User:Daniel Benfield/Weakest Link NBC Video Archive

NBC Primetime: April 16, 2001 - July 14, 2002

The NBC version of The Weakest Link was an import of the British series also hosted by Anne Robinson (both daytime and primetime). From what I've read, Randy West was the warmup guy for this show and had a herculean task doing so; veteran game show announcer John Cramer was the voice-over.

Big thanks to Rob Homa and Chris Lambert for much of the below placement. Note that I've elected not to give episode numbers against my usual norm, as Homa's and Lambert's numbers begin to differ starting in June 2001.

For the syndicated version, see User:Daniel Benfield/Weakest Link Syndicated Video Archive.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. Footage ©2001-02 The Gurin Company/BBC Productions/NBC Studios and associated entities.

2001
April
 * April 16, 2001 (Premiere: Marcus/Kira/Karin/John/Renee/Jeff/James/Mary; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * April 17, 2001 (Kim/Tansy/Chuck/Cheryl/Kevin/Jill/Jamie/George; taped from WMAQ, with commercials {alternate copy, taped from GSN})
 * April 18, 2001 (Glenn/Stan/Jonathan/Margaret/Eric/Lisa/John/Carol; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * April 23, 2001 (Ian/Christopher/Martin/Michael/Andrea/Beverly/Brindisi/Michelle; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * April 30, 2001 (Dennis/Nick/Yvonne/Candice/Helen/Scot/Andrea/Brad; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)

May
 * May 7, 2001 (Melissa/Mariam/Suzy/Veronica/Rick/Tracy/Donald/Eric; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)


 * May 10, 2001 (Survivor Special: Ramona Gray/Gretchen Cordy/Joel Klug/Sean Keniff/Richard Hatch/Susan Hawk; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * [Half-hour episode, and the first of many Celebrity Specials. Consisted solely of Season 1 players (Borneo, then simply the franchise name), as Season 2 (The Australian Outback) was still running when this episode aired. The money ladder is a $1,000-$2,500-$5,000-$10,000-$50,000-$125,000 style, and the final round is the "three questions per player" format later used on the syndicated version.]


 * May 14, 2001 (Scott/Michelle/Lynn/Kim/David/Mike/Katie/Jacqueline; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)

June
 * June 8/10, 2001 (NBA Halftime Special: Bob Costas/Baron Davis/Lisa Leslie/Steve "Snapper" Jones/Bill Walton)
 * [An odd 20-minute episode, split in half and aired during Games 2 and 3 of the 2001 NBA Finals between the Philadelphia 76ers and L.A. Lakers. The format is the slimmest I think it's ever been, with a $1,000-$5,000-$10,000-$20,000-$100,000 money ladder and the "three questions per player" final round.]
 * [Also, from what I can tell, this is where Homa's and Lambert's numbers begin to differ: Lambert doesn't give this show a number on his website, while Homa seems to consider this episodes 13-14 since the numbering is off by two after this point. (The series aired way out of taping order, anyway, so any numbering by me would be kinda pointless.)]

July
 * July 2, 2001 (Nathan/Julie/Brenda/Mary/Aaron/Greg/Kristyn/Marcus; taped from WMAQ)
 * July 9, 2001 (Tamara/Andre/Sara/Vito/Tom/Katie/Kathleen/John; taped from WMAQ)
 * July 16, 2001 (Kevin/Doug/Kris/Pam/Tara/Ann/Gary/Bridget; taped from WMAQ)
 * July 23, 2001 (Michael/Ameet/Patti/Mary/Scott/Lesley/Kelly/Todd; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * July 30, 2001 (Gordon/Angela/Pam/William/Daniel/Debra/Woogie/Ellen; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)

August
 * August 6, 2001 (Bob/Chris/Nancy/Jill/Jim/Emily/Rich/Cynthia; taped from WMAQ)
 * August 13, 2001 (Fear Factor Special: Edward/Michael/Doug/Nick/Matt/Jeanette/Ari/Derek; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * August 20, 2001 (Heidi/Dave/Marlon/Jody/Babette/Melody/Dan/Matt; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * August 27, 2001 (Ronni/Dawn/Ron/Mark/Aaron/Melissa/Cory/Jennifer; taped from WMAQ)

September
 * September 3, 2001 (Jane/Lamont/Frank/Miriam/Patty/Christopher/Selina/Brent; taped from WMAQ {alternate copy, original broadcast, opening missing})
 * September 24, 2001 (The Brady Bunch Special: Maureen McCormick/Mike Lookinland/Christopher Knight/Susan Olsen/Eve Plumb/Florence Henderson/Robbie Rist/Barry Williams; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * September 30, 2001 (World Trade Center Special: Teri Garr/Shemar Moore/Jay Mohr/Jamie Kennedy/Dean Cain/Alexandra Wentworth/Paul McCrane/Michael Rappaport; taped from PAX, with commercials, ends just before the final round)

October November December
 * October 1, 2001 (Classic TV Special: Barry Livingston/Brandon Cruz/Marla Gibbs/Lauren Tewes/Jimmie Walker/Danny Bonaduce/Mindy Cohn/Marc Price; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * October 14, 2001 (Comedians Special #2: Tom Arnold/Mo'Nique/George Wallace/Robert Wuhl/Harland Wiliams/Beth Littleford/Lisa Ann Walter/Carrot Top; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * October 22, 2001 (Newsmakers Special #1: Kaya Wittenburg/Darva Congor/Puck/Tonya Harding/Todd Bridges/Kato Kaelin/Gennifer Flowers/Leif Garrett; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * October 28, 2001 (Halloween Special: Angela/Nina/Daniel/Travis/Stephanie/Nick/Pat/Amy; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * October 29, 2001 (TV Hosts Special: RuPaul/John Salley/Brooke Burke/Mark L. Walberg/Martha Quinn/Ben Stein/Jerry Springer/Mario Lopez; taped from WMAQ, with commercials)
 * November 18, 2001 (TV Child Stars Special: Emmanuel Lewis/Dan Pintauro/Tina Yothers/Jerry Mathers/Keshia Knight-Pulliam/Alfonso Ribiero/Danica McKellar/Dustin Diamond; original broadcast)

2002
No episodes aired between January 27 (Olympic Champions Special) and March 10 (WWF Special #2).

January-March


 * January 6, 2002 (Newsmakers Special #2: Tina Wesson/Lucky Vance/Rick Rockwell/Gervase Petersen/Corey Feldman/Ron Jeremy/GARY COLEMAN/Sydney Barrows; original broadcast)
 * January 28, 2002 (Olympic Champions Special: Mary Lou Retton/Lenny Krayzelburg/Brandi Chastain/Kerri Strug/Carl Lewis/Sheryl Swoopes/Bruce Jenner/Bart Connor; original broadcast)

April-May

June-July
 * June 2, 2002 (Rap Special: Rev Run/Jermaine/DJ Quik/Da Brat/Xzibit/Nate Dogg/B-Real/Young MC; PAX repeat, begins during Round 1 {1:09 remaining}, ends at very start of Round 6 {alternate copy... thing})
 * [Yes, really.]

Uncertain placement

Some episodes were only aired by PAX and/or GSN, for whatever reason.


 * Taped 2/1/02 (Kelly/Jay/Jim/Doris/Jennifer/Brad/Allison/Howard; taped from GSN on 3/19/03)
 * [Apparently not aired by NBC. Jim was at this point the mayor of Kingston, Pennsylvania.]