We are introduced to the twelve men competing to become the first ever Mr. Romance. In the coming weeks, they will be attending the Romance Academy in order to prepare them for the Mr. Romance pageant. In this first episode, Professor Deb Peterson teaches the contestants how to do the alpha male and almost kiss poses. The contestants also go through pageant education with Coach Rich Devin, where they create and rehearse poses for the pose down portion of the pageant. The test for this week is a Wild West photo shoot where each contestant completes fifteen photos in three different shots. The alpha male pose is by himself and the "surrender" and "almost kiss" poses are with a model. There appears to be a rivalry growing between Mark and Andrew.
Episode 3: Brain vs. Brawn Through this episode, T.J. (brain) and Tony (brawn) are compared and contrasted. The guys go out on a field trip to do market research. They break up into three teams to ask women what they look for in a man. Later, the guys go through P.E. with Coach Devin, this time focusing on dancing. Professor Carrie Ann Inaba, a dance instructor, was brought in for this session. The guys also go through a seduction class with Professor Kim Airs. For this week's test, the guys are split into two teams to test their seduction skills. They are introduced to over 100 ladies in a night to remember. They put their seduction skills to the test by selling dances and photos. T.J. and Tony were the team captains. The Red Team consisted of Tony, Scott, Bruce, Andy, Mark, and Charles. The White Team consisted of T.J., Adam, Randy, Chris, Justin, and Hakan.
Episode 4: From Zero to Hero This week, the guys learn how to become a romantic hero. They start off with a voice class with Professor David Coury, a celebrity vocal coach. Then in the Harlequin Vanity room, Professor Alexa Stone, a costume designer, helps each contestant choose their romantic hero costume. The guys are encouraged to choose something they like but that will also appeal to women. In P.E. class with Coach Rich Devin, the guys prepare for the question and answer portion of the pageant by individually asking each other practice questions. The test for this week is to dress in their romantic hero costume and answer questions posed by an all female focus group. After finishing his questions with the focus group, Tony stumbles into a couch leg and breaks his toe.
Episode 5: A Knight to Remember This week's theme is chivalry. Professor Charles Purdy is the chivalry expert that teaches the students about chivalry. Coach Rich Devin comes over to the house for dinner to talk to the contestants about their romantic talent. In P.E. class, Coach Devin asks each contestant to demonstrate their talent. For the chivalry test, the guys dress up in knight costumes and escort a princess and her maid from the forest back to safety. What the guys don't know is that the princess' maid is Linda Lael Miller, a New York Times bestselling romance author, and the judge of the test.