The Player

The Player was a short-lived reality dating set in the bling-bling world of mansions, cool cars and V.I.P parties that follows a stunning Miami model named Dawn Olivieri and her two girlfriends named Ananda & Jinelle for eight weeks as the pit thirteen self described "players" against each other in a quest to be the last one standing.

Broadcast
UPN August 3, 2004-September 15, 2004

Host
Dawn Olivieri

Co-host
Ananda & Jinelle

Player Operator
Rob Mariano

Gameplay
During each episode, the guys will receive a challenge from a anonymous "Player Operator" (usually voiced by a mysterious guest, ala Charlie's Angels) that test the "player's" skills. Their ability to carry out these tasks will determine which ones gets to go on glamourous dates with Dawn to the hot spots of South Beach Miami. The object of the competition for these "self-proclaimed" masters of the opposite sex is to win over Dawn, with the approval of her girlfriends (ala Cupid) However, the guys will be thrown in a variety of situations with the possibility of sudden death eliminations. Losers will get tossed from the game will the probably-soon-to-be-trademarked cliché, "Don't hate the player, hate the game!".

Catchphrase
Don't Hate the player, hate the game! - Dawn Olivieri

Link
Official Website (via Internet Archive)