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''Occupation Double'' (sometimes referenced as OD) is a
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which first aired in 2003. It is broadcast on V, following a decade during which it was broadcast on TVA. The host of the show is comedian Jay Du Temple. The sixth edition of ''Occupation Double'' premiered on September 27, 2009. For the first time, the entirety of the show took place in a foreign country, the
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. The seventh season took place in Whistler,
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; the eighth, in
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; the ninth, in the
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; the tenth, in
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and
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; the eleventh, in
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; the twelfth, in
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; and the thirteenth, in
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. In 2020, it was announced that the show would be filmed in
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due to the
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in a season entitled, "OD: Chez Nous".


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Reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...


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''Occupation Double''
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