The Weakest Link (US): Season 2

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 3, 2001

Starring: Anne Robinson, John Cramer

Summary: This British import, along with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, helped kick off a brief game show craze. The host, Anne Robinson, the same as the British version, was frighteningly rude to the players, insulting their lack of knowledge with some acidic remarks and glaring looks.
While the clock ticked down from two minutes, (ten secondsThis British import, along with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, helped kick off a brief game show craze. The host, Anne Robinson, the same as the British version, was frighteningly rude to the players, insulting their lack of knowledge with some acidic remarks and glaring looks.
While the clock ticked down from two minutes, (ten seconds less each subsequent round), questions were tossed to each player. A correct response raised the bank, and each player could call out "Bank" before their question, to shift the winnings into the kitty. Any wrong answer, and the bank would revert to the first stage. A string of eight correct answers could give the team $125,000 per round. At the end of each round, the players voted someone off. That person had to suffer walking in disgrace across the stage, then giving a short opinion about losing. The last two played a final round, in which the bank was doubled, then faced each other in a best of five question showdown. Only one took home the money.
The catch phrase, "You are the weakest link. Good-bye.", caught on with viewers. At one point in the summer of 2001, eight of the top 25 U.S. prime time shows were contests. 'Link's initial ratings were a big boost to NBC, which quickly added a second weekly time slot, and ordered a second season of episodes. However, during the aftermath of 9/11, and the Afghan war, TV schedules were disrupted, many shows were pre-empted, and the momentum slowed. In that winter, NBC cut the broadcast to once a week, on Sunday night, but then the NBA games often cut off the beginning of the show, and during the playoffs, shows were rescheduled for future dates. More and more special celebrity episodes were aired. Interest was falling, ratings dropped, and on May 16, 2002, Jeff Zucker, entertainment president, announced the cancellation. On July 14, NBC aired it's last new episode. Later that year, some of the unaired shows appeared on PAX network. This was a great relief to some of the game winners, who didn't get paid until the broadcast, and were sworn to secrecy under threat of lawsuits. The remaining episodes later aired on GSN, who had bought the rights.

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Genre(s): Reality, Game Show

Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E40. Eleventh Graders' Edition
Air Date: July 14, 2002
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S2:E39. Anne Robinson Look-Alike Edition
Air Date: July 7, 2002
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S2:E38. Family Edition- Episode Sixty-Six
Air Date: June 30, 2002

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 3, 2001
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  S2:E40. Eleventh Graders' Edition
  Air Date: July 14, 2002
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  S2:E39. Anne Robinson Look-Alike Edition
  Air Date: July 7, 2002
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  S2:E38. Family Edition- Episode Sixty-Six
  Air Date: June 30, 2002
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  S2:E37. College Cheerleaders Edition
  Air Date: June 23, 2002
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  S2:E36. Rap Stars Edition
  Air Date: June 2, 2002
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  S2:E35. NBC All-Stars Edition
  Air Date: May 26, 2002
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  S2:E34. L.A. Law Edition
  Air Date: May 12, 2002
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  S2:E33. TV Moms Edition
  Air Date: April 28, 2002
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  S2:E32. Weakest Link 7th Grade Edition
  Air Date: April 21, 2002
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  S2:E31. Playboy Playmate Edition
  Air Date: April 7, 2002
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  S2:E30. Olympians Edition #2
  Air Date: March 31, 2002
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  S2:E29. Daytime Stars Edition
  Air Date: March 17, 2002
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  S2:E28. WWF Superstars Edition #2
  Air Date: March 10, 2002
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  S2:E27. Olympian's Edition
  Air Date: January 27, 2002
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  S2:E26. Episode Fifty-Three
  Air Date: January 18, 2002
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  S2:E25. Seinfeld Sidekicks Edition
  Air Date: January 13, 2002
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  S2:E24. Newsmaker's Edition #2
  Air Date: January 6, 2002
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  S2:E23. Christmas Edition - Episode Fifty
  Air Date: December 17, 2001
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  S2:E22. Episode Forty-Nine
  Air Date: December 10, 2001
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  S2:E21. Third Watch Edition
  Air Date: December 3, 2001
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  S2:E20. Star Trek Edition
  Air Date: November 26, 2001
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  S2:E19. Classic TV Faves Edition #2
  Air Date: November 25, 2001
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  S2:E18. Comedian's Edition #3
  Air Date: November 19, 2001
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  S2:E17. TV Child Stars Edition
  Air Date: November 18, 2001
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  S2:E16. WWF Superstars Edition
  Air Date: November 12, 2001
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  S2:E15. Scene Stealers Edition
  Air Date: November 11, 2001
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  S2:E14. Episode Forty-One
  Air Date: November 4, 2001
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  S2:E13. TV Hosts Edition
  Air Date: October 29, 2001
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  S2:E12. Halloween Special Edition
  Air Date: October 28, 2001
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  S2:E11. Newsmaker's Edition
  Air Date: October 22, 2001
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  S2:E10. Episode Thirty-Seven
  Air Date: October 21, 2001
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  S2:E9. Comedian's Edition #2
  Air Date: October 14, 2001
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  S2:E8. Episode Thirty-Five
  Air Date: October 8, 2001
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  S2:E7. Classic TV Faves Edition
  Air Date: October 1, 2001
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  S2:E6. WTC Disaster Relief Benefit
  Air Date: September 30, 2001
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  S2:E5. Brady Bunch Special Edition
  Air Date: September 24, 2001
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  S2:E4. Episode Thirty-One
  Air Date: September 17, 2001
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  S2:E3. Episode Thirty
  Air Date: September 10, 2001
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  S2:E2. Episode Twenty-Nine
  Air Date: September 9, 2001
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  S2:E1. Episode Twenty-Eight
  Air Date: September 3, 2001
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 16, 2001