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| Presented by | Chuck Woolery |
| Narrated by | Mark Thompson |
| Composer | Edgar Struble |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
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| Running time | 42–44 minutes |
| Production company | Dick Clark Productions |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | November 4, 1999 – July 14, 2000 |
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Greed[a] is an American television game show that aired on Fox for one season. Chuck Woolery was the show's host while Mark Thompson was its announcer. The series format consisted of a team of contestants who answered a set of up to eight multiple-choice questions (the first set of four containing one right answer and the second set of four containing four right answers) for a potential prize of up to $2,000,000[b] (equivalent to $3,658,000 in 2023).
Dick Clark and Bob Boden of Dick Clark Productions created the series in response to the success of ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Production was rushed in an effort to launch the show before Millionaire's new season, and the show premiered less than two months after it was initially pitched. A pilot episode was omitted, and Fox aired its first episode of Greed on November 4, 1999.
While its Nielsen ratings were not quite as successful as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Greed still improved on Fox's performance year-to-year in its timeslots. The show's critical reception was mixed; some critics saw it as a rip-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, while others believed Greed was the more intriguing and dramatic of the two programs. Its final episode aired July 14, 2000, and Greed was abruptly canceled following the conclusion of its first season as Fox's leadership shifted the network's focus to scripted programming. The top prize was never awarded; only one contestant advanced to the eighth and final question, failing to win the prize.
- ^ Greed. Season 1. Episode 7. December 9, 1999. Fox.
- ^ Wertheimer, Ron (January 14, 2000). "The next quiz: How long can the quiz shows last?". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ Greed. Season 1. Episode 6. December 2, 1999. Fox.
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