The Weakest Link (U.S. Game Show) - Specials

Specials

Various special episodes aired on both the NBC and syndicated versions. Occasionally the contestants on these episodes all had something in common, such as an episode featuring celebrities, members of the same family, contestants with the same occupation or Halloween and Christmas episodes in which all the contestants wore holiday-themed costumes. Other episodes invited back previously-losing contestants, either those who had lost in the final round or those who were eliminated in the first round of voting on their original episode.

Celebrity episodes were seen frequently on the NBC version. On these episodes, all participants played for charity (as is traditionally the case with all-celebrity shows), and losing celebrities still received $10,000-$25,000 for their respective charities; for this reason, the portion of John Cramer's opening spiel that went "the rest will leave with nothing" had the last two of those words omitted, while Anne's farewell to the final round loser was changed from "you leave with nothing" to "you will just go away". Some of the most notable Weakest Link specials were two WWE Edition episodes. The first episode, which aired in 2001, saw Triple H defeat his wife Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Lita, William Regal, The Big Show, and Trish Stratus. The second episode aired in 2002 and broadcast Kane turning back the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), Stone Cold Steve Austin, Terri Runnels, Debra, Jerry Lawler, and Edge. Possibly realizing that the overabundance of celebrity shows was a key factor in the primetime version's cancellation, the syndicated version did not feature such episodes.