Sox Appeal is a reality television series that aired on NESN in 2007 and 2008. It was a Boston Red Sox-themed dating game show that followed a fan during three, two-inning long blind dates that took place over the course of a Red Sox game. During the seventh inning stretch, the fan chose the date they wanted to continue dating. The date, however, could choose not to continue the date.[1][2][3]

Sox Appeal
GenreReality TV
Created byGes Selmont
Directed byRyan Crow
Narrated byJimmy Dunn
Theme music composerChris Trapper
Brad Young
Dow Brain
Opening theme"Long, Hot Summer"
Ending theme"Sox Appeal"
ComposersDow Brain
Brad Young
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersEric Korsh
David Collins
Michael Williams
Joel Feld
ProducersCassandra Corbett
Desiree Gonzalez
Kristin McFarland
Len Mead (consulting)
Production locationFenway Park
EditorsMacaela VanderMost
Reinita Susman
Scott Fisher
Original release
NetworkNESN
ReleaseAugust 1, 2007 (2007-08-01) –
2008 (2008)

The series was a collaboration between NESN and Scout Productions, producers of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.[4] The music was composed by Dow Brain and Brad Young of Underground Productions, Inc.

The series premiere featured Garrett Lucash, a former national champion pairs skater.

The second season premiered on August 3, 2008. For the second season, former New England Patriots player Larry Izzo was added as the host of a post-date interview segment. Also, a "Daters' Dugout" was added in the second season, where the competing daters must stand next to each other during the game in Fenway Park's right field roof deck standing room section to strategize and challenge each other.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (2007-07-31). "Reality TV Melds Baseball and That Other Pastime". New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  2. ^ No Last Name, Ian (2007-01-23). ""Sox Appeal" - Sox and Dawgs". Sox & Dawgs. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Derjue, Amy (2008-04-08). "Boston Daily Goes Inside Sox Appeal". Boston Daily. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  4. ^ "NESN, Scout create reality dating show with Sox appeal". Boston Business Journal. 2007-01-22.
  5. ^ http://www.nesn.com/content/about/story.aspx?content_id=c36f8378-690e-446b-9853-521443bf7543 [dead link]
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