We Call It Reverse Catfishing
Finally, the singles you meet look BETTER in real life than on their dating profiles! Connect using the real, unfiltered stories and photos from your past — It's attraction built on authenticity.
How It Works
Get Started
Sign Up
Complete your preference survey and upload a few awkward pre-GlowUp photos, and a few recent ones, revealing the New You
Showtime
Play The Catch
Selected Singles play our unique blind date experiment, live virtually.
Get Cast
Virtual Pre-Interview
Discuss your awkward-to-awesome transformation. Highlight your most attention-grabbing stories and photos.
The Reveal
Meet Your Match
Singles who chose each other virtually, see each other for the 1st time on an intimate date. We hear honest post-date reactions. Is it a Catch or a Catch and Release?
The Catch Highlights
Meet Some of Our Daters
Would you date this face?
Does this nerd have the last laugh?
Heck yeah! or Hard pass?
Which way would you Swipe?
How to find your Catch
Get matched. Share the stories behind your awkward throwback photos, then choose your potential "Catch," before you see them. If that person also chooses you, hello first date...on us! Episodes air on Youtube.
1. Choose your avatar
With your identity hidden, what does your avatar say about you today?
2. Share your story
Share pics & stories that reveal who you were back in the day.
3. Find your "Catch"
Someone pique your interest? Meet for a first date to see if you've found a "Catch."
Why We Built This
We spent years in telling real stories that moved TV viewers. Yet we were frustrated by reality dating shows that continue to pull the same tired trick: beautiful people, manufactured drama...zero relatability.
In a highly-filtered online world, The Catch challenges singles to share their least postable life moments to build deeper connections. In doing so, we're creating more than a dating series, we're building a community...for both daters and viewers who are seeking something more real.
Creator, Executive Producer
Nick Cates
I believe in the value of two things: love and creativity. As a husband and veteran TV executive, I've been blessed to experience both. I've overseen specials and series for
E! Entertainment TV, BET and other networks. The Catch is our experiment with "Reverse Catfishing," turning the tables on meeting someone who (shocker) looks nothing like their dating profile. With The Catch, asking the right questions about who a person WAS can tell you a lot about who a person IS today.
Executive Producer
Anthony McLemore
Online dating can often feel like wild crap shoot. But taking that risk paid off for me when I met the woman of my dreams. I've also enjoyed a dream career, producing and directing on a variety of shows, such as "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", "The Dr. Phil Show" and a special on Janet Jackson, which even won an Emmy. While each project was different in its own way, they all had one thing in common: personal stories. With The Catch we offer singles the chance to tell their stories, illustrated by their most personal photos and videos.
