Series synopsis
Weakest Link is an American reality television series that premiered on NBC on September 29, 2020. It ended on June 10, 2024. It was created by Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle. It stars Jane Lynch.
The American version of the British television game show The Weakest Link aired in two separate formats, one on primetime network television and one in daily syndication.
The primetime Weakest Link debuted on NBC April 16, 2001 and aired until July 14, 2002. The series' final ten episodes went unaired until 2003, when PAX TV aired some of them. The remainder aired on GSN, which maintains broadcast rights to the series. While the primetime series was still in production, the daily syndicated ser ...
Premise
The American version of the British television game show The Weakest Link aired in two separate formats, one on primetime network television and one in daily syndication.
The primetime Weakest Link debuted on NBC April 16, 2001 and aired until July 14, 2002. The series' final ten episodes went unaired until 2003, when PAX TV aired some of them. The remainder aired on GSN, which maintains broadcast rights to the series. While the primetime series was still in production, the daily syndicated series was being developed. That series debuted at midseason in 2002, premiering on January 7, 2002, and aired for a season and a half before ending its run on May 20, 2003. Reruns of this series would join the primetime series on both PAX and GSN but neither series is currently airing.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jane Lynch as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Eric Martsolf as Self - Contestant
- Zach Tinker as Self - Contestant
- Tina Huang as Self - Contestant
- Lindsay Arnold as Self - Contestant
- Victoria Konefal as Self - Contestant
- Martha Madison as Self - Contestant
- Galen Gering as Self - Contestant
- Bryan Dattilo as Self - Contestant
- Ettore Ewen as Big E
- Alexis Cabrera as Alexa Bliss
- Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah as Kofi Kingston
- Colby Lopez as Seth Rollins
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 46 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 29, 2020 | February 1, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 13 | March 13, 2022 | June 27, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 20 | April 11, 2023 | June 10, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Weakest Link Premiere Emmy winner Jane Lynch hosts a revival of the international phenomenon. Eight strangers work as a team to play a high-stakes game of trivia and then vote each other off one by one for a chance to win up to $1 million. Who will be the Weakest Link? |
September 29, 2020 |
| 2 |
Who Needs a Recipe to Make Ice Water? Emmy winner Jane Lynch hosts a revival of the international game show phenomenon. Eight strangers work as a team to play a high-stakes game of trivia. They turn on each other to eliminate the weakest in hopes to win up to a $1 million prize. |
October 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
Who's the Fly in This Potato Salad? Emmy winner Jane Lynch hosts a revival of the hit game show sensation. Eight strangers work as a team to play a high-stakes game of trivia. In a dramatic twist, they must eliminate each other one by one for a chance to win a $1 million prize. |
October 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome to the Weakest Link: Season Premiere Host Jane Lynch leads eight strangers as they test their rapid-fire trivia knowledge. Only one champion will be left standing to take home up to $1 million and escape hearing the famous last words, "You are the weakest link. Goodbye." |
March 13, 2022 |
| 2 |
Who's the Pothole in This Parking Lot? A line cook, dog trainer, heavy haul truck driver and five other strangers play rapid-fire trivia to build a bank worth up to $1 million, as they vote each other off the team one by one. |
March 20, 2022 |
| 3 |
Who Got Older but Not Wiser? A beekeeper, graduate student, comedian and five other strangers work as a team to play a high-stakes game of trivia, then vote each other off one-by-one for a chance to win up to $1 million. |
March 27, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Twins Edition Eight sets of identical twins battle it out in a game of high-stakes trivia, all of them hoping to be the last pair standing and take home a giant payday. |
April 11, 2023 |
| 2 |
Smells Like Money Eight players, including a cheerleader, crime scene cleaner and ghost tour guide, compete in a fast-paced trivia game with up to a $1 million prize. |
April 18, 2023 |
| 3 |
I Feel Like You're Trolling Me An attorney, a standardized patient and a mailman join five other strangers in a high-stakes game of trivia with a chance for one of them to take home up to $1 million. |
April 25, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 29, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 10, 2024 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |