Confessions of a Matchmaker

Get ready for some tough love as A&E presents the original real-life comedic series, Confessions of a Matchmacker. Confessions of a Matchmaker is part reality show, part dating game, and part "train wreck" voyeurism. Due to its setting in Buffalo, NY, the show lacks some appeal to urban trendsetters, but overall I was pleasantly surprised.

This is no ordinary dating show and she is no ordinary matchmaker. For the past six years, matchmaker Patti Novak has been warming up the lonely hearts of Buffalo – a city with one of the highest populations of singles per capita – with her no-nonsense style of tough love. Now, she is letting cameras into her sessions and on dates with her clients….sharing the secrets of her success with the world.

Set in Buffalo, New York, Confessions of a Matchmaker follows singles desperate for Patti's help, from their initial interview, through the date, and finally, to the often painfully honest follow-up where Patti assesses their performance and reveals whether or not a match has been made. The series goes inside the real world of dating, where people are flawed and sometimes just need a good swift kick. And Patti is not afraid to give it to them. The Simon Cowell of dating, Patti’s brutal honesty and gut instincts are like nothing you’ve ever seen. They may not end up in a hot-tub at the end of every episode… in fact, more than likely, they’ll end up in hot water with Patti for not following her advice! (Read full article.)

While I wouldn’t program the TIVO just yet, Confessions of a Matchmaker is worth a peek if you are channel surfing and happen to catch it on A&E.