Duel (American game show)
| Duel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Quiz show |
| Directed by | Mark Gentile (2007) Michael Dempsey (2008) |
| Presented by | Mike Greenberg |
| Composer | David Vanacore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gail Berman Lloyd Braun Chris Cowan Jean-Michel Michenaud Charles Duncombe David Rosconval Francis Vacher |
| Producer | Tim Bock |
| Production location | Walt Disney Studios |
| Editors | Barry Murphy Jonathan Siegel Jason Steinberg Craig A. Colten Travis Greene Steven Friedland Ken Lamere Nick Dan Vito Tim Preston Steven Escobar Alexandra Konisaurk Jane Fleck Rick Livingston Jarrod Howell |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | ≈61 minutes (Dec. 17-18) ≈44 minutes (All other episodes) |
| Production companies | Rocket Science Laboratories French TV BermanBraun |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 17, 2007 – July 25, 2008 |
| Related | |
| Duel UK | |
Duel is an American game show hosted by Mike Greenberg that first aired from December 17 to December 23, 2007, on ABC. The show aired as a week-long six-episode tournament at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) from Monday through Friday with the finale on Sunday.
The show's website described the program as a cross between Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the World Series of Poker. The game was played in a head-to-head format in which contestants answered general trivia questions. The first season uses a tournament format with a progressive jackpot which accumulates for every incorrect answers covered; the top four contestants are invited to the finale aired December 23, 2007 cumulating to the champion claiming the entire jackpot.
The second season aired in a weekly format with modified rules from April 4 to July 25, 2008, at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Central). This time, the returning champions format was used and winning contestants compete a series of up to five duels for a $500,000 grand prize.
Both seasons were sponsored by Diet Pepsi Max led by Russell Findlay, the Pepsi marketing executive who launched Pepsi Max in the USA.