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There’s a lot happening in the world right now, so let’s get the most pressing stuff out of the way and sorted: was the late Gong Show creator/host Chuck Barris really an assassin for the CIA? Barris claimed in his 1982 memoir Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind to have been secretly working for the intelligence organization during the sixties and seventies—around the same time he was developing kitschy and iconic television shows like The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show. Is it possible that the unassuming and at-times silly Barris could be telling the truth here—or was...

It’s naked and really afraid! Below is the first full trailer for VH1′s next-level dating show experiment Dating Naked, where singles go on tropical dates in the buff. The skin-n-blur preview shows attractive nervous singles as they awkwardly navigate first dates without clothes at a tropical resort. Each close-ended episode will feature a man and a woman as they each date two different, naked suitors and each other. At the end of the episode, the two romance seekers decide whether or not to move forward with their prospective love matches. There’s naked dining, naked swimming, naked horseback riding and even...

 Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81. He died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his wife Nancy told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Jennifer Granholm on the Dating Game (1978)

Comedian Don Rickles subs for a Bachelorette on this late-1960's segment of "The Dating Game." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXzu8qgkINs

Alleged Huntington Beach serial killer's trial to take strange turn with "Dating Game" evidence A murder trial in which a suspected serial killer was defending himself could become even more unusual Monday when jurors are likely to see a video of the defendant as the victorious Bachelor No. 1 on "The Dating Game'' in 1978. The nearly 10-minute video of Rodney Alcala on the game show surfaced Thursday on YouTube, and Alcala plans to show it to jurors Monday, according to Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy. Alleged Huntington Beach serial killer's trial to take strange turn with "Dating Game" evidence...

In a generous Holiday gift towards the Democrats, after my voting I noticed that Dennis Kucinich's first cousin is in 3rd place in the 'Who Wants to be a First Lady Contest.' The 2 'winners' of the online vote will be flown to snowy New Hampshire for a fabulous all expense paid dinner dates with the candidate and to see if they are compatible.Wouldn't it be sweet if the Freepers could make his dreams come true?? (her name is Lucy on the poll sheet)

CBS LIVE 'STAR SEARCH' [9.4 RATING/14 SHARE OF ALL TV'S] WINS HOUR.ABC'S 'BACHELORETTE' [11.6/17] WINS VAUNTED WEDNESDAY 9PM EST TIME SLOTNBC WINS OVERALL NIGHT WITH REGULAR FARE BOOSTED BY 'LAW AND ORDER' AT 10PM EST [15.9/25] AND WEST WING [11.3/16]DEVELOPING..