} The woman LEFT the island and went home.
:{{Color box|hotpink|LEFT|border=darkgray}} The woman LEFT the island and went home because no more men were coming.
:{{Color box|lightyellow|NC|border=darkgray}} The woman and/or man decided to be Not Coupled when they left the island.
:{{Color box|yellowgreen|COUPLED|border=darkgray}} The woman and man decided to stay COUPLED when they left the island.
Episodes
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Category:Fox Broadcasting Company game shows
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2016 American television series debuts
Category:2016 American television series endings
Category:American dating and relationship reality television series
Category:American English-language television shows