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Weakest Link

2001–2002 · 3 seasons

A cold, brisk quiz where contestants turn on each other under a host's withering stare, more tense than fun.

Created by
Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Starring
Anne Robinson, George Gray, Glenn Jacobs
Overview
The American version of the British television game show The Weakest Link aired in two separate formats, one on primetime network television and one in daily syndication. The primetime Weakest Link debuted on NBC April 16, 2001 and aired until July 14, 2002. The series' final ten episodes went unaired until 2003, when PAX TV aired some of them. The remainder aired on GSN, which maintains broadcast rights to the series. While the primetime series was still in production, the daily syndicated series was being developed. That series debuted at midseason in 2002, premiering on January 7, 2002, and aired for a season and a half before ending its run on May 20, 2003. Reruns of this series would join the primetime series on both PAX and GSN but neither series is currently airing.

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Created by
Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Starring
Anne Robinson, George Gray, Glenn Jacobs
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • class
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • deception
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Created by
    Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
    Written by
    Rick Rosner
    Starring
    Anne Robinson, George Gray, Glenn Jacobs, Jason Cook, Stephanie Heinrich, Laura Cover, Jennifer Walcott, Julie McCullough
    Length
    3 seasons, 75 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    NBC
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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