Season 1
Rivals in Romance is a South African reality competition television series produced by Elemental Productions that takes two stereotypically opposite men into the dating world where they work together, as well as against each other, to win the heart of one special woman that they both desire.
The series premiered on DStv's M-Net Series channel on Friday 21 January 2011, at 19h30. It later aired on DStv's Vuzu channel. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Rivals in Romance premiered on Vuzu on Friday 8 April 2011, at 20h30. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 13 episodes in the first season.
M-Net Series Repeats
Saturdays: 01h30, 07h30, 13h30
Synopsis
If you want to hook up with "the one", you can't rely on the goodwill of a chubby little matchmaker with wings and an arrow. Nor can a potent potion, lavish gifts or little sweet nothings in the moonlight ignite lasting love.
Modern-day courtship is complex. It's a fine art – and a battle. It's not just about "you" and "him/her". It's also about "them" - the many rivals who continually gravitate toward the object of your affection.
You need to know how to wipe away the competition...
M-Net Series' original reality dating show, Rivals in Romance, finds chic, sassy singles having to employ cunning strategies in an effort to win the game of love.
Rivals in Romance takes two stereotypically opposite men into the dating world where they work together, as well as against each other, to win the heart of one special woman that they both desire.
The show takes viewers into the modern dating world by setting up challenges in which female competitors need to secure dates to avoid elimination.
The ladies are in pressure-cooker situations week after week, as they vie for attention and discover that ending up with Mr. Right is easier said than done.
Bachelorettes
The bachelorettes competing in the series are:
Ameena Khan (Cape Town)
Courtney Mndaweni (Johannesburg)
Jody Botha (Mossel Bay)
Karis Woodenberg (KwaZulu-Natal)
Kasifah Galant (Cape Town)
Leigh Flowers (Cape Town)
Nicole (Nikki) Ross (KwaZulu-Natal)
Nobuhle Nkhoma (Johannesburg)
Oweenee Dube (Johannesburg)
Rowena Viljoen (Tzaneen)
Shoneez Sidat (Johannesburg)
Sylvia Motaung (Johannesburg)
Tebogo Ditinti (Johannesburg)
Terri Stander (Port Alfred)
Tracy Dean (Johannesburg)
Yvonne Labuschagne (Nelspruit)
Seasons
Season 1 (13 episodes)
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 21 Jan 2011 | Finale: 15 Apr 2011 | Fridays, 19h30
Channel: Vuzu | Premiere: 8 Apr 2011 | Finale: 1 Jul 2011 | Fridays, 20h30