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| ''[[Ringer]]'' || ''[[The Lying Game]]'' || A girl steps into a twin's sister's life and identity. Discovery of dirty secrets and drama ensue. || Both mixed elements of mystery with ''[[Country Mouse]], [[City Mouse]].'' ''[[Ringer]]'' has a [[Darker and Edgier]] storyline than ''[[The Lying Game]],'' which focuses more on social secrets a la ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' and ''[[Gossip Girl]].'' || ''[[Ringer]]'' started out strong, but its ratings plummeted and was eventually canceled. Despite lacking ''Ringer'''s star power, ''[[The Lying Game]]'' has been received better by viewers and critics alike and got renewed for a second season. ABC Family's series wins this one.
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| ''[[Power Rangers]]'' || ''[[VR Troopers]]'', ''[[Masked Rider]]'', ''[[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]'' || Adaptations of Japanese [[Tokusatsu]] (live-action superheroics) with new footage with American actors. Of the many ''Rangers'' [[Follow the Leader|knockoffs of the time]], these three shows were the most prominent; being by ''Rangers'' producers Saban Entertainment and two aired with ''Rangers'' on [[Fox Kids]] (''Troopers'' was syndicated instead). Yes, [[Self-Plagiarism|it is possible to self-duel]]. || ''[[Power Rangers]]'' is based on the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' franchise, ''[[Masked Rider]]'' on ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' (specifically, ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]''), and the other two on various ''[[Metal Heroes]]'' series (''[[VR Troopers]]'' on unrelated shows ''[[Choujinki Metalder]]'', ''[[Jikuu Senshi Spielban]]'' and ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]''; ''[[Beetleborgs]]'' on ''[[Juukou B-Fighter]]'' and its sequel ''[[B-Fighter Kabuto]]''). || Despite [[
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| ''[[Survivor]]'' || ''[[Big Brother]]'' || Musical Chairs [[Reality Show]] || [[Country Mouse]] vs. [[City Mouse]]. It should be noted that, in the United States, both shows are "on the same side" since [[CBS|one network]] airs them both. || In the US? ''Survivor''. Outside the US? Arguably ''[[Big Brother]]''.
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| ''I Survived...'' (Bio) || ''I'm Alive'' (Animal Planet) || Ordinary people relate their tales of near-death || ''Survived'' focuses on accidents and surviving murder attempts. ''Alive'' deals with animal atacks. || Both are guaranteed to make you feel depressed and hopeless after watching them.
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| ''[[Top Gear]]'' || ''Fifth Gear'' || British motoring programme. || Both started in 2002 as attempts to relaunch the [[BBC]]’s original ''Top Gear''. <ref>which began as a serious motoring magazine programme in 1977, became more fun-oriented and controversial around 1988, and was cancelled in 1999.</ref> [[Channel Five]] planned to acquire the name and relaunch the programme ''as was'', but the [[BBC]] wouldn’t sell. In the end, ''Fifth Gear'' [[Serial Numbers Filed Off|employed]] a similar title, along with the magazine format and several of the original show’s presenters. Half a year later, the BBC relaunched ''Top Gear'' with a revamped "automotive fun and games with the lads" format, and much slicker production. || Since the duel started in 2002, they’ve kept roughly level pegging on episode and series numbers. However, ''Top Gear'' rose to become one of the most watched shows in the world. ''Fifth Gear'' didn’t, doing little to improve [[Channel Five]]’s disappointing viewing figures, and had to [[
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| ''[[Life After People]]'' || ''Aftermath: Population Zero'' || What happens after [[After the End]] || Just about the only thing preventing outright intellectual infringement is the fact that both shows are documentaries based on a general concept that's not even original to ''either'' show (cashing in on the "what would happen if humans vanish?" craze due to the book "The World Without Us" the previous year) though ''Aftermath'' features humans disappearing Rapture-style while ''Life After People'' goes out of its way to stay mum on the subject || The National Geographic Channel's ''Aftermath: Population Zero'' remained a one-time special, but after [[The History Channel]] execs discovered that ''Life After People'' was [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030703256.html?hpid=artslot literally] their highest-rated program ''ever,'' they immediately approved a series version.
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| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' || ''[[Widget the World Watcher]]'' || Saving the environment through use of superpowers. || || ''Captain Planet'' is generally more remembered than ''Widget'', although their critical reception was quite similar for both of the shows.
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| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' || ''[[Recess]]'' || A group of fourth grade kids and their usual adventures with their friends || ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' didn't have school as its main focus (while a bunch of episodes focused on school, it wasn't the main point of the show), while ''[[Recess]]'' focuses more on the kids at school. || Tie. Both are very well-remembered and have a following among adults, as well as having a similar run time and both having feature films. However, ''Recess'' got two direct-to-video specials after the show ended, and was shown in repeats on a daily basis until recently.
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| ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' || ''[[Eek the Cat]]'' || Comedic [[Three Shorts|multiple-segment]] [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] about a wisecracking [[Fat Cat]] who lives with an annoying owner, has lots of misadventures, and dislikes dogs with a passion. || Both cartoons have the same art design for some characters, and they even have a second segment that has very different characters<ref>''Garfield'' had ''U.S. Acres'', while ''Eek!'' had ''The Terrible Thunderlizards''</ref>, but ''[[Eek the Cat]]'' seems a bit [[Darker and Edgier]] than ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''. || While both are very well-known and well-remembered, ''Garfield and Friends'' is part of the ''[[Garfield]]'' franchise, which in turn is the most profitable comic strip ever, with lots of merchandise, books, movies, and animated cartoons.
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