The Weakest Link

The game show The Weakest Link features nine contestants working as a team to answer the host's questions and build up prize money. At the end of the round, the contestants vote against each other to remove the "Weakest Link".

Fast Facts

1. Network: BBC | NBC
2. First aired: August 14, 2000
3. Host: Anne Robinson
4. Debuted in United Kingdom
5. Runtime: 60 minutes
6. Adapted to video game
7. Global success with versions in several countries¹

PopMatters Review

"There is one important way in which The Weakest Link is not like Survivor: contestants are not carried over from episode to episode. We're not allowed enough time or space to turn them into characters, to place their petty humiliations within a broader narrative. And that's ultimately what hurts The Weakest Link the most. Since we can't contextualize the contestants' manipulations, they come off as misbehaving children."—PopMatters²

Quotes

Anne: "You ARE the Weakest Link. Goodbye."

Anne: "Is there no beginning to your knowledge?"

Anne: "(winner's name), you are tonight's Strongest Link, and will leave with $XX,000. (loser's name), you leave... with NOTHING!"—IMDb³

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