The Mole

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Hosts
Anderson Cooper (2001-2002) Ahmad Rashad (2003-2004) Jon Kelley (2008) Alex Wagner (2022) Ari Shapiro (2024-present)
Broadcast (ABC)
Cooper Era: 1/9/2001 – 8/6/2002 Rashad Era: 1/8/2003 – 2/18/2004 Kelley Era: 6/7/2008 – 8/11/2008
Broadcast (Netflix)
10/7/2022-present
Packagers
Stone Stanley Productions (2001-2008) Eureka Productions (2022-present) Primitives

The Mole was an American reality game show that originally aired on ABC. It was based on De Mol franchise of programs that have aired in numerous countries originally from Belgian origins. The Mole was produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment for its first four seasons. It was cancelled but was later picked up again after a four year hiatus. The fifth season was produced by Stone & Co. Entertainment. After being off the air for no more than 14 years, it was finally rebooted for a streaming service called Netflix produced by Eureka Productions in 2022.

The series was also know by these tiles:
The Mole (2): The Next Betrayal (2002)
Celebrity Mole: Hawaii (2003)
Celebrity Mole: Yucatan (2004)

Premise[]

The series was a reality competition in which the contestants would work as a group to add money to a pot that only one of them would win. Among the contestants was one person who was designated "The Mole" by the producers and was tasked with sabotaging the group's money-making efforts. At the end of the episode, the contestants took a quiz based on the events of the round. Based on their answers, the lowest scoring contestant (as indicated by the green or red thumbprint display on the screen) was eliminated from the game. The Mole was also one of the longest-running game shows on ABC behind Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The Netflix version, formerly hosted by Alex Wagner now Ari Shapiro has 12 players.