The Real Love Boat is an American reality romance television series premiered on CBS, airing Wednesday nights beginning October 5, 2022,[1] and is based on the original romantic comedy/drama television series The Love Boat that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986 and later on moved to UPN (now The CW) for two more seasons from 1998 to 1999 as Love Boat: The Next Wave. The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise shipRegal Princess in the Mediterranean.
The series is produced by Eureka Productions in association with Buster Productions. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Eden Gaha, Jay Bienstock and Wesley Dening serve as executive producers for Eureka while Scott Helmstedter is EPing on behalf of Princess Cruises. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell serve as hosts and perform the vocals for the song featured in the series' opening credits.[2]
After four episodes with low ratings, CBS moved the show to Paramount+ starting November 2.[3]
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^"Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment | The Real Love Boat | Releases". www.paramountpressexpress.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^Porter, Rick (October 28, 2022). "CBS' 'Real Love Boat' Banished to Paramount+". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ a b c d eSchneider, Michael (October 5, 2022). "'The Real Love Boat' Producers on Turning the Series Into a Dating Competition Show ā Without Charo (Yet)". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^"Shows A-Z ā The Real Love Boat on Paramount Plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 29, 2022.