The Mole (American TV series)

The Mole is an American reality game show originally broadcast on ABC from 2001 to 2008, and reintroduced on Netflix in 2022. It is based on other versions of the original Belgian TV series De Mol broadcast in many countries. The Mole was produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment for its first four seasons. It was cancelled but was later picked up again after a four-year hiatus. The fifth season was produced by Stone & Co. Entertainment. Netflix picked up the show after a fourteen-year hiatus, with their iteration produced by Eureka Productions. Netflix's reboot and the sixth season overall premiered in October 2022.

Following the premise of other versions of the The Mole format, the show features a group of contestants who must collaborate in a series of missions to win money for a Prize Fund, which serves as the game's grand prize. However, among the group of contestants is the titular "Mole" - a secret double agent hired by the producers to sabotage the group's money-making efforts, whose identity is unknown to the audience and the other players. The genuine contestants must find and follow The Mole's behaviour throughout the game and its missions. The contestant who knows the least about The Mole, as determined by the results of a Quiz, is "Executed " - eliminated from the game. In the end, the player who knows the most about The Mole after participating in the Final Quiz is declared the winner and is awarded the Prize Fund.

The series was first hosted by news reporter Anderson Cooper; for the third season, Ahmad Rashad replaced Cooper, and Rashad was in turn replaced by Jon Kelley for the fifth season. Alex Wagner hosted the show's reboot sixth season and Ari Shapiro hosted the seventh. The third and fourth seasons featured celebrity contestants instead of average citizens.