''Owner's Manual'' is an American

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series that airs on

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and premiered on August 15, 2013. Announced in November 2012, the series' first season consists of eight, half-hour episodes. ''Owner's Manual'' tests whether it is best to read the included owner’s manual or not by representing each side of the divide in a weekly challenge. Ed Sanders and Marcus Hunt attempt to operate machinery and technology each week with one man working strictly from the manual and the other using his instincts.

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Reception

Robert Lloyd of

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says the show is guided by charm and pretense. Melissa Camacho of

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gave the show 3 out of 5 stars saying that while the show is not the most sophisticated of shows, watching how the two handle things is interesting.

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