The Rich List (U.S. game show)
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Jim Cannon Andy Culpin Sam Pollard David Young |
| Directed by | Bob Levy |
| Presented by | Eamonn Holmes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (5 unaired) |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Young Mike Beale Andy Culpin |
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| Original network | Fox |
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480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | November 1, 2006 |
The Rich List is an American television game show on Fox, that aired its only episode on November 1, 2006 at 9PM ET / PT. The show was then canceled two days later by Fox after rating poorly in comparison to its slot competitors, Lost (on ABC) and CBS's Criminal Minds. It was produced by the British company 12 Yard, whose main creative team devised and produced Weakest Link and Dog Eat Dog. It featured competitors making lists of things, such as ABBA songs or Steven Spielberg movies, with the winning team being the one that could name the most. British television presenter Eamonn Holmes was the host.
In the episode, Holmes stated, "Our top prize is so big...well, we don't have a top prize!"
Despite its failure, two and a half years later, a revised version aired on GSN under the title The Money List, with Fred Roggin hosting.
Two teams of two players each competed. The teams were placed in separate soundproof isolation booths, with audio that could be turned on or off by the host, much like the Twenty-One game show. He would announce the category for the list, such as "Tom Cruise Movies" or "Top 50 Broadway Shows of All Time," and the teams would take turns bidding on how many they thought they could name.
The host would switch the audio on and off between booths as the bidding continued, then turn them both on when one team dared the other to fulfill the bid. That team would then need to come up with that many correct answers in a row in order to win the list. One mistake would award it to their opponents.
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