Sex Wars (game show)

Sex Wars was an American television game show that pitted two teams, one consisting of men and one consisting of women, against each other; hence, the show's name was derived from that.

Sex Wars premiered on October 2, 2000 and aired its final episode on February 27, 2001. The show was co-hosted by Jennifer Cole and J.D. Roth.

The show was produced by Lighthearted Entertainment and distributed by MGM Television and was recorded at CBS Television City in Studio 46.

Roth and Cole, in their role as co-hosts, asked questions to their respective gender teams. The men's team was blue, the women's team was pink, and both teams consisted of three members. The audience was also divided appropriately; one side entirely had women sitting on it, while the other side had men.

The first round consisted of questions with four possible answers, three of which were correct The wrong answer was called the "Land Mine". For each correct answer a team uncovered, they received five points. If they managed to come up with all three correct answers, a bonus five points was awarded for a total of twenty for that question. If the Land Mine was picked by any team, their turn ended and five points for each remaining correct answer was given to the opponents. Two questions per side were played.

This game mechanic was similar to one used on Trivia Trap in the first half of its run.

The second round was referred to as "The List". The show's website conducted a series of surveys for both men and women, with up to ten answers used (a la Family Feud). The two teams alternated back and forth declaring how many answers of the ten they could give (similar to both the Challenge Round on Wipeout and the Bid-A-Note round on Name That Tune). This continued until one team challenged the other or until one of them bid the maximum number of answers.

One at a time, the team members would give an answer. Giving a correct answer was worth ten points and moved play to the next player in line. Giving an incorrect answer locked that player out of the rest of the survey. If all three players were locked out, the opposing team could steal the points with giving one of the remaining answers. If the opponents did not, the points went to the team in control. Two categories, with one list each, were played. On some episodes, if there was extra time, one more list would be played with fewer answers.

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