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Moms get say in new mating game on NBC

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NBC and Ryan Seacrest want to help single men find a good woman – provided the guys’ mothers approve.

The network has greenlit a reality series called “Momma’s Boys,” which takes the awkwardness of the home-visit episode of “The Bachelor” and builds an entire show around it.

It will feature a group of mothers and their “complacent sons” living together with several potential mates. The moms will evaluate the best matches for their boys.

“Anytime I make a decision either personally or professionally, I have to ask myself … ‘What would my mother say?’ ” says self-professed momma’s boy Seacrest, who executive produces along with Andrew Glassman (“Average Joe”).

“She is the most important woman in my life, and she is never short of opinions,” Seacrest says. “This series throws mom right in the middle of all the drama. It’s loud, it’s wild and it’s real.”

The show is scheduled to premiere in late summer, following NBC’s Olympics coverage.