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Sometimes, rather than home-brew a knock off, a company will license a foreign program, usually [[Anime]], and adapt it to be more like its competitor.
Rarely, two dissimilar shows will develop a rivalry. Maybe they're opposite each other in the same time slot, maybe one steals the other's time slot, or maybe there's some superficial similarity that causes viewers to compare the two shows. ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' had a whole episode full of in-jokes about how people compared it to ''[[The OC]]'', simply because they were both on [[
See [[Dueling Movies]] for the cinematic version and [[Dueling Games]] for the video game version. Do not confuse with [[Fighting Series]].
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| ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' || ''[[Duel Masters]]'' || Anime show about kids/teens engaging in Card Games with the fate of the world at stake. || Yu-Gi-Oh was inspired by ''Magic: The Gathering''. Duel Masters was meant to be an anime version of ''Magic: The Gathering'', but end-up getting its own game. || Yu-Gi-Oh spanned three sequels (and counting) and the card game became even more popular than the one who inspired it. Duel Masters was discontinued in America, but still holds the fort (barely) in Japan.
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| ''[[Code Geass]]'' || ''[[Guilty Crown]]'' || Anime show about a teenager who obtains a godly superpower on a fated encounter with a [[Ms. Fanservice|mysterious beauty]] by chance and joins [[La Résistance|a resistance group]] engaged in liberate an occupied Japan. || Both shows are written by the same author, set in a futuristic world with [[Humongous Mecha]] and lots of fanservice. || ''Code Geass'' is still a fad among fans, while ''Gulty Crown'' wasn't near as sucessful.
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| ''[[Eden of the East]]'' || ''[[Future Diary]]'' || Anime show featuring a group of individuals who recieved cellphones with special properties, forced to take part in a twisted [[There Can Be Only One|elimination game]]. || ''Future Diary'' started earlier as a manga, but was adapted into anime years later. || ''Eden of The East'' had its rightful share of love from critics and viewers as well, but nothing like the fad caused by ''Future Diary'', mostly thanks to its gruesome story and [[Ax Crazy|unusual]] [[Yandere|heroine]]
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| ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' || ''[[Genesis Climber Mospeada]]'' || [[Transforming Mecha]] and an [[Idol Singer]] fight [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]]. || Similar enough that both were [[Macekre|kitbashed]] [[Combining Mecha|together]] into... || ''[[Robotech]]''. Although Macross spawned multiple continuations in Japan.
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| ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' || ''[[Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne]]'' || [[Nuns-N-Rosaries|Catholic]] [[Phantom Thief]] [[Magical Girl]]. || ''Jeanne'' is a [[Grimmification]] of the cute, fluffy ''Saint Tail'' premise, with the title character as a jaded [[Broken Bird]] whose [[Mission From God]] isn't actually as holy as she thinks it is. || Draw.
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| ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' || ''[[Boogiepop Phantom]]'' || [[Mind Screw]] anime with similar designs || ''Boogiepop'' is technically older, being based off a book series which started a few months before Serial Experiments was released. || [[Serial Experiments Lain]]. It's considerably more well-known and considered one of the prime examples of anime, while Boogiepop is considered more of a [[Cult Classic]].
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| ''[[Aoi Hana]]'' || ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' || Teenage girls come to [[Girls Love|grips with their homosexuality]], on top of the rumble and tumble associated with [[Coming of Age|growing into adults]]. || ''[[Aoi Hana]]'' takes a rather serious approach, which deep insights into the minds of the characters, interspersed with some comedy. ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' is more of a [[Slice of Life]] comedy, although it has its share of serious moments as well. || The [[Manga]] of ''[[Aoi Hana]]'' had been around a few years already when the [[Anime]] came out and by then had already garnered an extensive fanbase, due to its thoughtfulness and sensitivity to the subject. ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' hasn't been around quite that long, but its comedic style may appeal to a wider audience, so it's hard to point out a true winner.
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| ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' || ''[[Koihime Musou]]'' || ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' [[Gender Flip|Gender Flips]] || ''Ikki Tousen'' is based on a manga series, is a [[High School AU]], has more fanservice, and focuses on fighting. ''Koihime Musou'' is based on a [[Visual Novel]], takes place in the Three Kingdoms period and focuses on [[Adventure Towns]]. ''Ikki Tousen'''s third season aired alongside ''Koihime'''s first, and was repeated again for their fourth and third seasons, respectively. || Draw. The series are different enough that they both have success. Both shows have actually [http://www.ikkitousen.com/ikkoi/ acknowledged] this and are working together.
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| ''GR: [[Giant Robo]]'' || ''[[Raideen]]'' || [[Darker and Edgier]], CG-enriched remake of classic [[Giant Robot]] franchises. || It can't be a coincidence that these two shows launched within mere weeks of each other. They're very similar shows in many ways. They're also both very similar to ''[[
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| ''[[One Piece]]'' || ''[[Naruto]]'' || One young man with odd powers gathers [[True Companions]] and makes his mark on the world || In theory they're fairly different given their different settings, but in practice both revolve around cool abilities and fights, with a villain that starts as [[Comic Relief]] before revealing his true nature and sparking a global war. It's [[Shonen]], there's only so much that changes from the formula || Functional Tie. ''[[One Piece]]'' completely overshadows ''[[Naruto]]'' in Japan, but ''[[Naruto]]'' completely overshadows ''[[One Piece]]'' everywhere else, partially due to early botched dubbing and getting established too late. Both have their fans, although Naruto is more regarded as a [[Guilty Pleasure]] due to its vocal [[Fan Dumb]].
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| ''[[One Piece]]'' || ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' || [[Shonen]] series about a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] led by a [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Idiot Hero]] whose main concept is [[The Power of Friendship]]. || The former is about pirates, the latter mages. Luffy aims to [[To Be a Master|be the Pirate King]], while Natsu wants to look for his missing dragon-parent [[Disappeared Dad|Igneel]]. ''[[One Piece]]'' also ran in publication in 1996, while ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' ran 10 years later. || Both shows are popular in and out of Japan, but even though ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' is becoming moderately successful (with a movie in the works), ''[[One Piece]]'' wins by a long mile.
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| ''Code: Breaker'' || ''Out Code'' || Superpowered teenaged boys join up with [[Organization Index|The Organization]] and partner with muggle girls and save humanity from equally superpowered enemies. || This appears to blatant copying, with ''Out Code'' being the shonen-er version of ''Code:Breaker''. The main difference seems to be the aims of their enemies: CB's [[Big Bad]] wants superpower supremacy while OC's [[Mad Scientist]] wants to begin a huge [[Bizarre Baby Boom]]. Also, the lead of CB has [[Playing
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| ''[[Bokurano]]''|| ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''|| [[Deconstructor Fleet]] anime from [[Magical Girl|counterpart]] [[Humongous Mecha|genres]] featuring children mentored by small, white non-human beings || || ''Madoka'' has a huge following. ''Bokurano'' is more of a [[Cult Classic]] and isn't as well-known as [[
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| ''[[Babylon 5]]'' || ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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| ''[[Dallas]]'' || ''[[Dynasty]]'' || [[Prime Time Soap]] about an [[Big Screwed-Up Family]] of oil tycoons || Both shows ended up defined by larger than life villains (JR Ewing and Alexis Colby respectively) but ''[[Dallas]]'' kept itself at least a little grounded while ''[[Dynasty]]'' enthusiastically embraced its [[Soap Opera]] nature. The former had technically superior writing and acting, the later was arguably more fun. The shows even had dueling spinoffs: ''Knots Landing'' (Dallas) and ''The Colbys'' (Dynasty) || ''[[Dallas]]'', which adopted a more soapish direction of its own to compete, leading up to the [[Jump the Shark|infamous "Bobby in the shower" moment]]. ''[[Dynasty]]'' eventually fizzled out in 1989 while ''[[Dallas]]'' lasted until 1991 (with two TV films following in the years afterward). A ''Dallas'' sequel will begin in 2012 on TNT, once again starring Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray.
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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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| ''[[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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| ''[[That Was Then]]'' || ''[[Do Over]]'' || [[The Eighties|80's]] [[Flash Back]] to [[High School]]. || One was a drama, the other a sitcom. || Neither was too successful; the [[Friday Night Death Slot]] and a concept only network execs enjoyed killed them both.
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| ''[[The Contender]]'' || ''[[The Next Great Champ]]'' || [[Reality TV]] boxing competition. || ''The Contender'' was co-hosted by [[Sylvester Stallone]] in its first season, and gained notoriety when one of the contestants [[Driven to Suicide|killed himself]] partly as a result of losing on the show. || Neither was very successful on free TV, but ''The Contender'' lived on on cable, so it gets the nod. But none of the contestants have really gone on to boxing stardom in either case.
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| ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]'' || ''[[30 Rock
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| ''[[The Chair]]'' || ''[[The Chamber]]'' || [[Kimodameshi]] [[Game Show|Game Shows]] in which contestants were tortured. || ''The Chamber'' was perhaps more torturous; ''The Chair'' had a better known host. || Neither American version lasted 10 episodes, both beaten by the far less stressful ''[[Who Wants to Be
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| ''Bull'' || ''The $treet'' || Wall Street drama. || Pretty much the same. || Both were gone after one season, as apparently, [[Wall Street]] was better as a movie.
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| ''[[Skins]]'' || ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' || Series about the "''real''" [[Tradesnark|(TM)]] lives of British sixth formers. || Both air on E4. The former is a drama and the latter is a comedy. ''Skins'' focuses more on the [[Wild Teen Party]] aspect of life, resulting in suggestions that "''Skins'' is what teens wish their lives were like, ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' is what they actually are." || Ongoing. Moving ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'' from spring to autumn has given it a massive ratings boost, but ''[[Skins]]'''s global fanbase is arguably broader.
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| ''Kidnapped'' || ''Vanished'' || Serialized story arc about a kidnapping. || ''Kidnapped'' was on [[NBC]], ''Vanished'' was on [[
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| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || ''[[Mad TV]]'' || [[Sketch Comedy]] [[Variety Show]]. || The first is a classic of the genre, though there'll always be arguments of its ups and downs. The second is an attempt to imitate the sketch comedy success, a good 20 years later, and videotaped. || ''SNL''. ''[[Mad TV]]'''s cancellation in 2009 makes SNL 2-0 in battles with other-network sketch comedy.
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| ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' || ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' || Gritty, inner-city [[Cop Show]]. || Both started in 1993, though ''Homicide'' had the jump on ''NYPD Blue'' by eight months. ''NYPD Blue'' proved to be the bigger hit, although ''Homicide'' was critically lauded for its realistic tone. ''Homicide'' character Det. John Munch subsequently appeared in eight different series, and is now a regular in ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]''. || ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' by a small margin.
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| ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' || ''Angel Street'' || Rival cop shows set in the inner cities (Baltimore in the former, Chicago in the latter) with eerily similar premises. || ''Homicide'' (based on a book by [[David Simon]]) was greenlit first but ''Angel Street'' (shot under the name ''Polish Hill'') hit the airwaves first. A screening of the pilot revealed similarities between the two shows, leading Simon and producer Barry Levinson to consider a plagiarism lawsuit. || ''Homicide'', easily. ''Angel Street'' was canceled eight episodes while ''Homicide'' ran seven seasons and launched Simon's career in television.
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| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (post-2005) || ''[[Primeval]]'' || Time-travelling adventure shows, based first and foremost at children but written with adults in mind. || The shows were produced by and screened on the UK's two biggest broadcasters; [[The BBC]] in the case of ''Doctor Who'', and [[ITV]] for ''Primeval''. || ''Doctor Who'' was definitely the overall winner, as it had better ratings, generally better reviews, and spawned a series of spin-offs. ''Primeval'' couldn't quite boast the same level of success, but it wasn't a failure for ITV in any sense of the word -- in fact, it was widely regarded as one of their best shows since the turn of the century.
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| ''[[Pimp My Ride]]'' (MTV) || ''Overhaulin''' (TLC) || [[Alleged Car|Alleged Cars]] are turned into customized [[Cool Car|Cool Cars]] || ''[[Pimp My Ride]]'' is formatted more like ''[[Extreme Makeover]]'': The hooptie of the week is collected and the show follows the process of [[Exactly What It Says
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| ''[[Weeds]]'' || ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' || Suburbanites turn to drug dealing to provide for their families. || ''Weeds'' is about a widowed soccer mom who deals pot, while ''Breaking Bad'' is about a chemistry teacher dying of lung cancer who cooks crystal meth. Also, while ''Weeds'' started out as a [[Black Comedy]] before it underwent [[Cerebus Syndrome]], ''Breaking Bad'' was very dark from the beginning... and things only got [[Darker and Edgier|more bleak]] from there. || Both shows are critically acclaimed, though ''Breaking Bad'' has higher ratings and a much longer list of awards under its belt, while ''Weeds'' is entering its eighth season and counting (versus ''Breaking Bad'''s five, at which point the series has a definite end). The real winners here are TV viewers for getting two great shows.
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| ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' (1972-current run) || ''Bargain Hunters'' || Game show. Contestants use consumer/pricing knowledge – and skill – to win prizes. || ''TPiR'' was created in 1956 by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, under the basic premise of contestants guessing the actual retail price of a given item. The original program continued in this format through 1965, and was revamped into today's best-known format, where a variety of pricing games, based on skill and luck, are played. Each episode concluded with a Showcase round, where contestants bid on two final prize packages (one apiece, being the closest on his own showcase without going over). ''Bargain Hunters'' was created in 1987 by Merrill Heatter (best known for creating ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''), and patterned its own pricing-type games around the new home-shopping network fad. || ''The Price is Right''. ''Bargain Hunters'' was critically panned as a complete ripoff of TPiR, and lasted 45 episodes. Host Peter Tomarken (best known for ''[[Press Your Luck]]'') was [[Creator Backlash|so disgusted by the finished product that, for the rest of his life, refused to talk about his experiences on that show.]]
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| ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' || ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' (1972-current run) || Game show. Contestants use consumer/pricing knowledge – and skill – to win prizes. || In 1963, ''LMaD'' debuted, testing contestants on playing hunches and their willingness to risk their current winnings on hopefully winning more ... or losing it all by getting a "zonk" (a worthless, nonsense prize). Very early in LMaD's run, games of pricing skill were added, for instance, asking a contestant to select an item that was worth an announced price, or pricing a row of items in order from cheapest to most expensive. Each program ended with a Big Deal of the Day, which generally had the show's most expensive prizes – or, most lavish grouping therein. The original ''TPiR'' was overhauled in 1972 by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, taking the original basic premise of contestants guessing the actual retail price of a given item, adding a variety of pricing games that were based on skill and luck (similar to ''LMaD'''s skill-based games). Each episode concluded with a Showcase round, where contestants bid on two final prize packages (one apiece, being the closest on his own showcase without going over). || Arguably, a tie. Both shows currently air on TV as the only daytime network programs.
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| ''[[Behind The Music]] (2009)'' (VH-1) || ''Unsung'' (TV One) || In-depth looks at the early lives and careers of famous musical acts, featuring commentary from friends, family and co-workers wherever possible. || The revived ''BTM'' skews more towards the [[TMZ]] crowd in its subjects (Jennifer Lopez, Missy Elliot), as opposed to the previous series where the focus was mostly on legendary music acts. ''Unsung'' focuses on the R&B/Soul and Hip-Hop worlds, as well as skewing far more obscure than ''BTW'' (TV One being geared for a far older audience) || To early to tell a winner, but ''BTW'' has a massive advantage in both audience (VH-1 being in far more homes than TV One) and name recognition
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| ''Behind The Music'' (Original Run) || ''E! True Hollywood Story'' || Weekly documentaries on celebrities from the entertainment world. || Both debuting in 1996, ''THS'' covered a wider range of celebrities than ''BTM'' (which focused on the music industry), as well leaning more towards the sensationalistic (The first regular episode of ''THS'' focused on the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer of the sitcom ''My Sister Sam'' and porn stars are a frequent subject). || ''THS'' has been going strong since its debut. ''BTM'' had a three-year hiatus from 2006-2009 and produced only a handful of new episodes since. ''THS'' is a bit more popular, but ''BTM" has a better reputation treating its subjects more respectfully.
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| ''[[Intervention]]'' || ''Addicted'' || Documentary-style [[Reality Show]] about people suffering through addictions || ''Intervention'' focuses more on the leadup to the intervention, while ''Addicted'' focuses on some post-intervention work as well. || Both are still running, but ''Intervention'' (which started in 2005) has a good five years - not to mention an Emmy - on its competition.
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| ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' || ''[[Hollywood Palace]]'' || Vaudeville-style variety show, with acts spanning every genre and generation. || ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' – initially known as the "Toast of the Town" was hosted by the New York entertainment columnist, and he presented every type of act imaginable – from burlesque comedy and opera to ballet and top popular music acts of the day; the best-known episodes are the ones that featured early national TV performances of [[Elvis Presley]], [[The Beatles]], and [[The Muppets]]. Among the many competing shows of "various acts" bills was ABC's ''Hollywood Palace'', taped at the eponymously-named venue in Hollywood, California. Unlike ''Ed Sullivan'', ''Hollywood Palace'' had guest hosts each week; the program is best known for the earliest performances of [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[Michael Jackson|The Jackson 5]]. || ''Ed Sullivan''; even more is that the show was in the same time block for almost its entire 23-year run (1948-1971) – Sundays at 8 p.m. EST. For its part, ''Hollywood Palace'' had a six-year run (1964-1970) and was able to attract most of the same big-name acts as Sullivan did, including (most notably) The Rolling Stones and The Jackson 5.
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| ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' || ''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' || A series based on the stories of [[King Arthur]] featuring an [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]] actor playing Merlin and a beautiful, [[Fake Brit|non-British]], [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]] actress playing evil sorceress Morgan(a). || ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is based around a cast of mostly young unknowns while the cast of ''Camelot'' is older and more famous (Colin Morgan vs [[Shakespeare in Love|Joseph Fiennes]] and [[Katie McGrath]] vs [[Casino Royale
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| ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' || ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' (2010 series) || Ensemble drama about the relationships between the family and staff of a large Edwardian house || ''Downton'' (like the original series of ''Upstairs Downstairs'') is set in the 1910's, in the leadup to [[World War I]]; ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'' is set in the 30s in the leadup to [[World War II]] - aside from that the storylines are strikingly similar, including one of the sisters having an affair with the driver, and the lady of the house dealing with a late pregnancy. || ''Downton'''s first season finished in December 2010, ''Upstairs'' is still running. Both have been fairly well received.
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| ''[[Toddlers and Tiaras]]'' (TLC) || ''Little Miss Perfect'' (WE tv) || Reality shows that premiered in 2009 about young girls in beauty pageants. || ''Toddlers and Tiaras'' has more girls from 1-5, whereas ''Little Miss Perfect'' is about girls from 5-10. || So far, ''Toddlers and Tiaras'' seems to be more popular and gets clips shown on news networks, and has had 4 season as opposed to ''Little Miss Perfect'', which had only two.
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| ''[[Pawn Stars]]'' (History Channel) || ''Hardcore Pawn'' (TruTV) || ''[[
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| ''[[The X Factor]]'' || ''[[The Voice (TV series)|The Voice]]'' || Musical talent shows with celebrity judges attempting to challenge ''[[American Idol]]''. || ''[[The X Factor]]'' was made by former ''Idol'' judge and record producer Simon Cowell, and is an adaptation of his British show of the same name (which was, in turn, the successor to ''Pop Idol'', the show that spun off ''AI'' in the first place). || So far, ''[[The Voice (TV series)|The Voice]]'' is trouncing Cowell's show in both ratings and critical respect, and is standing toe to toe with ''Idol''.
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| ''The Superstars'' || ''Battle Of The Network Stars'' || Celebrities compete against each other in different athletic competitions. || ''Superstars'' featured athletes from all over the sporting map (Olympics, MLB, NFL, boxing, etc). ''Battle'' featured teams of stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC competing against each other. || ''Battle'' aired from 1978 to 1985 on CBS, with a brief revival attempt in 1988. ''Superstars'' had three different runs on ABC (1973-1984, 1991-1994, 1998-2002), one on NBC (1985-1990) and a one year run on CBS (2003). ABC in 2009, making it half celebrities (a la [[Dancing With the Stars]]) half-athletes.
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| ''[[Police Stop]]'' || ''[[Police Camera Action]]'' || Footage of dangerous driving and the police doing emergency work and making arrests. || ''[[Police Stop]]'' was a series of [[Sequelitis|sequels]], i.e. ''Police Stop! 2'', ''Police Stop! 3'' etc. whereas ''[[Police Camera Action]]'' used episode titles, e.g. ''The Unprotected''. That show also had presenter links, unlike ''[[Police Stop]]'' which was (rarely) after episode 2 with a presenter, except for the [[Very Special Episode]] ''Police Stop! 9''. Graham Cole presented every episode of Police Stop, except ''Police Stop! 2'' which he did the voice-overs but no on-screen presentation.''[[Police Camera Action]]'' is now going this way, so neither show wins. || Neither wins, since ''[[Police Camera Action]]'' is [[Adaptation Expansion|an adaptation]] of ''[[Police Stop]]'' with actual presenter links.
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| ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' || ''[[Raising Hope]]'' || Sitcoms involving the titular infant girl and her family. || ''Good Luck, Charlie'' is kid-friendly, on the [[Disney Channel]], and [[Every Episode Ending|every episode ends with Charlie's teenage sister Teddy recording a video for her]], while ''Raising Hope'' is rated TV-PG to TV-14, on [[
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| ''[[Grimm (TV)|Grimm]]'' || ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' || The basic premise of both is that the characters live in a world where [[Fairy Tales]] are real. || ''Grimm'' (airing on NBC) obviously focuses on fairy tales specific to [[The Brothers Grimm (Creator)|The Brothers Grimm]], with ''Once Upon A Time''(airing on ABC) covering the whole spectrum. ''Grimm'' also appears to be darker and more like ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', with the main character hunting the fairy tale creatures, while ''Once Upon A Time'', while still a drama, is probably much lighter, considering the broadcaster airing it (ABC) and the owners of the company (The Walt Disney Company). || Both shows get good ratings for their respective networks. While ''Grimm's'' ratings are significantly lower than ''Once Upon a Time's'', it airs on Friday and peforms pretty well by Friday standards. It also airs on NBC, which has much lower standards for ratings. ''Once Upon a Time'', meanwhile, is one of the top new dramas of the season. I guess ''Once Upon a Time'' would be the winner, since it does generally get more recognition than ''Grimm'' does, although both shows are fairly successful.
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| ''Human Weapon'' (History Channel) || ''Fight Quest'' (Travel Channel) || A pair of American professional fighters travel the world to observe and study various combat styles. The episode ends with one of the duo facing off against a master of that episode's spotlight fighting style. || ''Quest'' would have its duo split up and train with separate groups of practioners and focused equally on the culture surrounding the art as the art itself. ''Weapon'' focused more on the combat style itself and the science behind the techniques. || Both shows lasted less than thirty episodes, both cancelled in 2008.
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| ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' || ''[[American Horror Story]]'' || Prime-time adult [[Horror]] shows on basic cable. || ''Dead'' is about a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] and is jam-packed with [[Gorn|blood and guts]], while ''Horror Story'' is about a [[Haunted House]] and focuses more on the screwing (both [[Mind Screw|mental]] and [[Hotter and Sexier|physical]]). || Both shows have been record-setting smash hits for their respective networks ([[AMC]] and FX, respectively), though ''The Walking Dead'' seems to get more respect from critics.
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| ''Win, Lose or Draw'' || ''Pictionary'' || "Picture charades" [[Game Show]]. || Although ''Win, Lose or Draw'' came on the air before its rival, the ''Pictionary'' board game predated both. ''Fast Draw'', a 1968 game hosted by Johnny Gilbert, predated '''that'''. || ''Win, Lose or Draw'' for lasting three seasons (two on [[NBC]]) as opposed to ''Pictionary'''s two (both in syndication, and one of which was a children's show).
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| [[Prime Time Entertainment Network]] || [[Action Pack]] || Big Studio-produced, part-anthologies/part-syndicated networks. trying to emulate the success of [[
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| ''[[WWE|WWF]] [[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' || ''[[WCW|WCW Nitro]]'' || Monday night [[Professional Wrestling]] shows with a focus on sports entertainment over pure wrestling. || It started with Eric Bischoff asking for a Monday night timeslot to compete directly with the WWF, and spawned a constant game of one-upsmanship which saw, among other things, WCW spoiling the WWF's shows on-the-air, WWF starting ''Raw'' 3 minutes early to get the jump on ''Nitro'', WCW responding by starting ''a full hour'' earlier, WWF sending D-Generation X to mingle with the fans outside a ''Nitro'' event and cause trouble, and Eric Bischoff challenging [[Vince McMahon]] to a fight live on Pay-Per-View. Ahh, the [[Monday Night Wars]]... those were great times to be a wrestling fan. || ''Raw'', to the point where McMahon got to bury ''Nitro'' on its last broadcast, setting up the unsuccessful "Invasion" storyline.
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| ''Man vs. Wild'' || ''[[Wild Recon]]'' || See above. || For once, ''Wild Recon'' is actually on a ''different'' network this time -- specifically, [[Animal Planet]], [[Network Decay|for some reason]]. ''Wild Recon'' is also quite a bit closer to ''Man vs. Wild'' than ''Survivorman'' was, especially after ''Man vs. Wild'''s slight [[Retool]]. || ''Wild Recon'' is a new series for 2010, so it's too early to tell, but ''Man vs. Wild'' does have the advantage of being a long-established series.
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| ''[[Wife Swap]]'' || ''Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy'' || Two polar opposite families trade spouses for several days. || [[ABC]] broadcasts ''Wife Swap'' and claims to have done it first, while [[
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| ''Any Dream Will Do'' (aka ''Joseph'') || ''Grease Is The Word'' || [[Talent Show]] in which a panel of experts search for the lead for an upcoming [[The Musical|musical production]]. || ''Joseph'' was, essentially, [[The BBC]]'s second season of their Musical Talent Show brand, which they debuted the previous year with ''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?''. ''Grease Is The Word'' was [[ITV]]'s adaptation of the U.S. version of ''Maria''. ''Joseph'' had [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], [[John Barrowman]] and [[Denise Van Outen]] judging, ''Grease'' had [[David Gest]], musical producer David Ian, Brain Friedman from ''[[The X Factor]]'' and... Sinetta. || "Grease" was a ratings flop because it was in ''[[Doctor Who]]'''s time slot and didn't have the star pull.
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| ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' || ''[[Airwolf]]'' || Crime-fighting super helicopters, and the people that flew them. || Both debuting in 1984, ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' was spun off from the 1983 top-grossing feature film, and drew heavily on it for stock footage. ''[[Airwolf]]'' debuted 16 days later and was thematically similar to the already successful ''[[Knight Rider]]''. || ''Thunder'' barely lasted half a season. ''[[Airwolf]]'' ran for four seasons on CBS and USA, though it got pretty dire by the end.
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| ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' || ''[[Medium]]'' || Supernaturally-enhanced crime dramas. || The former sees ghosts; the latter has premonitions. Both are backed by "acclaimed" psychics. ''Medium'' started on NBC although it was produced by CBS. ''Whisperer'' began on CBS. When NBC cancelled Medium, CBS picked it up and put on the same night back-to-back with ''Whisperer''. || Moved from [[Dueling Shows]] to complementary shows. After one season together, CBS axed ''Whisperer'' but retained ''Medium.''
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| ''[[Cashmere Mafia]]'' || ''[[Lipstick Jungle]]'' || A group of friends who are all successful businesswomen. || One of them had four women; one had only three. Both were written by former ''[[Sex and
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| ''Extreme Makeover'' || ''The Swan'' || Plastic surgery makeover shows. || Fox's copycat went the Fox Extra Tastelessness Step by putting the women through the hell of plastic surgery and then sent half of them home at the end of the episode while bringing the other half on to a beauty pageant. || Both had [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Family Unfriendly Aesops]] and were ultimately canceled. The former has a [[More Popular Spinoff]] in the form of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'', while the latter is a perennial inclusion on "Worst Reality Shows of All Time" lists.
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| ''[[Recess]]'' || ''[[Detention]]'' || A group of kids have misadventures in school whilst under the eye of a large strict female teacher. || [[One Saturday Morning]] was beating [[Kids WB|Kids' WB!]] in the ratings race, so it seems pretty obvious here that Warner Bros. decided to [[Follow the Leader]]. || Both shows were quite good, but ''Recess'' is the clear winner, having lasted six seasons and even landing a theatrical feature film. ''Detention'' was canceled after one season.
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| ''[[Fringe]]'' || ''[[Eleventh Hour]]'' || Two "Science Is Both Good ''And'' [[Science Is Bad|Bad]]" series. || Both did well in the ratings. || Though ''[[Eleventh Hour]]'' was a ratings leader, it just got canned after one season. ''[[Fringe]]'', however, lives to see another season.
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| ''[[The Unusuals]]'' || ''[[Southland]]'' || Ensemble cop shows centering on a [[Non-Idle Rich]] rookie. || Series launched within days of each other. ABC's ''[[The Unusuals]]'' takes a quirky, comedic approach, while NBC's ''[[Southland]]'' is a grittier kind of drama. ''Southland'' just got renewed for another season; ''Unusuals'' didn't. Then NBC canceled ''Southland'' before the second season started. || ''Southland'' wins by a mile. Though both series were axed after their first season, TNT picked up ''Southland'' for a second season after NBC dumped it, and it's been going strong ever since.
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| ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'' || ''Greed'' || A multiple-choice exam where the money goes up as the questions get harder. || ''Millionaire'' has quite a few people becoming millionaires; ''Greed'' had ''a'' person becoming ''a'' millionaire. ''That's'' how hard Greed was! || ''Greed'' lasted one season. ''Millionaire'' had a successful run on ABC, and currently survives in syndication.
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| ''[[Virtuality]]'' || ''[[Defying Gravity]]'' || ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' [[In Space|With Girls!]] || ''Virtuality'' is from the writer of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' while ''[[Defying Gravity]]'' was written by a writer from ''[[
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| ''HawthoRNe'' || ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' || Post-[[ER]] hospital dramas focusing on flawed but heroic nurses. || Aside from different races of the two leads, ''Jackie'' is a bit [[Darker and Edgier]], what with Jackie having an affair with the pharmacist who's also her dealer. || ''Jackie'' has Emmys and a strong supporting cast. ''HawthoRNe'' is critically derided for its blandness and being beholden to too many nurse drama tropes, and its [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|incredibly mockable title]].
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| ''[[True Blood]]'' || ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' || Based on a book/series, featuring the attraction between a[n apparently] human woman and two vampires. || ''Diaries''' two vampires are brothers, and the older one wants to kill the apparently human woman because she resembles the vampire who sired them; while ''[[True Blood]]'' is an ensemble show that focuses more on vampire "culture" at large. Plus, ''[[True Blood]]'' being on HBO means it can be more liberal in the sex, violence and general edginess department. || Ratings between network and paid HBO are difficult to compare. Also, the reviews seem to mirror each other: Diaries is lauded as a show that is not as kitschy as its marketing, while [[True Blood]] bathes in its kitsch, to its benefit.
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| ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' || ''Night Stalker'' || A pair of humans investigate paranormal and demonic activity while looking for clues about a particular demon. || ''Night Stalker'', a remake of ''[[Kolchak the Night Stalker]]'', starred [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|Dorian Gray]] and was canceled after one season. || ''Supernatural'' is still around and torturing its two leads for our viewing pleasure.
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| ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'' || ''[[Battlebots]]'' || Demoliton Derby with tricked-out, remote controlled robots. || [[Battlebots]] actually was created to compete with the British version of the original Robot Wars. ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'' was strictly about the robot-on-robot violence. [[Battlebots]] tried to emphasize the human element - with more time given to competitor backstory and announcer wackiness. || ''[[Battlebots]]'' debuted near the end of ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]' '' run, so they went out at about the same time. ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'' is much more fondly remembered. '''Bots'' is remembered mostly for [[Myth Busters|Jaime Hyneman, Adam Savage and Grant Imahara]] being competitors.
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| ''[[The First 48]]'' || ''The Squad'' || [[True Crime]] shows [[X Meets Y|merging]] ''[[Cops]]'' and ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' || ''[[The First 48]]'' covers two cases from different cities like Miami, Dallas, and Memphis. ''The Squad'' follows the Indianapolis PD's Homicide squad exclusively, going more in depth with the cases.
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| ''[[Burn Notice]]'' || ''[[Royal Pains]]'' || A man is blacklisted from his profession and moves to an exotic location to sell his services privately. || Essentially the same premise, but substituting spy for doctor. Another aspect the shows share is the wisecracking and incompetent brother of the main character. Both are on the USA Network. || ''Royal Pains'' has been renewed for a second season. Meanwhile, ''Burn Notice'' recently wrapped up its third season, was renewed for a fourth, and has already been picked up for a fifth ''and'' sixth.
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| ''[[Victorious]]'' || ''[[Shake It Up]]'' ||Kid Com, one about a girl at a performing arts school, another about two girls joining each other on a dance show. || Both shows usually involve wacky situations. Victorious often involves singing, plays, and other various skits. Shake It Up features a Show Within a Show concept, much like the other Disney/Nick live action matchup. ||Both shows are fairly new, nowadays they're about equal ratings-wise (though Victorious seems to be more enjoyed), and Bella Thorne was won an award.
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| ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' || ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' || An anthology show of fantasy/science fiction stories, always having a narrator open and end each episode. || Similar in premise, though there are a few subtle differences (for example, ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' was a full hour, whereas in the original ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' only season 4 episodes were that long). ''Both'' series had at least one revival. || The original version of [[The Twilight Zone]] did better than the original version of [[The Outer Limits]]; it lasted five seasons in contrast to [[The Outer Limits]]' two, and is usually better remembered. Adding up the total number of episodes from the original series and revivals, [[The Twilight Zone]] stands at 265 episodes, and [[The Outer Limits]] at 203.
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| ''[[Knight Rider]]'' || ''Street Hawk'' || An injured police officer is given a new secret identity and a super vehicle to fight crime with. || This time ABC tries to follow NBC's lead on a motorcycle ''without'' a mind of its own. Remote-controlled by the Government. || How many people have actually even ''heard'' of ''Street Hawk''? <ref> Many Indians do. Street Hawk was introduced 'before' satellite television AND Knight Rider. A GI Joe motorcycle and Snake-Eyes toy package were retooled and packaged as a Street Hawk package- before Knight Rider was aired.</ref>
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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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| ''[[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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| ''[[Modern Family]]'' || ''[[Parenthood (TV series)|Parenthood]]'' ||Comedy series about the different kinds of families in the 21st century (straight, gay, step, single-parent, interracial, young, experienced), all found under one extended family headed by classic TV patriarchs [[Married...
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| ''Spaced'' || ''Black Books'' || Eccentric Channel 4 Brit-coms featuring eccentric characters, with little in the way of sets or budgets. Both co-written by its stars. Turned into Duelers by their side-by-side broadcasts on 4. || Spaced had the larger and younger cast and had more in visual gags and fourth-wall breaking; Black Books relied more on dialogue. || Both achieved cult status but Spaced has outlasted its sister-show. The rivalry is quite affectionate and just about all the cast from both appear on Black Books as guest stars or in Pegg and Wright's films.
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| ''[[Hoarders]]'' (A&E) || ''Hoarding: Buried Alive'' (TLC) || Documentary series about compulsive hoarders || ''Hoarders'' chronicles the effort to professionally clean an entire home and to provide mental health services for the homeowners. ''Hoarding'' focuses less on the home and more on the disorder itself. Cleaning services are provided by the subject's friends and family. || ''Hoarders'' broke A&E's ratings records when it premiered and had a one year head start.
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| ''[[Two Broke Girls|2 Broke Girls]]'' (CBS) || ''[[Don't Trust the B In Apartment 23|Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23]]'' (ABC) || [[Hair of Gold|Likeable naive blond girl]], suddenly faced with adverse economic circumstances, becomes roommate with cynical dark-haired opposite. || ''2 Broke Girls'' has a [[Laugh Track]] and the two [[Work Com|work at the same diner]] in Brooklyn, trying to raise money to start a cupcake business; ''Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23'' is set in Manhattan, with [[
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| ''Clarice'' (Lifetime) || ''Hannibal'' (NBC) || Shows based on Thomas Harris' ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''. || The titles are indicative; ''Clarice'' will focus on the titular agent Starling soon after she graduates from the [[FBI]] academy, while ''Hannibal'' is made by [[Bryan Fuller]] and is about the [[I'm a Humanitarian|cannibal]] [[Serial Killer]] and his relationship with FBI criminal profiler [[Red Dragon|Will Graham]]. || Too soon to call.
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| ''[[American Top 40]]'' || ''[[Rick Dees|Rick Dees Weekly Top 40]]'' || Radio countdown program of the week's top 40 mainstream pop hits. || ''AT40'' had been the standard-bearer for radio countdown programs when Los Angeles radio personality [[Rick Dees]] began his own Top 40 radio countdown program (in the aftermath of his station, KIIS-FM losing ''AT40'' to a rival station. The presentation was somewhat similar, although Dees used the ''Radio & Records'' chart as its source and had different features, including (then-novel) interview clips of artists (during Dees' stretch stories on various songs), songs predicted to make the top 10 and a recap of the top 5 from a past year. || Unclear, as both shows are running today. The exception was 1995-1998, when AT40 was on an "extended hiatus" – the original version, hosted last by Shadoe Stevens, having ended in January 1995, only to return in March 1998 when original 'AT40' host Casey Kasem acquired the naming rights; during the interim, Dees' show continued uninterrupted, while Kasem hosted the competing ''Casey's Top 40''.
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| ''[[Totally Spies]]'' || ''[[Kim Possible]]'' || Cartoon about [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl|extraordinarily empowered]] [[Teen Superspy|teenage girl superspies]] in [[High School]]. || ''[[Totally Spies]]'' was [[Animesque|more anime-influenced]], while ''[[Kim Possible]]'' stuck with straight-up [[Action Girl]] antics and a strong supporting cast. || Basically a tie. Each show is more popular on its home continent (''Kim Possible'' in America, ''Totally Spies'' in Europe), though Totally Spies ended with an extra season at a later date to its credit in Europe.
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| ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'' || ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' || Animated [[Supernatural Soap Opera]] about a kid with powers. || Moderate differences, but in both, a young Asian person inherits the mystical mantle of a grandparent, becomes a mediator between the human and magical worlds, and has an irritating opposite-gender younger sibling and a talking pug dog. || Though both shows ran for about the same number of months, ''American Dragon'' has twelve episodes over ''Juniper Lee'' (although this was a standard [[Disney]] practice of stretching out seasons). ''Juniper Lee'' however has the advantage of getting three seasons whereas ''American Dragon'' only got two and even a DVD release of the first season ([[No Export for You|albeit only in Australia]]). Of the two series though, ''American Dragon'' is more well remembered while ''Juniper'' is more a [[Cult Classic]].
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| ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' || ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]'' || [[Sentai]] show with [[Transforming Mecha]]. || ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]'' seems to be the obvious pale knockoff... so it comes as a surprise to many that the ''[[Go Bots]]'' toys [[Older Than They Think|actually predated]] ''Transformers'' by two years. Nonetheless, the ''cartoon'' Autobots beat the Go Bots to TV by a month. || ''[[Transformers]]'' became a [[Cash Cow Franchise]] that's still going strong some twenty-five years later. ''[[Go Bots]]'' faded into obscurity and became [[Anyone Remember Pogs|a punchline]] on purpose, mainly because Hasbro ended up later buying [[Go Bots]]'s company and locked down the copyrights completely in order to keep "Transformers" in the public eye.
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| ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' || ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'' || A trio of children take time off from their schoolwork to fight crime. || The big difference, though, was that the Powerpuff Girls were superpowered sisters born as the result of a lab accident. Teamo, on the other hand, were [[Three Amigos]] of no blood relation who instead used supertools. || The 10th anniversary special, the DVD releases, [[The Movie]], the aforementioned anime adaptation, the daily repeats on Boomerang and a merchandising empire that beat Disney at its own game (along with no allusions like TS to make an educational show) give the PPGs a win here.
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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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