''Take the Money & Run'' is a

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that premiered on August 2, 2011, as part of the ABC network's 2011–12

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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

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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. Horizon Alternative Television is the distributor in the United States. The executive producers are

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, Bertram van Munster, 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 a ...

and Philip Morrow. Kristie Anne Reed and Mark Dziak are co-executive producers. The show was written by Philip Morrow,

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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 fo ...

of Wild Rover Productions. The recurring cast includes interrogators Paul Bishop, a writer and

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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''
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with the office of the

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Episodes

Reception

The show has received mixed reviews from critics, with

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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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