First Dates
Not streaming in your region — see every region's options
Cupid's arrow is set to hit Irish shores this month when the brand new series of First Dates Ireland airs on RTÉ2. The restaurant doors will swing open bringing singletons from all over the country together in the hope of finding love.
At the helm of the Irish First Dates restaurant is maître d' - Mateo Saina. Originally from Croatia, Mateo moved to Dublin in 2004 to take up a position at 'Browns on the Green'. Falling instantly in love with the city and its people, Mateo has lived here ever since. Joining Mateo is his team of merry matchmakers; barman Ethan Miles and waitress Alice Marr.
The singletons who will visit the restaurant range in age from 20 to 70 plus. The unobtrusive cameras allow the daters to forget they are being filmed and start bonding. or not!
Cast
Shows like First Dates all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Romance·Adventure·Science-FictionOutlander2014–2026·STARZ
Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.Compare - 02Romance·Drama·MedicalGrey's Anatomy2005–present·ABCThe doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis -- it's in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship.Compare
- 03Romance·ComedyFriends1994–2004·NBC
Six young (20-something) people from New York City (Manhattan), on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote…Compare - 04Romance·Drama·SupernaturalTrue Blood2008–2014·HBO
True Blood is a horror/drama based on a series of novels called The Southern American Vampires Mysteries.Compare - 05Romance·Drama·SupernaturalThe Originals2013–2018·The CW
The Originals is a spin-off show from the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries.Compare - 06Romance·Drama·SupernaturalThe Vampire Diaries2009–2017·The CWThe Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama/romance based around Elena Gilbert who falls in love with a 163 year old vampire.Based on a novel series by L.J.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack First Dates's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.