The Mole (American TV series) season 5

The Mole
Season 5
Presented byJon Kelley
No. of contestants12
WinnerMark Lambrecht
Runner-upNicole Williams
LocationChile
Argentina
The MoleCraig Slike
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 2 (2008-06-02) –
August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
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The fifth season of the American version of The Mole began airing on ABC on June 2, 2008, after being pushed back a week by ABC.[1][2] Casting information was announced online.[3]

After the fourth season in 2004, ABC declined to pick up The Mole, and Stone Stanley Entertainment lost the rights to the show from Belgian company TTTI. In August 2007, Scott Stone of Stone & Co. Entertainment (the new name for Stone Stanley Entertainment after David Stanley left in 2004) re-secured the rights to the show, and with ABC in January 2008, announced the show's return to U.S. television.[4]

  1. ^ "Reality TV World: "ABC bumps 'The Mole' revival debut to June 2, reveals first four players", by Christopher Rocchio, May 5, 2008". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "The Mole: Premieres Monday, June 2". ABC.com. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  3. ^ "The Mole - Casting". The Mole. January 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Josef Adalian, Michael Schneider (January 7, 2008). "ABC bringing back 'The Mole'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.