Parental Control
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| Parental Control | |
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| Starring | only contestants |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Canter |
| Running time | approx. 0:22 (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | February 6, 2005 |
Parental Control is a television program produced by MTV. [1] The two directors, Brendon Carter [2] and Bruce Klassen [3] , have also created other MTV shows.
Plot
The version which aired February 2006 differs from its premiere in March 2005 on MTV's Spring Break 2005. A girl was to interview five boys, and after a set of about five questions for each person or an activity of some sort, the father would eliminate one of the contestants. This would go on until one contestant remained.
In the latest version, parents unhappy with their child's current partner, interview and select prospective partners who vie for the affections of their child. Afterwards, their child goes on a date with the two selections. They have to decide whether to keep their current relationship, or one of the new prospects.
During each date, the parents and the current partner watch and comment, often antagonistically, as the date unfolds on television. When the dates are finished, the child selects their new partner from amongst the competitors and current partner.
Ratings
Aside from the Spring Break 2005 premiere (which only had one episode), the show premiered in February 2006 as a spring 2006 replacement show without much hype or commercials. The show, much like other MTV dating shows (Next and Date My Mom), started off with few viewers and grew to a fair-rated show.
The first season ended airing new shows randomly around June 2006. The only reason given was to make more room for new seasons of Made, Room Raiders, and Next, and start the new TV series Why Can't I Be You?. It is still a popular show and is commonly aired on nights and overnights for fill-ins.
The second season began in October 2006. In March 2007, a new series was filmed in UK.
The show continues to garner ratings and viewers on a nightly basis during its reruns and fill-ins, despite being scripted, as stated by various inside-MTV sources. Eventually the show got canceled because of bad ratings and people started figuring out it was fake. [citation needed]