Must Love Kids

Must Love Kids is a reality dating show that debuted on TLC in the United States on July 15, 2008.^[1] The series followed three single moms as they entered the world of dating. The moms had to balance their careers and raise their children while trying to find a lifelong partner. Must Love Kids was based on the Swedish format Single Moms first aired on TV3 in Sweden in 2007. The format was developed by Friday TV.

Must Love Kids
Genre	Reality television
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Jean-Michel Michenaud Chris Cowan
Running time	1 hour
Production company	Rocket Science Laboratories
Original release
Network	TLC
Release	July 15 (2008-07-15) – September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20)

Cast

Kristin S. Eaton	10 episodes
Mark Harp	10 episodes
Paul Kitchen	10 episodes
Lucas Himebaugh	10 episodes
Tracy J. Paye	10 episodes
Vanessa Raming	10 episodes
Christopher Wilson	10 episodes
David M. Silver	7 episodes
James J. Gotshaw	2 episodes
Eric Hanson	2 episodes
Phillip R. Price	2 episodes
Gary Rotto	1 episode

Critical reception

Ginia Bellafante of The New York Times believed the series was inoffensive.^[2]

International versions

Country	Title	Network	First Aired
Sweden[3]	Ensam mamma söker	TV3	2007
Finland[4]	Sinkkuäidille sulhanen	Nelonen	2007
Netherlands[5]	Alleen nog een man	Net 5	2008
Denmark[6]	En mand til mor	TV3	2008
Norway[7]	Mamma søker kjæreste	TV3	2008
Poland[8]	Mamy Mamy	TVP1	2008
France[9]	Maman cherche l’amour	M6	2008
Germany[10]	Papa gesucht	RTL	2009
Romania[11]	Mame Singure	Kanal D	2008

Production

Must Love Kids was produced by the production company Rocket Science Laboratories, also responsible for the Fox series Joe Millionaire. The format Single Moms is distributed by Shine International, the international distribution arm of the Shine Group.

See also

• List of reality television show franchises
• List of television show franchises