The Weakest Link (British game show)

The Weakest Link
Genre	Quiz show
Created by	Fintan Coyle Cathy Dunning
Presented by	Original series: Anne Robinson Revival: Romesh Ranganathan
Narrated by	Original series: Jon Briggs Revival: Julie Hesmondhalgh
Theme music composer	Paul Farrer
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	16 (13 original, 3 revival)
No. of episodes	1,734 (1,694 original, 40 revival)
Production
Running time	45 minutes (daytime; primetime, 2021–) 60 minutes (primetime, 2003–2009)
Production companies	Original: BBC Revival: BBC Studios Entertainment Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Two BBC One
Release	14 August 2000 (2000-08-14) – 31 March 2012 (2012-03-31)
Network	BBC Two
Release	17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Network	BBC One
Release	18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) – present
Related
Weakest Link (American game show)
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The Weakest Link is a British television quiz show, mainly broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One. It was devised by Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning and developed for television by the BBC Entertainment Department. The game begins with a team of nine contestants (eight in the revival), who take turns answering general knowledge questions within a time limit to create chains of nine correct answers in a row. At the end of each round, the players then vote one contestant, "the weakest link", out of the game. After two players are left, they play in a head-to-head penalty shootout format, with five questions asked to each contestant in turn, to determine the winner.