The United States version of Cash Cab (stylized as CA$H CAB ) airs on the Discovery Channel. This version of the show, hosted by stand-up comedian Ben Bailey, takes place in New York City. Anyone who hails the Cash Cab does not know that they are about to be on a game show until they hire the cab and the driver informs them of the rules. According to Variety, Discovery Channel initially ordered 40 episodes from Lion Television (Executive Producer...
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The United States version of Cash Cab (stylized as CA$H CAB ) airs on the Discovery Channel. This version of the show, hosted by stand-up comedian Ben Bailey, takes place in New York City. Anyone who hails the Cash Cab does not know that they are about to be on a game show until they hire the cab and the driver informs them of the rules. According to Variety, Discovery Channel initially ordered 40 episodes from Lion Television (Executive Producers Tom Cohen, Allison Corn and Tony Tackaberry) and taping of the initial run was completed in November 2005 before the show premiered that December. A new set of 40 episodes were taped and aired in 2006 and 2007. Another 80 episodes were taped in 2007 and aired through spring and summer. Another 40 episodes were taped and aired in 2008 and 2009.
In 2007, Discovery Channel began airing a new edition of the program, Cash Cab: After Dark, in which contestants were picked up near or after sunset and the cash value of the questions was double that...
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