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Vox Pauses 'First Dates' Daytime Production, 2026 Airings to Use Preproduced Episodes

The broadcaster frames the move as a strategic pause driven by cost pressure in a weak advertising market.

Overview

  • Vox confirmed it will halt production of fresh daytime episodes at the end of the year for program-strategic reasons.
  • Reporting links the decision to broader cost-cutting tied to a sluggish ad market, despite the show's solid performance.
  • 'First Dates Hotel' in primetime is not affected, according to the network.
  • Preproduced installments will keep the format on air in 2026, delaying any on-screen gap for viewers.
  • Producer Warner Bros. International Television Production Deutschland loses a high-volume contract of well over 100 episodes annually, even as the series averaged over 8% in 14–49 with recent audience softening.