Playing It Straight

Playing It Straight

NR2004•44m•2.8/10

Reality

Ratings

🎬TMDb

2.8/10(5)

One beautiful single woman. 14 sexy bachelors. A million-dollar prize. Think you know where this is going? Think again... things aren't exactly as they appear when FOX puts this young lady and the viewing audience to the test to determine which guys are straight and which guys might be just PLAYING IT STRAIGHT.

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Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

March 12, 2004

Last Aired

March 26, 2004

Networks

FOX

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2004-03-12

Take one sweet, innocent, Midwestern girl named Jackie and put her on a Nevada ranch surrounded by a group of good-looking men. Sound like heaven for a single gal? Not exactly. Some of the guys are gay, and there's a million bucks riding on whether or not she figures out who.

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2004-03-19

Jackie discovers her gaydar needs a serious tune-up.

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2004-03-26

Jackie's more confused than ever. Hopefully she'll pick up a few hints on the overnight camping trip.

Cast

Jackie Thomas

Herself

Daphne Brogdon

Herself - Host

Brian Beacock

Brian Beacock

Himself - Troubadour

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