Summary
Tough Love is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and premiered on March 15, 2009. The host and matchmaker of the show is Steven Ward of the Philadelphia based Master Matchmakers. Steven Ward's mother, JoAnn Ward, offers relationship advice.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 31
IMDb6.1
Time to watch it all
35 h
35 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: about 5 weeks.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
First aired
2009
March 15, 2009
Ended 2012
Genre
RealityLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for sexual content and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
3 of 3 · most episodes first
Directing · 1
- Rich Kim Director
Tough Love episodes
5 seasons · 35 episodes
Episodes
- S4 E10 Away We Go, 7.8
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