You must add a |reason= parameter to this Cleanup template – replace it with {{Cleanup|January 2007|reason=<Fill reason here>}}, or remove the Cleanup template.
| Next | |
|---|---|
| File:Nextimg.JPG Next TV logo | |
| Starring | only contestants |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 0:22 (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | April 4, 2005 |
Next is a dating television show produced by Kallissa Productions airing on MTV.
Premise
Every show consists of two contestants. Usually, one contestant is a male with five female daters and one contestant is female with five male daters, but homosexual episodes are also common. The daters are hidden from the contestant on an RV which follows the contestant's van. The date begins with the contestant and one of the daters. At any point during the date, usually when things start to get boring or unpleasant, the contestant can say "next" and the dater is eliminated. The date is suspended, the dater returns to the RV, and another dater is sent to continue the date. Eliminated daters receive a monetary prize equal to one dollar for every minute they lasted on the date.
At any point, the contestant can give the current dater a choice between a second date or the same monetary prize given to an eliminated date. The date ends when all dates have been "nexted" or when a dater is given the choice between money or a second date.
It is not uncommon for the contestant to "next" a dater at first sight, sending the dater back with a single dollar. The contestant can also attempt to avoid the disgrace of being turned down for a second date in favor of a large monetary prize by asking for a second date early. On one episode, a contestant nexted the first four daters and asked the last dater for a second date within the first minute. Faced with the choice of only one dollar or a date with the contestant she just met, the dater opted for the second date.
Short comment clips from contestants and daters are shown throughout the show. These apparently scripted comments are almost always a dater making fun of the contestant who just nexted him/her and vice versa.
In fact, the show is entirely scripted up to and including the decision to "next" someone. The "contestants" are paid a $100 fee for the appearances. A talent scout looks for contestants. The episodes are filmed in Griffith Park in Los Angeles.