| The Weakest Link | |
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Created by | Fintan Coyle Cathy Dunning |
| Presented by | Original series: Anne Robinson Revival: Romesh Ranganathan |
| Narrated by | Original series: Jon Briggs Revival: Julie Hesmondhalgh |
| Theme music composer | Paul Farrer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 16 (13 original, 3 revival) |
| No. of episodes | 1,734 (1,694 original, 40 revival) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (daytime; primetime, 2021–) 60 minutes (primetime, 2003–2009) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC One |
| Release | 14 August 2000 – 31 March 2012 |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 17 November 2017 |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 18 December 2021 – present |
| Related | |
| Weakest Link (American game show) | |
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The Weakest Link is a British television quiz show, mainly broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One. It was devised by Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning and developed for television by the BBC Entertainment Department. The game begins with a team of nine contestants (eight in the revival), who take turns answering general knowledge questions within a time limit to create chains of nine correct answers in a row. At the end of each round, the players then vote one contestant, "the weakest link", out of the game. After two players are left, they play in a head-to-head penalty shootout format, with five questions asked to each contestant in turn, to determine the winner.