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| The Mole | |
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| Genre | Reality game show |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production companies | Stone Stanley Entertainment Stone & Company Entertainment T.T.T.I/Woestijnvis Productions Eureka Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9, 2001 – August 11, 2008 |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | October 7, 2022 – present |
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The Mole is an American reality game show originally broadcast on ABC from 2001 to 2008, and reintroduced on Netflix in 2022. It is based on other versions of the original Belgian TV series De Mol broadcast in many countries.[1] The Mole was produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment for its first four seasons. It was canceled but was later picked up again after a four-year hiatus. The fifth season was produced by Stone & Co. Entertainment. Netflix picked up the show after a fourteen-year hiatus, with their iterations produced by Eureka Productions. Netflix's reboot sixth season premiered in October 2022.
The series is a reality competition in which the contestants work as a group to add money to a pot that only one of them will eventually win. Among the contestants is one person who has secretly been designated "the Mole" by the producers, tasked with sabotaging the group's money-making efforts. At the end of each episode, the contestant who knows the least about the mole, as determined by the results of a multiple-choice quiz, is eliminated from the game. The last contestant standing wins the game and the money in the pot.[2]
The series was first hosted by news reporter Anderson Cooper; for the third season, Ahmad Rashad replaced Cooper, and Rashad was in turn replaced by Jon Kelley[3] for the fifth season. Alex Wagner[4] hosted the show's reboot sixth season and Ari Shapiro[5] hosted the seventh. The third and fourth seasons featured celebrity contestants instead of average citizens.
- ^ Triplett, Stephen (December 7, 2021). "One Good Thing: The Mole is a relic of early reality TV that still holds up". Vox. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Bentley, Jean (September 21, 2022). "Everything You Need To Know About the New Season of 'The Mole'". Netflix. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ The Mole – Host and Contestant Bios – ABC.com
- ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (October 7, 2022). "Alex Wagner juggles reality (and reality TV) with MSNBC show and 'smart' reboot of 'The Mole'". USA Today. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Kirkland, Pamela (July 3, 2024). "Ari Shapiro takes on hosting Season 2 of 'The Mole' on Netflix". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved July 19, 2024.