For the second season, see: A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show The Bachelor.Movieweb.com "MTV Orders 10 Episodes of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" MovieWeb article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved October 10, 2007. It premiered on October 9, 2007 on MTV starring Tila Tequila.MTV.com "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official website including show description. Retrieved October 5, 2007. The series is a bisexual-themed reality dating show where 16 straight males and 16 lesbian female contestants live in Tila's house and compete for her attention and affection. The contestants were not aware of Tila's bisexuality until the end of the first episode, after ten contestants had been eliminated. The remaining contestants, both male and female, then shared the same home for the remainder of the series. The ten episode series is produced by 495 Productions and MTV.Jon, Lafayette "MTV Greenlights Tila Tequila Dating Show, Debuts Oct. 9" TVWeek article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved September 6, 2007. A Shot at Love II premiered on April 22, 2008.Tila Tequila Takes Another Shot at Love|Blog Archive|Vh1 BlogMTV gives Tila Tequila another shot - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Varietymoney.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYW06202012008-1.htm

Ratings

The show debuted at No. 1 in its time period across all of cable in the network's target demographic of persons 18-34, averaging a 2.0 rating. It became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year, behind Life of Ryan (August 27, 2007) and tied with Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (August 15, 2007).Hollywood Reporter