Cash Cab (USA)

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Cash Cab

Premiere	December 5, 2005
Finale
Airs	Weekdays at 6:30PM Weekdays 10AM, 10:30AM, 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM (repeats)
Creator	Adam Wood
Host	Ben Bailey
Network	Discovery Channel
Style	30-minute game show
Company	Lion Television
Episodes	280 (through season 7)
Seasons	7
Status	Currently in limbo, has not yet been renewed or cancelled.
Origin	USA

Cash Cab (2005—), sometimes called Cash Cab: After Dark, is a game show broadcast on Discovery Channel which takes place entirely inside a New York taxi cab. The series is an American version of a British show of the same name.

Hosted by actual New York cabbie and comedian Ben Bailey, the series follows the basic format of an average trivia show. Contestants unwittingly enter the cab, identified on its license plate as 1G12, and declare their destination. Bailey flips on the strobing ceiling lights and explains that they are in the "cash cab" and are given the option of playing the game or getting out to catch another cab. From the point they get in until they reach their destination (measured in blocks with no detours unless legally required), the passengers are asked questions of increasing difficulty and cash amounts, starting at $25.

Contestants are allowed two "Shout Outs," one phone call to a friend and one chance to flag down a random pedestrian to help. After three missed questions, the contestants receive no money and are kicked out of the cab, no matter how far from their destination they may be. If the contestants reach a stop light before reach the $200 mark, they're given a question with multiple answers that would score them $200 if they name all of the correct answers.

Finally, should the contestants reach their destination, they're given an opportunity to either take the money and run or risk it all in a video challenge.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Ben Bailey	Host/Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Discovery Channel
Season One	December 5, 2005	February 16, 2006	40
Season Two	June 26, 2006	September 6, 2006	40
Season Three	May 1, 2007	May 2007	40
Season Four	June 2007	October 29, 2007	40
Season Five Cash Cab: After Dark	August 9, 2007	December 21, 2007	40
Season Six	March 3, 2008	April 25, 2008	40 + 1
Season Seven	April 20, 2009	June 12, 2009	40