Age of Love (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = Age of Love
format = Competitive reality show
runtime = 60 minutes
starring = Mark Consuelos (Host)
Mark Philippoussis
creator = J. D. Roth
country = USA
network = NBC
picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
first_aired = June 18, 2007
last_aired =
executive_producer = Todd A. Nelson
num_episodes =
website = http://www.nbc.com/Age_of_Love/
imdb_id = 1034357
tv_com_id = 72221

"Age of Love" was an American reality TV dating series that features then-30-year-old Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis as he looks for love with women in their 20s as well as women in their 40s.

Hosted by Mark Consuelos, the series airs on NBC, and premiered on Monday, June 18, 2007. [ [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/nbc-reveals-identities-of-13-bachelorettes-competing-on-age-of-love-5287.php NBC reveals identities of 13 bachelorettes competing on 'Age of Love' - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs. ] ] The last episode aired on August 6, 2007, in which it was revealed that the winner was the 25-year-old Amanda Salinas.

It is unclear as of October 2007 if the couple is still together. Philippoussis has refused to comment on the subject, stating that he is currently "concentrating on tennis". [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Scud's love life on skids again | date=2007-10-12 | publisher= | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22571908-5013560,00.html | work=Daily Telegraph | pages= | accessdate= 2007-10-15 | language= ] However, in a radio interview which aired on 28 November in Australia, he did state he was 'currently single'Fact|date=November 2007, and since February 2008 has been seen with a model from Perth, Siobhan Parekh. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title='Age of Love' Bachelor to Participate in Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge | date=2008-03-04 | publisher= | url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/age-of-love/age-of-love-bachelor-to-partic-17231.aspx | work= | pages= | accessdate= 2008-03-23| language= ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title='Age of Love' Star Wants to "Play One More Great Match" | date=2008-03-11 | publisher= | url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/age-of-love/age-of-love-star-wants-to-play-17482.aspx | work= | pages= | accessdate= 2008-03-23 | language= ]

Contestants

The following is a list of the 6 "Kittens" (women in their 20s) and 7 "Cougars" (women in their 40s). [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/age-of-love/age-of-love-unveils-identities-7104.aspx. Retrieved June 11, 2007.]

Kittens

:colorbox|lightblue The contestant is in her 40's.:colorbox|lightpink The contestant is in her 20's.:colorbox|limegreen The contestant won the competition.:colorbox|violet The contestant was eliminated by Mark.:colorbox|royalblue The contestant decided to eliminate herself from the competition.:colorbox|deeppink The contestant was automatically eliminated as her fear of flying prevented her from going to Australia for the finale.

Criticism

Critics note that Philippoussis, who is 30, is closer in age to the twenties than the forties. He's only 3 years older than one of the twenties, and he is "at least" 9 years younger than "all" of the forties (disregarding fractions for simplicity's sake). A 35-year-old male contestant would have put women in their twenties on an equal footing with those in their forties. [cite news | first= Leslie | last= Seaton| coauthors= | title=Age of Love: A Reality Check | date=2007-08-21 | publisher= BuddyTV | url = http://www.buddytv.com/articles/age-of-love/age-of-love-a-reality-check-9688.aspx | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-14 | language = ]

The program also provided biographical information on at least two contestants that could be construed as misleading by omission: Jennifer Braff is described as an "Executive Assistant to the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers." Her online resume however, shows that Braff has worked as a Hawaiian Tropic swimsuit model, a makeup artist, a songwriter, a spokesmodel for Amore Fashion. She also markets her own glamour calendar and has appeared in Playboy. It doesn't mention Braff ever working as an executive assistant. [ [http://www.jenniferbraff.com Hey Everyone! Welcome To My Site ] ]

"Age of Love" describes Maria Rangel as a photographer, but her credits on the Internet Movie Database show that Rangel has worked steadily as a film and television actress since 1986. Her web site says she also runs a photography business that appears to consist chiefly of taking handout photo portraits for actors' resumes. [ [http://www.mariaphotography.com http://www.mariaphotography.com ] ]

International broadcasters

The opening episode of Age Of Love in Australia, screening at 8:30pm in NSW, ACT and QLD, and at 9:30pm in other states, only managed to rate 849,000 mainland capital city viewers, [cite web | title=Seven - Daily Ratings Report | work=eBroadcast | url=http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/tv-ratings-130707.html | accessdate=17 July | accessyear=2007] rating behind both Channel Nine and ABC. Two weeks later, it was moved to a later timeslot of 10:30pm as ratings dropped to 545,000 viewers. [cite web | title=SMH - Stay In Touch Blog | work=Sydney Morning Herald | url=http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/07/ratings_race_new_week_2.html | accessdate=28 July | accessyear=2007] The rights for the show in the UK were snapped up by E4, the digital channel from Channel 4 and is shown as part of their "No-Brainers" season along with other American reality TV shows like The Simple Life and Beauty and the Geek.

References

External links

* [http://www.nbc.com/Age_of_Love/ Official Website]
* [http://www.buddytv.com/age-of-love.aspx "Age of Love" on BuddyTV]
* [http://www.realitytvworld.com/ageoflove/ "Age of Love" on Reality TV World]
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933917.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 Age of Love Review] at "Variety.com"
* [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22338385-10388,00.html "I'm really in love, says Amanda" on News.com.au]
* [http://video.aol.com/video-category/age-of-love/110797 Episode clips from "Age of Love"]