The Weakest Link (US)

Name: The Weakest Link (US)
Genre: Reality, Game Show
Released: April 16, 2001
Cast: Anne Robinson, John Cramer

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NBC | Release Date: April 16, 2001

Starring: Anne Robinson, John Cramer

Summary: This British import, along with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, helped kick off a brief game show craze. The host, Anne Robinson, the same as the British version, was frighteningly rude to the players, insulting their lack of knowledge with some acidic remarks and glaring looks.
While the clock ticked down from two minutes, (ten secondsThis British import, along with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, helped kick off a brief game show craze. The host, Anne Robinson, the same as the British version, was frighteningly rude to the players, insulting their lack of knowledge with some acidic remarks and glaring looks.
While the clock ticked down from two minutes, (ten seconds less each subsequent round), questions were tossed to each player. A correct response raised the bank, and each player could call out "Bank" before their question, to shift the winnings into the kitty. Any wrong answer, and the bank would revert to the first stage. A string of eight correct answers could give the team $125,000 per round. At the end of each round, the players voted someone off. That person had to suffer walking in disgrace across the stage, then giving a short opinion about losing. The last two played a final round, in which the bank was doubled, then faced each other in a best of five question showdown. Only one took home the money.
The catch phrase, "You are the weakest link. Good-bye.", caught on with viewers. At one point in the summer of 2001, eight of the top 25 U.S. prime time shows were contests. 'Link's initial ratings were a big boost to NBC, which quickly added a second weekly time slot, and ordered a second season of episodes. However, during the aftermath of 9/11, and the Afghan war, TV schedules were disrupted, many shows were pre-empted, and the momentum slowed. In that winter, NBC cut the broadcast to once a week, on Sunday night, but then the NBA games often cut off the beginning of the show, and during the playoffs, shows were rescheduled for future dates. More and more special celebrity episodes were aired. Interest was falling, ratings dropped, and on May 16, 2002, Jeff Zucker, entertainment president, announced the cancellation. On July 14, NBC aired it's last new episode. Later that year, some of the unaired shows appeared on PAX network. This was a great relief to some of the game winners, who didn't get paid until the broadcast, and were sworn to secrecy under threat of lawsuits. The remaining episodes later aired on GSN, who had bought the rights.

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Genre(s): Reality, Game Show

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S3:E16. Episode Eighty-Three
Air Date: March 1, 2003
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S3:E14. Episode Eighty-One
Air Date: March 1, 2003
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S3:E13. Episode Eighty
Air Date: March 1, 2003

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2002
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  S3:E16. Episode Eighty-Three
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E14. Episode Eighty-One
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E13. Episode Eighty
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E12. Episode Seventy-Nine
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E11. Episode Seventy-Eight
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E10. Episode Seventy-Seven
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E10. Beauty Pageant Queens Edition
  Air Date: unknown
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  S3:E9. Episode Seventy-Six
  Air Date: March 1, 2003
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  S3:E8. Episode Seventy-Five
  Air Date: January 28, 2003
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  S3:E7. Episode Seventy-Four
  Air Date: January 8, 2003
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  S3:E6. Episode Seventy-Three
  Air Date: January 7, 2003
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  S3:E5. Episode Seventy-Two
  Air Date: January 6, 2003
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  S3:E4. Record Breakers Special Edition
  Air Date: November 26, 2002
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  S3:E3. Music Makers Edition
  Air Date: November 19, 2002
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  S3:E2. Elvis Impersonators Edition
  Air Date: November 12, 2002
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  S3:E1. Tournament of Losers Edition
  Air Date: November 5, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 3, 2001
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 16, 2001