Alcala, a convicted serial killer, appeared as a bachelor on an episode of “The Dating Game” in 1978, competing with two other men to win a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw.. Alcala was ...

Alcala has been dubbed the "Dating Game killer" because he appeared on the television show "The Dating Game" as Bachelor No. 1 in 1978 during his killing spree.

The story of serial killer Rodney Alcala — the "Dating Game Killer" who appeared on and won the show — is the subject of the new movie "Woman of the Hour," starring Anna Kendrick.

Alcala was killing for nearly a decade before he appeared on The Dating Game - and had reportedly already served time for child molestation - but his participation in the show is what earned him ...

Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala's introduction on a 1978 game show episode inspired Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' Cheryl Bradshaw on 'The Dating Game.' ; Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw in ...

The video from the "Dating Game" episode shows Bradshaw and Alcala’s natural banter over a risqué conversation. “What’s your best time?” Bradshaw asked Alcala on the show from the other ...

Marin resident Lara Starr will take part in KQED's "Dating with Dhaya Game Show." (Courtesy of Lara Starr) When Lara Starr goes on dates these days, she hopes one of two things will happen: it ...

Chuck Woolery, the veteran game show host who gained fame as the original emcee behind “Wheel of Fortune” and later as the face of the popular syndicated dating show “Love Connection,” has ...

“Woman of the Hour” star and director Anna Kendrick says watching the real Rodney Alcala’s appearance on a dating game show “really informed” his character in the Netflix thriller.