''Take the Money & Run'' is a
reality
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game show
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that premiered on August 2, 2011, as part of the
ABC network's 2011–12
primetime
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schedule. The series is unscripted and involves contestants trying to hide a briefcase filled with $100,000 from professional detectives and other investigators. The show takes place in various locales around the
United States
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.
The series ended with its sixth and final episode on September 6, 2011.
Overview
The contestants are loaned an SUV and a cellular phone, and are given one hour to hide the case. At the end of the hour, the contestants are taken into custody and questioned by interrogators in an attempt to locate the case. The contestants are also isolated from each other for the duration of the 48 hours. The detectives are given the GPS recordings of the route that the contestants took in the SUV, telephone records of who they called, and all receipts. If the detectives can locate the case within 48 hours, they are awarded the $100,000. If not, the contestants win the prize.
Production
The producers are Profiles Television and
Jerry Bruckheimer Television
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. Horizon Alternative Television is the distributor in the United States. The executive producers are
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television Film producer, producer. He has been active in the genres of Action film, action, Drama film, drama, Fantasy film, fantasy, and Science fiction film, science fi ...
,
Bertram van Munster
Bertram van Munster (born 1940) is a Dutch-born American co-creator and executive producer of ''The Amazing Race''. He is also the creator of ''Profiles from the Front Line'' and was the Executive Producer on ''Oprah's Big Give'' and ''Take the M ...
, Jonathan Littman,
Elise Doganieri
Elise Doganieri (born April 21, 1967) is an American co-creator and co-executive producer of the CBS reality show ''The Amazing Race''. Doganieri's other credits include serving as show producer of ABC's ''Profiles From the Front Line'' as well as ...
and
Philip Morrow. Kristie Anne Reed and Mark Dziak are co-executive producers.
[ The show was written by Philip Morrow, ]Kieran Doherty Kieran Doherty may refer to:
*Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)
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, and Matthew Worthy
Matthew Worthy is a British TV format creator and Executive Producer. He is also the Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media, alongside his creative and business partner, Kieran Doherty. Worthy & Doherty have co-created multiple entertainment for ...
of Wild Rover Productions.
The recurring cast includes interrogators Paul Bishop, a writer and LAPD
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detective
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who has published many books and written many episodes for television and is the supervisor of a sex crimes unit, and Mary Hanlon Stone,[ABC Television Network, Show Description, ''Take the Money and Run''](_blank)
/ref> a deputy district attorney
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with the office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney
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Some mi ...
.
Episodes
Reception
The show has received mixed reviews from critics, with Metacritic
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scoring it a 56 out of 100.''Take the Money and Run''
Metacritic.
References
External links
Official website (via Internet Archive)
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2010s American reality television series
2011 American television series debuts
2011 American television series endings
American Broadcasting Company original programming
2010s American game shows
English-language television shows
Television series by Warner Horizon Television
Television shows set in the United States
Television shows filmed in California
Television shows filmed in Florida
Television shows filmed in Illinois