8 Surprising Facts About MTV’s ‘Singled Out’

It was every college kid’s spring break fantasy (minus the sun, sand and beer kegs, of course): 50 attractive women vying for the attention of one stud, and 50 equally hot dudes falling all over themselves for one righteous babe.  It was silly. It was eye-rolling. It was – dare we say – fun. It was the hit MTV dating game show known as Singled Out, which premiered 30 years ago today, on June 5, 1995.

Hosted by comedian (and future podcast star) Chris Hardwick with just the right amount of bemused detachment from the hormone-fueled chaos, Singled Out was a bonafide hit show for MTV, largely due to cohost (and breakout star) Jenny McCarthy, later to be replaced by the equally-buzzworthy Carmen Electra!).