The Dating Game
Season 39 Episode 1 | 1h 23m 27sVideo has Audio Description
With 30 million excess men in China, three bachelors join a dating camp for love.
Set in China, where eligible men outnumber women by more than 30 million, three bachelors, Zhou, Li, and Wu, embark on a seven-day dating camp, led by Hao, a highly sought-after dating coach. As they navigate the camp’s awkward challenges and emotional hurdles, the bachelors try to make sense of their authentic and constructed selves, and find the self-confidence they need to land that date.
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The Dating Game
Season 39 Episode 1 | 1h 23m 27sVideo has Audio Description
Set in China, where eligible men outnumber women by more than 30 million, three bachelors, Zhou, Li, and Wu, embark on a seven-day dating camp, led by Hao, a highly sought-after dating coach. As they navigate the camp’s awkward challenges and emotional hurdles, the bachelors try to make sense of their authentic and constructed selves, and find the self-confidence they need to land that date.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ ♪♪ -Next on "POV"... In a world of swiping left and digital courtship, three bachelors join a dating camp to find the one.
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Clip: S39 Ep1 | 1m 20s | Behind the Lens interview with The Dating Game director Violet Du Feng. (1m 20s)
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