| Duel | |
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Directed by | Mark Gentille |
| Presented by | Mike Greenberg |
| Composer | David Vanacore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gail Berman Lloyd Braun Chris Cowan Jean-Michel Michenaud Charles Duncombe David Rosconval Francis Vacher |
| Running time | ≈61 minutes (Dec. 17-18) ≈44 minutes (All other episodes) |
| Production companies | Rocket Science Laboratories French TV BermanBraun |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 17, 2007 – July 25, 2008 |
| Related | |
| Duel UK | |
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Duel is an American game show hosted by Mike Greenberg that first aired from December 17 to December 23, 2007, on ABC.[1][2] The show aired as a week-long six-episode tournament at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) from Monday through Friday with the finale on Sunday.
The show's website described the program as a cross between Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the World Series of Poker. The game was played in a head-to-head format in which contestants answered general trivia questions. The first season uses a tournament format with a progressive jackpot which accumulates for every incorrect answers covered; the top four contestants are invited to the finale aired December 23, 2007 cumulating to the champion claiming the entire jackpot.
The second season aired in a weekly format with modified rules from April 4 to July 25, 2008, at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Central). This time, the returning champions format was used and winning contestants compete a series of up to five duels for a $500,000 grand prize.[3]
Both seasons were sponsored by Diet Pepsi Max[4] led by Russell Findlay, the Pepsi marketing executive who launched Pepsi Max in the USA.
- ^ Garron, Barry (December 16, 2007). "Duel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (December 16, 2007). "Duel". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Hibberd, James (March 13, 2008). "ABC game for more 'Duel'". Reuters. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ ""DUEL," A NEW TOURNAMENT-STYLE GAME SHOW BASED ON SMARTS, SKILL AND STRATEGY, WILL PREMIERE WEEK OF DECEMBER 17 ON ABC".