History DuelingWorks / LiveActionTV

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Limited series (both have since been renewed for second season) about a group of wealthy (and a few non-wealthy) guests staying in a tropical retreat.
** '''Implementation:''' The former is a dramedy satire set in a five-star beach resort in Hawaii, whereas the latter is a drama set in a California wellness retreat.

* ''[[Series/Batwoman2019 Batwoman]]'' (2019) / ''Stumptown'' (2019)

** '''Implementation:''' ''Winning Time'' is an [[Creator/{{HBO}} HBO ]] biopic series focusing on the Lakers during Showtime era, while ''They Call Me Magic'' is an [[Creator/AppleTVPlus Apple TV+]] docuseries about Magic Johnson, as for ''Legacy'', it's a [[Creator/{{Hulu}} Hulu]] docuseries about the history of Lakers from past to present. While ''Winning Time'' is disapproved (and even sued) by the figures portrayed on the show, both ''They Call Me Magic'' and ''Legacy'' featured the actual people that were portrayed on ''Winning Time'' such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Pat Riley, and even the children of Jerry Buss.

** '''Implementation:''' ''Winning Time'' is an [[Creator/{{HBO}}]] biopic series focusing on the Lakers during Showtime era, while ''They Call Me Magic'' is an [[Creator/AppleTV+]] docuseries about Magic Johnson, as for ''Legacy'', it's a [[Creator/{{Hulu}}]] docuseries about the history of Lakers from past to present. While ''Winning Time'' is disapproved (and even sued) by the figures portrayed on the show, both ''They Call Me Magic'' and ''Legacy'' feature the actual people that were portrayed on ''Winning Time'' such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Pat Riley, and even the children of Jerry Buss.

* ''Series/{{Thief}}'' (2006) / ''Series/{{Heist|2006}}'' (2006)

** '''Implementation:''' In a strange instance of a franchise dueling with itself, ''Special'' was produced and distributed by Creator/{{CBS}} and ''Christmas Eve'' by Creator/{{PBS}}, and aired within a few weeks of each other. ''Special'' had more guest stars and musical numbers but few Muppet characters, while ''Christmas Eve'' has a more clearly defined plot arc, being worked on by the main staff of the show. Both shows were nominated for an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward; ''Christmas Eve'' won it.

** '''Implementation:''' PTEN (a joint venture from Creator/WarnerBros and [[Creator/{{UPN}} United Television]]) boasted ''Series/BabylonFive'' along with ''Series/TimeTrax'' and ''Series/KungFu : The Legend Continues''. Creator/{{Universal}}'s Action Pack was led by the one-two punch of ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''

* ''Series/ICarly'' (2007) / ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}'' (2016)/''Series/CoopAndCamiAskTheWorld'' (2018)

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|| ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' (1964) || ''Series/DarkShadows'' (1966) || Shows about supernatural characters co-existing with mortals in (then) modern-day America || While ''Bewitched'' was a {{Sitcom}} (and had a sitcom duel with ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' as mentioned below), ''Dark Shadows'' was the TropeMaker for the SupernaturalSoapOpera || Technically, ''Bewitched'' lasted longer and was probably more of a mainstream success, but both shows are still considered a CultClassic. ||
|| ''[[Creator/{{PTEN}} Prime Time Entertainment Network]]'' (1993) || ''Creator/ActionPack'' (1994) || Big Studio-produced, part-anthologies/part-syndicated networks. trying to emulate the success of {{Creator/FOX}}'s launch || PTEN (a joint venture from Creator/WarnerBros and [[Creator/{{UPN}} United Television]]) boasted ''Series/BabylonFive'' along with ''Series/TimeTrax'' and ''Series/KungFu : The Legend Continues''. Creator/{{Universal}}'s Action Pack was led by the one-two punch of ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' || PTEN lasted four seasons, with only B5 lasting more than two. Action Pack lasted longer (ten seasons) with a much fuller roster of shows. ||
|| ''Series/DoOver'' (2002) || ''That Was Then'' (2002) || [[TheEighties 80's]] {{flashback}} to HighSchool. || One was a sitcom, the other a drama. In both of them, the protagonist starts as a depressed, adult salesman in his thirties. Their lives are in ruins, along with those of the people they once cared about. They blame that on certain decisions they took in high school. Then a freak accident sends them back in time, reliving their high school years. They have a chance to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. || Neither was too successful; the FridayNightDeathSlot and a concept only network execs enjoyed killed them both. However the comedic ''Do Over'' lasted for 15 episodes, while the dramatic ''That Was Then'' only lasted 2 episodes. ||
|| ''Series/CleanHouse'' (2003) || ''{{Series/Hoarders}}'' (2009) || Shows about people with irritatingly or pathologically cluttered homes. || ''Hoarders'' is the more serious and deserving of the documentary label, considering that pathological hoarding is an actual mental illness, while ''Clean House'''s comedic streak and focus on the cleaning aspect places it better on RealityTV. || Both became LongRunners. ''Clean House'' lasted ten seasons, ''Hoarders'' six. ||
|| ''Series/{{House}}'' (2004) || ''Series/LieToMe'' (2009) || {{Creator/FOX}} dramas featuring eccentric, wisecracking, and disillusioned doctor/detectives based on real people and played by eminent British actors. || Tim Roth [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent doesn't attempt an American accent]] and ''Series/LieToMe'' focuses more on the detective aspect. || ''Series/{{House}}'' has way more awards and higher ratings, while ''Series/LieToMe'' was canceled after 3 seasons and did not have nearly the critical acclaim. ||
|| ''Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip'' (2006) || ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (2006) || Behind-the-scenes shows about the drama that goes on during the development of a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-esque sketch/variety show || ''Studio 60'' is a [[Creator/AaronSorkin Sorkin]] {{Dramedy}}, while ''30 Rock'' is a straight SitCom. Plus, they were on the same network -- Creator/{{NBC}}, which ''also'' has [[Series/SaturdayNightLive the closest thing to the shows they go behind-the-scenes of!]] || ''30 Rock'' made it to seven seasons, ran off like a bandit at the Emmys, and ended on its own terms, while ''Studio 60'' got the axe after a single season and was largely panned by critics. ''Studio 60'' had higher first-season ratings for the episodes that aired during the normal "season," but was much more expensive to produce and for various reasons the network execs liked ''30 Rock'' better. (For one thing, ''Studio 60'' was critical of network TV in general, and network execs weren't going to like that). It should be noted that NBC staff couldn't decide which one to greenlight, so they greenlit ''both''. ||
|| ''Series/BurnNotice'' (2007) || ''Series/RoyalPains'' (2009) || 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'' is moderately successful. Meanwhile, ''Burn Notice'' recently wrapped up its ''seventh'' and final season, and is still one of the series the network is known for. ||
|||| ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' (2010) || ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011) || Shows where the world is being threatened by zombies, incidentally called "walkers" (''White'' walkers in the case of the latter). || Both shows are adapted from literary works, with ''The Walking Dead'' being adapted from [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead the comics of the same name]], while ''Game of Thrones'' was from the book ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. While both shows also deal with the concept of HumansAreBastards, ''TWD'' deals with this and the zombie threat directly, while ''[=GoT=]'' deals more with political power struggle. || A tie. Although ''[=GoT=]'' has more awards than ''TWD'', both shows are highly acclaimed, hugely rated, and have become modern-day pop culture phenomena. That being said, ''[=GoT=]'' is probably the more well-known of the two nowadays. ||
|| ''Series/{{Wentworth}}'' (2013) || ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' (2013) || Shows that explore life in a women's prison. || ''Orange is The New Black'' is a dramedy (drama-comedy), whereas ''Wentworth'' is a dark and serious drama. Likewise, ''Orange'' is an American show whereas ''Wentworth'' is Australian. || ''Orange is The New Black'' has become a megahit for Creator/{{Netflix}} and one of the most popular TV shows of the 2010s. ''Wentworth'', meanwhile, isn't particularly well-known outside of Australia. That being said, it's still hugely acclaimed and very popular in its home country, even if still not as much as its rival. ||
|| ''Series/RosemarysBaby'' (Creator/{{NBC}} horror, 2014) || ''Series/{{Extant}}'' (Creator/{{CBS}} sci-fi, 2014) || An elegant African-American woman is pregnant with a mysterious child who may have a huge impact on the human race. || Both kids are from supernatural sources ({{Satan}} and aliens (presumably), respectively) ''Rosemary's Baby'' will [[TheAntiChrist doom humanity]] while ''Extant''[='=]s could save it (though probably not in [[MessianicArchetype the same manner]], possibly more like a [[MagicGenetics genetic upgrade]]). || ''Extant'' has had a better critical reception and has been renewed for a second season whereas ''Baby'' has had a more negative reception but was only a mini-series anyway so it's hard to directly compare the two. ||
|| ''The People v. O.J. Simpson'': ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' (2016, Creator/{{FX|Networks}}) || ''Film/OJMadeInAmerica'' (2016, Creator/{{ESPN}}) || Two works about O.J. Simpson and his 1994 murder trial. || ''American Crime Story'' is a {{dramatization}}/reenactment of the infamous murder trial, while ''O.J.: Made in America'' is a five-part documentary from ESPN's "30 for 30" series that features interviews with the key players and even unreleased 911 audio. || A tie, both were received well, and it helps that they are in different genres. ''American Crime Story'' would win nine Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Limited Series), while ''O.J.: Made in America'' won an Oscar for Best Documentary. ||
|| ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' (2016, Creator/{{CW}}) || ''Series/{{Timeless}}'' (2016, Creator/{{NBC}}) || A ragtag team of time travelers protect history while hunting a supervillain. || ''Legends'' is a superhero show and a spinoff of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/TheFlash2014'', featuring popular heroes (and villains) from both shows along with new characters. ''Timeless'' is an original series and more of a straight-forward adventure with some conspiracy elements. Notably, both have a character trying to change history to bring their dead family back to life; in ''Legends'', he's the hero, but in ''Timeless'', he's the '''villain'''. Also, both shows have covered some of the same historical ground, such as an episode with George Washington and another with Al Capone and Elliot Ness. || ''Legends of Tomorrow''. ''Timeless'' has been on the bubble from day one, was cancelled after season one, then un-canceled, then canceled again after a second season, then finally ended for good after one last TV movie. ''Legends'' is well past doubling that run, has been a strong performer for the CW, and can take advantage of crossovers with ''Arrow'', ''The Flash'' and ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''. ||
|| ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' (2014, Creator/{{CW}}) || ''Telenovela'' (2015, Creator/{{NBC}}) || Modern, light-hearted americanized interpretations of traditional latin american soap operas. || ''Jane the Virgin'' is a direct adaptation of a soap, though still using BroadStrokes, and it's an hour-long dramedy.. ''Telenovela'' is an original work, a Single Camera Sitcom taking centered around the production of a soap opera, wherein the actors' misadventures mirror the soap's characters'. || ''Jane the Virgin'' is, as of 2018, on its fifth season. ''Telenovela'' didn't even last a whole season. It's clear ''Jane'' won. ||
|| ''Series/DeadlyClass'' (2019) || ''Series/{{The Umbrella Academy|2019}}'' (2019) || Adaptations of [[ComicBook/DeadlyClass comic]] [[ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy books]] focusing on characters who are students of an {{academy of evil}} and {{superhero school}}, respectively. || ''Deadly Class'' is more of an action-thriller, while ''The Umbrella Academy'' is a deconstruction of superhero tropes. || TBD. ||
|| ''Series/SchittsCreek'' (2019) || ''Series/FosseVerdon'' (2019) || Two very different TV shows aired episodes called "Life is a Cabaret" featuring ShowWithinAShow of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'', which aired on the same night in some places. || ''Schitt's Creek'' is a quirky comedy that featured the show in a MusicalEpisode; ''Fosse/Verdon'' is a drama portraying the making of the film. || A draw. Both shows got positive reviews and both celebrated the original work. ||
|| ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' (2013) || ''Series/StrangerThings'' (2016) || Both ''The Goldbergs'' and ''Stranger Things'' were made in the 2010s and were set in the 1980s. Both series include many nostalgic references to the decade in the form of pop-culture, fashion, music, and food. || ''The Goldbergs'' is a sitcom that is based on the childhood of its creator Adam F. Goldberg, and features his experiences growing up in the 1980s in the Philly suburb of Jenkintown. ''Stranger Things'' is a science-fiction/horror series that focuses on the dark secrets of Hawkins, Indiana. || The two series do not directly compete with each other. This is likely due to the fact that they are from two different genres, and have built up their own respective audiences. That being said, ''Stranger Things'' is by far the better known of the two shows to the public at large, so it probably wins. ||
|| ''[[Series/Batwoman2019 Batwoman]]'' (2019) || ''Stumptown'' (2019) || Both series are based on comic book properties that Creator/GregRucka had a large part in. The protagonists are both LGBT women who were in the military and fight crime in their current lives. || ''Batwoman'' is a superhero/action show, while ''Stumptown'' is a crime drama. ''Batwoman'' was announced first and the title character debuted first, but ''Stumptown'' premiered first. || Initially renewed for a second season in May 2020, ''Stumptown'' was cancelled the same September due to production complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ''Batwoman'' continued with its second season (despite some production issues of its own), so it takes this one. ||
|| ''Film/TheTwoPopes'' (2019) || ''Series/TheNewPope'' (2020) || Two made-for-television dramas released less than one month apart and featuring two [[UsefulNotes/ThePope popes]], with one being elected to replace the other who's still living. || ''The Two Popes'' is a Creator/{{Netflix}} original film about two RealLife figures, Pope Benedict XVI and his successor Francis, while ''The New Pope'' is a Creator/{{HBO}}[=-=][[Creator/{{Sky}} Sky Atlantic]] co-production about two fictional popes in an open conflict, being the sequel to ''Series/TheYoungPope''. || TBD.||
|| ''Greatest #AtHome Videos'' || ''Connecting'' || TV shows where the COVID-19 Pandemic plays a major role || The former is a reality show ala ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'', while the latter is a sitcom about a group of friends keeping in touch during the pandemic || #AtHome Videos, because it pulled in more viewers and managed to finish its season on CBS. By contrast, Connecting was NBC's worst rated TV show of the season, got cancelled after 4 episodes, and the remaining episodes were dumped online||

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|| ''Series/TalesOfTheGoldMonkey'' (1982) || ''Series/BringEmBackAlive'' (1982)\\
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''Casablanca'' (1983) || Action-adventure series that embody the TwoFistedTales trope. || ''Tales'' and ''Bring 'Em'' were quickly greenlit in TheEighties once ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' proved to be a success, and as such it's somewhat hard to tell which one really started the fight, while ''Casablanca'' cashed not only on the post-Raiders period adventure romance boom but also the nostalgia for the original film. || ''Tales'' was critically acclaimed and won several Emmys, while ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' has been mostly forgotten. ''Casablanca'' ended up after five episodes due to the huge budget the series had, but all three series were partly brought down due to being expensive to make. ||
|| ''Series/KnightRider'' (1982) || ''Series/StreetHawk'' (1985) || 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 actuallys even ''heard'' of ''Street Hawk''? ''Knight Rider'' was near the end of its third season when ''Street Hawk'' premiered, and got another season following it. ||
|| ''Series/TheATeam'' (1983) || ''Series/HighPerformance'' (1983) || Action-adventure shows featuring do-gooders for hire. || Another Creator/{{ABC}} knockoff of an Creator/{{NBC}} smash hit. || ''High Performance'' died after three episodes, while ''Series/TheATeam'' lasted five seasons, becoming a pop culture sensation and a FountainOfMemes. ||
|| ''Series/BlueThunder'' (1984) || ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' (1984) || Crime-fighting super helicopters, and the people that flew them. || Both debuting in 1984, ''Series/BlueThunder'' was spun off from the [[Film/BlueThunder 1983 top-grossing feature film]], and drew heavily on it for stock footage. ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' debuted 16 days later and was thematically similar to the already successful ''Series/KnightRider''. || ''Thunder'' barely lasted half a season. ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' ran for four seasons on CBS annd USA, though it got pretty dire by the end. ||
|| ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (2004) || ''Series/{{Flight 29 Down}}'' (2005) || Plane crashes on an island; characters must adapt. || ''Lost'' premiered a year earlier and became an overnight sensation. ''[=F29D=]'' is "Lost" for kids more or less, though the show was actually based on a book and the concept was pitched before Lost got on the air. || ''[=F29D=]'' was cancelled after two seasons. ''Lost'' is considered the pioneer in [[NoughtiesDramaSeries 21st century mainstream mystery-drama television]]. ||
|| ''Series/AguilaRoja'' [[note]]Red Eagle[[/note]] (2009, TVE) || ''[[{{Series/Alatriste}} Las Aventuras del Capitán Alatriste]]'' [[note]]The Adventures of Captain Alatriste[[/note]] (2015, T5) || Spanish {{swashbuckler}} series. || ''AR'' follows the adventures of the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Ninja love child]] of Series/{{Zorro|1957}} and Captain Alatriste in a [[PurelyAestheticEra Purely Aesthetic early 17th century Spain]]. ''LADCA'' is a ([[InNameOnly supposed]]) adaptation of the historical novel series. || ''Águila Roja'', and insultingly so. The development of both shows was an inverted mirror of the other: TVE had no faith on the ''AR'' project, so it let the creators do as long as it was within budget, and it became a success. T5 had no faith on the ''LADCA'' project, but wanted to cash on the ''AR'' success, so it pestered the creators with ExecutiveMeddling despite having no clue what they were doing. After a long and TroubledProduction, which included several casting changes and reshots, T5 declared the series a failure before it even aired and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork released it on a bad time of the year]] (January), when it met bad reviews and an ever diminishing audience. ||
|| ''Cobra'' (1993, Syndication) || ''Viper'' (1994, NBC) || ''Knight Rider''-alikes featuring eponymous red muscle cars and heroes who were "left for dead, but given a second chance and a purpose."||Both shows were in in production at the same time[[note]]In fact, both shows were originally named ''Viper'', but threats or trademark infringement suits from Chrysler (who were working with NBC), caused a name change to ''Cobra'' (though the lead character still carried the codename "Viper". [[/note]], but ''Cobra'' aired first. ''Cobra'' was more a straight adventure series with no fantastic elements. (The title Cobra was merely a CoolCar) ''Viper'' was actually closer to ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' (the heroes stole the Viper (Named "The Defender in-story) to carry on in secret.)|| ''Cobra'' lasted one, 22-episode season. ''Viper'' had one 13-episode season on NBC and three more, of 22 episodes each, in syndication ||

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|| ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (2005-2012) || ''Series/BreakingBad'' (2008-2013) || Premium cable dark dramedies about middle-aged people turning to drug-dealing following a personal tragedy || ''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 BlackComedy before it underwent CerebusSyndrome, ''Breaking Bad'' was very dark from the beginning... and things only got [[DarkerAndEdgier 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'' had eight seasons to its credit (versus ''Breaking Bad''[='=]s five). The real winners here are TV viewers for getting two great shows. That being said, ''Breaking Bad'' is nowadays far better known than ''Weeds'', so it's safe to say it won in the long run. ||
|| ''Series/{{Thief}}'' (2006) || ''Series/{{Heist|2006}}'' (2006) || [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster Glamourous gangster]] drama. || Subtle character drama vs. glitzy action series. || Neither -- both shows had single-digit episode counts; ''Thief'' was a miniseries that never saw renewal, though it did win Andre Braugher an Emmy. ||
|| ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' (2008) || ''Series/WhiteCollar'' (2009) || Skilled and rather flamboyant thief/thieves are recruited by the good guys to create some {{Asshole Victim}}s. ||The difference is with their employers -- ''Leverage''’s Nate is initially out for {{revenge}} and then takes up the charge to fight evil himself while ''White Collar''’s ConMan is employed by the government. || The audience. While ''White Collar'' technically run longer and had one season more (six as opposed to five), ''Leverage'' had more episodes per season and therefore overall only four episodes less (77 vs. 83). Both shows were successes for their respective network and both managed to go out on a high note. ||
|| ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (2010) || ''Series/MobCity'' (2013) || Fictionalized chronicle of the rise of organized crime in America during the first half of the 20th century, inspired by a non-fiction book: ''Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City'' and ''L.A. Noir: The struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city'', respectively. || ''Boardwalk'' takes place in the East Coast and Chicago during the 1920s and has a corrupt politician turned gangster as main character; ''City'' takes place in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the 1940s and has a crooked cop as main character. Real mobsters and other historical figures appear as secondary characters, two of whom (Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel) are shared by both shows. ''Boardwalk'' has many [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to ''Film/TheGodfather'', while ''City'' draws inspiration from FilmNoir. || ''Boardwalk Empire'' was already in its 4th season (and greenlighted for a fifth) when ''Mob City'' was born and promptly ScrewedByTheNetwork, with only 6 episodes being filmed and aired in couples over three weeks in December. Unenthusiastic following and reviews heralded its non-renewal two months later. ||
|| ''Series/AmericanCrime'' (2015) || ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'' (2016)\\
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''Franchise/LawAndOrder: True Crime'' (2017) || Crime anthology series set in America. || All follow one different crime case per season, although the crimes in ''AC'' are fictional while the crimes in ''ACS''' and ''L&O:TC'' are dramatizations of real cases. || TBA ||

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|| ''Series/DrKildare'' (1961) || ''Ben Casey'' (1961) || Early medical drama centered around a handsome young doctor and a wise, older doctor as his mentor. || Two of the first mainstream TV [[MedicalDrama medical dramas]], the series’ premiered 5 days apart, and each ran for 5 seasons from 1961-1966. Both shows premises were similar, though their main characters were polar opposites. Creator/RichardChamberlain played Dr. James Kildare; a blond, [[PrettyBoy pretty boy]] [[TheIntern intern]] who, while just learning his profession, was caring and kind. Vincent Edwards played Dr. Ben Casey; a dark, brooding neurosurgeon {{hunk}}, who was [[DrJerk constantly arguing and scowling at his superiors]]. Both were immensely popular, becoming pop culture rivals in the press, and [[TeenIdol on teenagers’ bedroom walls]]. || Though ''Ben Casey'' may be more familiar due to its UsefulNotes/{{syndication}} run on CBN, and being a frequent target for pop culture spoofs, in it’s original run, ''Dr. Kildare'' overall did better in the ratings. Richard Chamberlain took home a Golden Globe for his role, and ''Ben Casey'' won 2 Emmys. Chamberlain reportedly received more fan mail than Vince Edwards, and also sang [[ThemeTune the show’s theme song]] (“Three Stars Will Shine Tonight”), and it became a #10 hit. It’s a close call, but it’s safe to say that ''Dr. Kildare'' wins here. ||
|| ''Series/{{ER}}'' (1994) || ''Series/ChicagoHope'' (1994) || Chicago-based MedicalDrama || Both mixed elements of gritty medical realism with focus on the personal lives of the staff, but ''ER'' emphasized the former while ''Hope'' emphasised the latter. || ''Series/{{ER}}'' lasted [[LongRunners fifteen seasons]], while ''Hope'' only made it six. ||
|| ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' (2001) || ''Series/GreenWing'' (2004) || Surreal [[EnsembleCast ensemble]] hospital-based comedy-dramas swinging wildly from silly to dark, following a new doctor in a WillTheyOrWontThey relationship. || In ''Scrubs'' (most) of the weirdness comes from the [[FantasySequence Fantasy Sequences]], and what happens outside JD's head is usually realistic, while ''Green Wing'' takes place in a fundamentally dreamlike world. One key difference - ''Scrubs'' actually has serious medicine-based storylines, while the hospital setting of ''Green Wing'' is mostly an excuse to bring together a cast of [[DrJerk Dr. Jerks]]. || Both were initially successful and won piles of awards, but both had poorly received final series. BritishBrevity however means that ''Green Wing'' is one of those few shows that people argue ''both'' was cancelled prematurely ''and'' suffered SeasonalRot, while ''Scrubs'' went on long enough to ensure a healthy afterlife in syndication and boxsets. ||
|| ''Series/DocMartin'' (2004) || ''Distant Shores'' (2005) || ITV comedy drama about a big city doctor relocating to a coastal village full of eccentric residents. || The central character of ''Doc Martin'' is an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist, that of ''Distant Shores'' is an UnfazedEveryman. || ''Distant Shores'' ran to two short seasons; ''Doc Martin'' is still going over a decade later and is one of ITV's most successful exports. ||
|| ''[=HawthoRNe=]'' (2009) || ''Series/NurseJackie'' (2009) || Post-Series/{{ER}} hospital dramas focusing on flawed but heroic nurses. || Aside from different races of the two leads, ''Jackie'' is a bit DarkerAndEdgier, 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 [[XtremeKoolLetterz incredibly mockable title]]. ''Jackie'' outlasted ''[=HawthoRNe=]'' seven (and maybe more) seasons to three. ||
|| ''Series/MastersOfSex'' (2013) || ''Series/TheKnick'' (2014) || Premium Cable period shows dramatizing the early days of one branch of medicine. || Creator/{{Showtime}}'s ''Masters of Sex'' is about (a fictionalized version of) the Masters/Johnson sexology study of the late 50's, and [[SpiritualSuccessor has been compared]] to ''Series/MadMen''. Creator/{{Cinemax}}'s ''The Knick'' is set in (a fictionalized version of) the early days of surgery, in a NYC hospital, and is best know for being "the Creator/StevenSoderbergh TV show" || ''The Knick'' ended with season two by decision of its creators (but might come back with a different premise). ''Masters of Sex'' fell under the radar after season 1 but manages to get to season 4. ||

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|| ''Series/{{Six}}'' (2017) || ''Series/{{Valor}}'' (2017) || American special forces members are captured by African terrorist groups. Their respective support units back in the United States must race against time to save them before the terrorists hand over their prisoners to ISIS. || ''Six'' focuses more on the family drama of its Navy [=SEALs=], while ''Valor'' plays off the fact that its female lead [[JackieRobinsonStory is the first woman in an Army special forces helicopter unit]], that she has feelings for [[UnequalPairing her captain]] while she is already dating an intel officer. ''Valor'' also has a GovernmentConspiracy within the CIA that relates to the terrorists. || ''Six.'' It made a huge splash, being a History Channel show that most people weren't expecting, and kicked off the military drama genre's revival on network TV. It also got a second season for 2018. Meanwhile, ''Valor'' debuted alongside ''Series/SEALTeam'' and ''Series/TheBrave'' but fared the worst for viewership. It did not get a backorder of an additional 9 episodes and ended its season at 13 eps.[[note]]''Six's'' victory was short-lived, however, as it too got CutShort after its second season, leaving its story unfinished.[[/note]] ||
|| ''Series/SEALTeam'' (2017) || ''Series/TheBrave'' (2017) || Focuses on American special operators whose missions take place in foreign countries to deal with international incidents that could undermine the security of the United States. Both shows have 3 episodes with near-identical plots. || ''SEAL Team'' is about a DEVGRU unit and their family drama. ''The Brave'' is about a Defense Intelligence Agency Special Operations Group who are dispatched around the world to solve various crises concerning the U.S. Unlike ''SEAL Team'', the personal lives of the main cast aren't very relevant to the show and it is focused entirely on the missions abroad they conduct. || ''SEAL Team''. It got a full order of 22 episodes, consistently performed well in ratings, and got a second season. Like ''Valor,'' ''The Brave'' did not get a 9 episode backorder and aired only 13 episodes. The show had respectable viewership until its mid-season break after Nov. 2017; its final four episodes in Jan. 2018 underperformed and it ended without much fanfare. ||

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|| ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'' (1996) || ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'' (2003) || Hour-long opinion shows featuring hosts with wildly-inflated egos. || Olbermann is the liberal, O'Reilly is the conservative. || Unsurprisingly split among party lines: More conservatives watch O'Reilly's show, while liberals tended to go for Olbermann. In terms of viewership, O'Reilly consistently won, while Olbermann got more Internet buzz. ''Countdown'' was cancelled on MSNBC in 2011 and quickly picked up by Current TV. It enjoyed great success, despite being on an independent and hard-to-find cable network, but in 2012 Olbermann was fired from Current and is now back at Creator/{{ESPN}} were he started his career. So technically O'Reilly won, but Olbermann's protégés at the two networks ([[Radio/TheRachelMaddowShow Rachel Maddow]], Lawrence O'Donnell, and [[Radio/TheYoungTurks Cenk Uygur]]) are doing well enough on their own to be considered legacy victories. Also, Olbermann is still on television in some form, even though his current job is apolitcal, while O'Reilly lost both his show and his job in 2017 following a sexual harassment controversy. ||
|| ''Series/TheView'' (1997) || ''The Talk'' (2010) || Talk shows hosted by a diverse group of (usually) five women who start with a roundtable discussion about current affairs. || For the most part, they're identical, though each show has something of a focus on material produced by their parent company (ABC/Disney for ''The View,'' CBS for ''The Talk.'') || Hard to tell. ''The View'' usually holds a slight lead in ratings thanks to a very large head start, but has courted controversy over a revolving door of hosts and an increase in heated and potentially-alienating political discussions, with an infamous split-screen blow-up between panelists Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O'Donnell considered the moment the show jumped the shark. ''The Talk,'' after an awkward first season where there was a similar shake-up of hosts, has maintained a slow and steady upward momentum (which host Julie Chen attributes to a deliberate avoidance of said political discussions.) Discussions about the two often say it's not a matter of '''if''' ''The Talk'' overtakes ''The View,'' but '''when.''' ||

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|| ''Series/BluePeter'' (1958) || ''Magpie'' (1968) || Magazine programmes with wholesome and informative fun for British kids, with charitable appeals and badges awarded for achievement. || ''Series/BluePeter'' ([[Creator/TheBBC BBC]]) began as a rather staid and studio-bound affair (suits, ties etc.) but moved towards a livelier presentation with more outdoor locations following the arrival of John Noakes in 1965. ''Magpie'' (Creator/{{ITV}}) copied ''Blue Peter''’s format from the start, while employing more hip language and graphics. || No contest. ''Series/BluePeter'' (1958-present) is the longest running children’s show ever, its badges respected and good for free entry to various places. ''Magpie'' ran 1968-80, badges crop up on eBay etc occasionally.[[note]]A large number having been "liberated" when the show ended.[[/note]] ||
|| ''[[Series/TheMickeyMouseClub The All-New Mickey Mouse Club]]'' (1989) || ''Series/AllThat'' (1994) || Children's variety series with a cast mainly consisting of children and teenagers that featured a LaughTrack, short-form segments and live musical performances. || Both shows kick-started the careers of some of the people who starred on it, with ''The All-New Mickey Mouse Club'' launching the careers of Music/BritneySpears, Music/JustinTimberlake, Music/ChristinaAguilera and Creator/RyanGosling and ''All That'' launching the careers of Creator/KenanThompson, Creator/AmandaBynes, Creator/NickCannon and Creator/GabrielIglesias. Both shows also starred Jamie Lynn Spears. || ''The All New Mickey Mouse Club'' only ran for seven years and lasted another three in reruns and faded into obscurity at [[TurnOfTheMillennium the beginning of the 2000's]]. ''All That'' ran new episodes for eleven years and lived on in re-runs after it got cancelled on ''The N'' and later ''[=TeenNick=]''. It also had [[Series/KenanAndKel three]] [[Series/TheAmandaShow spin-off]] [[Series/DrakeAndJosh series]], as well as [[Film/GoodBurger a theatrical film]] based on one of the recurring segments. ''All That'' wins the duel, although ''Mickey'' wins in terms of the stars it produced. ||
|| ''Series/BeakmansWorld'' (1992) || ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' (1993) || Kids shows that focus on learning science, often in goofy and irreverent ways || Whereas Beakman was a fictional character, Bill was an actual scientist (an engineer to be more precise). Whereas Bill stuck with one topic throughout an episode, Beakman switched topics frequently. Whereas Bill focused on the science almost exclusively (if imaginatively), Beakman also had a small, wacky recurring cast and a little non-science-related zaniness. || Both lasted about 100 episodes, were very good edutainment shows (which is a rarity, as most kids would rather eat their vegetables than watch anything educational), and were worthy of being Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert's heir to the throne, though Bill Nye wins because the subjects were more in-depth than what ''Beakman's World'' touched on and even explored some stuff that wouldn't conventionally be considered science, but has scientific teachings behind it (communication, human transportation, population, probability and odds, music, and architecture). Nye also gets an additional edge by remaining a pop culture and science icon/personality after the show, though obviously at a reduced status. Honorable mention goes to you, the viewers who learned something from both shows, in and out of the classroom. At the end of the day, ''Nye'' is much more remembered nowadays and is still being used to educate new generations of children. ||
|| ''The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' (1993) || ''Groundling Marsh'' (1995) || [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode]] [[CanadianSeries Canadian children's puppet series]] with [[GreenAesop lessons about saving the environment]] as a major educational focus. || ''Dudley The Dragon'' was originally based on a play called ''The Conserving Kingdom'' which also had an environmental focus. ''Groundling Marsh'' focused on a group of critters living in a marsh facing troubles that humans caused. Both shows also starred James Rankin. || ''Dudley the Dragon'' was the more popular show, running for four years and having a lot of merchandise and even a balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ''Groundling Marsh'' only had VHS tapes as merchandise and ran for two years. ||
|| ''Series/WimziesHouse'' (1995) || ''Series/{{Tweenies}}'' (1999) || Four toddler-aged friends have fun at a home daycare. || This duel refers to the United Kingdom runs of the two shows, as they premiered in 1999, with ''Wimzie'' being one of the Creator/NickJr channel's launch programmes and ''Tweenies'' being shown on the BBC. While ''Wimzie's House'' utilizes puppets for its' cast, ''Tweenies'' has people in costumes playing the roles of the characters. || ''Wimzie's House'' was one of the lowest-rated programs on the United Kingdom feed of Nick Jr. despite it being heavily promoted by the channel, while ''Tweenies'' became a British preschool classic and ran for almost two decades and became a CashCowFranchise for the BBC. ||
|| ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' (1997) || ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss'' (Season 2; 1998) || Bear is a kind and nurturing host who teaches various subjects. || The Cat in the Hat is a nurturing host added in the second season of ''Wubbulous World''. || ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' lasted for nine years before being taken off the air. ''Wubbulous World'' only lasted two. ||
|| ''Series/CharlieHorseMusicPizza'' (1998) || ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' (1998) || Musical series aired on PBS in which an elderly figure runs a shop with the help of their TalkingAnimal friends. || Both shows are connected in some way to earlier PBS series, with ''Charlie Horse'' being a spin-off of ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong'' and ''Noddy'' being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''Series/ShiningTimeStation''. || ''Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' had the misfortune of premiering not only around the same time as ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'', but also eight months before the death of Shari Lewis, giving it no chance of finding an audience. ''The Noddy Shop'' was a hit right out of the gate, getting higher ratings than ''Series/SesameStreet'', staying on the PBS line-up for four years and had quite a few pieces of merchandise. ''The Noddy Shop'' wins this duel. ||
|| ''Series/{{Zoom}}'' (1999) || ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' (2007) || Magazine shows with energetic fun for kids, with ideas sent in by viewers. || ''Series/{{Zoom}}'' featured teenagers called Zoomers receiving crafts, games, brainteasers, plays, and fan mail sent in by viewers ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' (Creator/{{Sprout}}) copied ''Zoom''’s format from the start, while instead employing birthday cards, pictures, videos, and artwork, as well as Chica, a puppet co-presenter who received [[Series/TheChicaShow her own show]]. || No contest. ''SSU'' was the more popular show, as it ran for ten years, got a successor series, and the hosts appeared on the Sprout float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ''Series/{{Zoom}}'' only had books and tapes as merchandise, and ran for seven years. ||
|| ''Series/EvenStevens'' (2000) || ''Series/LifewithDerek'' (2005) || Sitcom focusing on a SiblingRivalry between two teenagers, in which the boy is a troublemaking LazyBum and the girl a [[ThePerfectionist perfectionist]] straight-A student. || ''Series/EvenStevens'' is an American show while ''Life with Derek'' was made in Canada. The family in ''Life with Derek'' is a stepfamily while the Stevens are fully biological. Both shows concluded with a TV movie about the family going on vacation. || A tie, as each show wins in their country of origin. ''Life with Derek'' did get one more season than ''Even Stevens'', but the latter generally had longer seasons. ''Derek'' also has a four-episode lead over ''Stevens''. ''Stevens'' [[Creator/ShiaLaBeouf male lead]] at least became a successful Hollywood actor, so there's that. The real winner here is Creator/DisneyChannel, which broadcast both series in the U.S. and whose Canadian affiliate Family Channel was ''Derek'''s home channel. ||
|| ''Series/BlackHoleHigh'' (2002) || ''Series/TowerPrep'' (2010)\\
''Series/HouseOfAnubis'' (2011) || Kids shows about a group of teenagers trying to find out the secrets of their rather creepy BoardingSchool. || The students of ''Tower Prep'' all have some type of supernatural ability to help them escape, whereas ''Anubis'' is more like a whodunit to find out why their friend Joy disappeared. Simply, ''Tower'' is like a LighterAndSofter ''Series/PrisonBreak'', while ''Anubis'' has a mystery arc like ''Series/TwinPeaks''. Also, while ''Tower'' debuted first, ''Anubis'' is based on Dutch show '' Het Huis Anubis'' (2006-2009) that aired before either of them. Finally, ''Black Hole High'' aired before anything and ran on half-hour episodes. A {{Dramedy}} with an emphasis more on comedy that incorporated science-fiction. || ''Black Hole High'' ran for four seasons of 42 episodes, has been shown internationally, had the last three episodes adapted into a movie, and won two Emmy's for "Oustanding Children's Show" and "Outstanding Writing". ''Anubis'', in addition to being well-received, had a staggering 190 episodes and one 90-minute special under its belt. In terms of longevity, ''Anubis'' won in a landslide. In terms of notoriety, ''Black Hole'' (for the present). ''Tower'' got cancelled after one season and did poorly in ratings, [[AcclaimedFlop despite positive reviews]], although it has gained cult status among fans of Creator/CartoonNetwork (Its main problem was being a live-action show on ''Cartoon'' Network, thus getting grouped with their other widely panned live-action outings). ''Anubis'' has also faded into obscurity, but developed a huge elementary/middle school following when it was on the air that is still fondly remembered. ||
|| ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' (2005) || ''Series/NickyRickyDickyAndDawn'' (2014) || Mischievous 'tuplets going on crazy adventures. Creator/BrianStepanek is also present. || ''Suite Life'' focuses on twins in a hotel where Brian plays their eccentric repair man, Arwin, while ''NRDD'' focuses on quadruplets in a sports shop where Brian plays their father. (Funnily enough, if Arwin were to achieve his goal, he would also be Zack and Cody's father.) || Although ''NRDD'' got a younger following in its first season, it quickly declined in popularity and ended with its third. Meanwhile, ''Suite Life'' was an absolute behemoth for Disney that expanded into a spin-off, giving it a total of six seasons, as well as a TV movie and an adaptation for Disney Channel India that lasted for two seasons. ||
|| ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'' (2005) || ''Series/GiggleAndHoot'' (2009) || A puppet and a human wind down viewers for bed. || ''The Good Night Show'' started off in the "Goodnight Garden" in 2005, but moved to the "You and Me Tree" in 2011. Giggle and Hoot only featured one location throughout its entire run, Jimmy Giggle's house. || No contest, ''The Good Night Show''. ||
|| ''Series/ICarly'' (2007) || ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' (2009) || KidCom including a ShowWithinAShow || [[MsFanservice Carly]], [[DoggedNiceGuy Freddie Benson]] and Sam run their own webshow, and deal with growing up. [[FishOutOfWater Sonny Monroe]] joins the cast of a sketch comedy show, and tries to deny falling in love with Chad Dylan Cooper. || Rumors persist that ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' was ripped off a pitch for what eventually became ''Series/ICarly''. While Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' isn't bad, Nick's ''iCarly'' wins ratings-wise, and attracts a huge following outside the usual demographic. The latter, however, due to Music/DemiLovato's departure, ended up having its ShowWithinAShow to be [[Series/SoRandom defictionalized.]] Demi herself has an advantage of being a bigger star than any of the actors from ''[=iCarly=]''. ||
|| ''iCarly'' (2007) || ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (2010) \\
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''Series/ANTFarm'' (2011) || Kid Coms about talented and/or creatively expressive children. || ''Victorious'' and ''[=ANT=] Farm'' have nearly identical premises -- talented and gifted children attend a high school while hijinks ensue -- but oddly enough more people think ''[=ANT=] Farm'' has more in common with ''[=iCarly=]'' given the amount of character and especially relationship expies. || ''[=ANT=] Farm'' comes via the Creator/DisneyChannel -- if you haven't noticed by now, Disney and Nick tend to be cases of directly dueling ''networks''. In this case, you can make a case that ''[=ANT=] Farm'' is essentially ''Victorious'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[=iCarly=]''. Though ''iCarly'' and ''Victorious'' were both canceled (the latter after three years and the former after ''five'', a long run for a Kid Com), each series lasted for an additional season through spin-off series ''Series/SamAndCat''; ''Series/ANTFarm'' aired its last episode in early spring 2014 after a three-season run. ||
|| ''Series/iCarly'' (2007) || ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}'' (2016)/''Series/CoopAndCamiAskTheWorld'' (2018) || Sitcoms about young content creators going on wacky adventures in the age of Website/{{YouTube}}-esque social media. || All three shows see their protagonists at the helm of a web show or channel: ''iCarly'', ''Bizaardvark'', and ''Would You Wrather?'', respectively. ''iCarly'' and ''Coop and Cami'' are home-based operations, while in ''Bizaardvark'', the series takes place in a large headquarters for their show's fictional website, Vuuugle. Additionally, ''Bizaardvark'' centers on a number of different web series while the other two focus on one. || ''iCarly'' wins, no contest. Its legacy is cemented as a high point for Nickelodeon and it spawned a crossover spin-off with ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', ''Series/SamAndCat'' . ''Bizaardvark'' ran into major trouble with one of its cast members, Creator/{{YouTube}}r Creator/JakePaul, and had to cut his character halfway through the series' run by literally moving the entire story to a new setting. Outside of this key issue, the series was panned from the start as an inaccurate representation of the media landscape and, aside from a couple well-received segments, never achieved any sort of fandom. ''Coop and Cami'' is only in its first season. Despite mixed to positive reception so far, the channel's ratings have declined (mostly due to the mixed reception of their newer shows, and declining cable ratings) and the show isn't able to attract the audience that ''iCarly'' was essentially handed from the days of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''. On the other hand one of the lead actresses of ''Bizaardvark'' wound up becoming [[Music/OliviaRodrigo one of the biggest names in the music industry]].||
|| ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' (2007) || ''Series/TheHauntedHathaways'' (2013) || A supernatural family tries to interact with the outside world without revealing their true powers. || ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' focuses on a family of wizards that, through often comedic moments, tries to keep their powers a secret while struggling with school, relationships, and the hardships in life. ''The Haunted Hathaways'' replaces the wizards with the ghosts of a single father and his two children as a new family moves into their home. || While ''The Haunted Hathaways'' is liked because of its handling of the typical sitcom, ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' was given a huge head start, ending the year before Nickelodeon's show premiered and having better ratings overall, running for four seasons, a made-for-TV film, and a one-hour television special that premiered almost a year after the end of the series. Not to mention, it launched the career of [[Music/SelenaGomez one of the biggest teen idols in the world]]. ''The Hathaways'', not so much. ||
|| ''Series/ImaginationMovers'' (2008) || ''Series/TheFreshBeatBand'' (2009) || EdutainmentShow involving a four-member musical group. || The ''Imagination Movers'' was an actual band that started 5 years before the show did, while ''The Fresh Beat Band'' was created for their own show. || While both were hits in their own right, ''Imagination Movers'' won out as the band would outlive the show that promoted it, with the group still performing to this day. Meanwhile, aside from the spin-off ''WesternAnimation/FreshBeatBandOfSpies'', there hasn't really been any new content or concert tours for ''The Fresh Beat Band'' since the original show ended. ||
|| ''Series/{{Jonas}}'' (2009) || ''Series/BigTimeRush'' (2009) || Sitcoms about boy bands who much balance their music careers with living ordinary teenage lives. || ''Jonas'' was a vehicle for the already existing Music/JonasBrothers. ''Big Time Rush'', meanwhile, had the titular band specifically created for this show. || Musically, The Jonas Brothers were more successful, but that was largely true before the show debuted. ''Big Time Rush'' won on the show front, as it lasted much longer and was by all accounts a more well-liked show. Its fast-paced humor and dynamic characters also were able to attract male audiences in ways that ''Jonas'', which was much more girly, couldn't. ||
|| ''Series/BigTimeRush'' (2009) || ''Series/ImInTheBand'' (2009) || Shows about young men who rather arbitrarily end up in the music industry in bands. Tween Sitcoms premiering at around the same time. || One has FOUR young adults for the male audience to look up to and the tween (and teen) girls to swoon over (hence the BoyBand), while the other only has one (and he's PuttingTheBandBackTogether) and is otherwise targeted toward boys. One show has more music production (Series/BigTimeRush) || ''Big Time Rush''; First of all, Nickelodeon is a higher rated channel than Disney XD, so it is naturally the more successful show. Likewise, the eponymous group made small dents on Billboard and [=iTunes=] while ''I'm In The Band'' was canceled in its second season. ||
|| ''Series/ZekeAndLuther'' (2009) || ''Series/PairOfKings'' (2010) || Both shows are about two teenage boys who often get into crazy situations and also have a younger family member trying to mess with them. || Both of these shows seem to draw inspiration from and are comparable to Series/DrakeAndJosh. Pair of Kings aired a year after Zeke and Luther did. || Both shows had 3 seasons. Z&L's third season was interesting to see a story arc of neighborgood and school drama go to Zeke and Luther's skateboarding career (with the exception of a few episodes that had nothing to do with skateboarding/careers). Pair of King's 3rd season went downhill because [[spoiler:it just "Wasn't the same without King Brady leaving".]] ||
|| ''[[WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange]]'' (2009) || ''[[WebVideo/{{Fred}} Fred: The Show]]'' (2012) || TV adaptations of popular web series which are [[CriticalDissonance popular with viewers, hated by critics]] (and other viewers, of course) and revolve around big-mouthed fast-talkers || ''Fred'' was broadcast on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} which advertises its shows ''more'' than Creator/CartoonNetwork which airs ''Orange'', however it has a larger fanbase. || While both received ''extremely'' negative reviews, ''Orange'' was renewed for a third season whereas ''Fred'' was cancelled after its first. It helps that Cartoon Network has ''lower'' ratings standards than Nickelodeon. In the end, both shows lose, as Cartoon Network cancelled ''The Annoying Orange'' in their continued efforts to put more emphasis on ''animated'' original programming and ''Fred'' is only remembered as a joke and one of Nickelodeon's many low points in programming choices. ||
|| ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (2010) || ''Series/ShakeItUp'' (2010) || 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. || They were about equal ratings-wise (though ''Victorious'' seems to be more enjoyed), and Bella Thorne was won an award. In the end, a draw: they both started in 2010 and ended in 2013 with roughly an equal episode count. Both were among each network's top hits when canceled and, according to many of their respective fans, was each taken down in its prime. Both launched a huge teen starlet into the stratosphere (Music/ArianaGrande and Creator/{{Zendaya}}) and one whose star faded over time (Music/VictoriaJustice and Creator/BellaThorne). ||
|| ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (2010) || ''Series/HowToRock'' (2012) || Two Kid Coms, one about a girl at a performing arts school, the other about an AlphaBitch who [[FallenPrincess loses her popularity]] and joins a pop-rock group at her school. || Like the above, both shows usually involve wacky situations. As mentioned, ''Victorious'' often involves singing, plays, and other various skits, while ''How To Rock'' mostly features music and devotes the non-musical scenes to exploring the TrueCompanions relationship between the members of Gravity 5 and Kacey's struggling not to fall back into her old ways. This time, ''both'' shows are on the same network, Nickelodeon. || ''Victorious'' lasted three seasons and was more or less well liked while ''How To Rock'' lasted one season only. ||
|| ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' (2011) || ''Series/SamAndCat'' (2013) || [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Successors]] of widely popular shows featuring the breakout star(s) of the previous series in her own show playing nannies/babysitters. || ''Jessie'' is spiritually spun-off from Disney Channel's ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'', the previous show of Creator/DebbyRyan, while Nickelodeon's ''Series/SamAndCat'' is a legitimate spin-off of both ''iCarly'' and ''Victorious'' featuring the characters Sam and Cat from each respective show. The shows differ not only in the number of headline stars (one vs. two) but in ''Jessie'' focusing entirely on a single family, while ''Sam & Cat'' prefers to follow the Wacky Hijinks of the two leads leaving the babysitter premise almost entirely forgotten. Interestingly enough, the leads of each series - Creator/DebbyRyan and Creator/JennetteMcCurdy - are real life friends (at least at one point). || ''Jessie''s head-start actually means ''Sam & Cat'' would have inevitably outlast if it had stuck to its planned schedule due to Disney Channel's policy of renewing a show for no more than four seasons (and only three in most cases). ''Jessie'' also ''had'' a massive ratings lead in the beginning, frequently reaching the lofty ratings of classic hits like ''Suite Life on Deck'' and ''Victorious'' - numbers ''Sam & Cat'' could only dream of. That was well before ''Sam & Cat''[='=]s actual premiere, however, and both shows settled into similar ratings numbers (both woefully low compared to ''Jessie'''s heyday first season and ''iCarly''/''Victorious''). Critically, both shows also began to do the same - that is to say, not terrifically well, with ''Sam & Cat'' being compared palely to its predecessors and ''Jessie'' losing critical respect compared to both its earlier self and ''Suite Life''. ''Sam & Cat'' sparked some rumors of having a second season, but with 40 episodes already in the can and persistent rumors of the show leads wanting to "move on", there was serious question if Nickelodeon would actually follow through; meanwhile, Disney Channel had already picked up ''Jessie'' for its fourth and final season. In the end, ''Jessie'' won by default - ''Sam & Cat'' didn't even finish its 40-episode order for various and unspecified reasons. ''Jessie'' also has its own spinoff, ''Series/{{Bunkd}}'', although that show has now lost all but one of its original cast members (including absolutely none of the actors from ''Jessie'', alienating the original series entirely) and appears to be quite low on Disney's radar and in ratings. In a way, both shows have effectively lost. ||
|| ''Series/LabRats'' (2012) || ''Series/DogWithABlog'' (2012) || 2012 Disney sitcoms about teenagers keeping a very abnormal secret. Both series end with their secrets becoming exposed, to varying levels of success. || ''Lab Rats ''focuses on bionic teenagers that must keep their special powers a secret for fear of government involvement and publicity. ''Dog With a Blog'' focuses on a dog that, aside from owning a blog, can talk. His three owners must keep his secret from their parents and the outside world for fear of, once again, government involvement and publicity. || While ''Dog With A Blog'' was aimed more toward the younger audience of Disney Channel, ''Lab Rats'' was much more popular in all respects and lasted for five seasons compared to the other show's three. ||
|| ''Series/LabRats'' (2012) || ''Series/TheThundermans'' (2013) || Sitcoms about superpowered teenagers. || Both shows have been compared to ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', because the shows feature fantasy/sci-fi elements. ''Lab Rats'' was actually developed by some of the people who worked on ''Wizards.'' || ''The Thundermans'' obviously has a ratings advantage due to Nick being a more popular channel than Disney XD. However, ''Lab Rats'' has a nearly two-year head start and has been much better received than its rival. ''The Thundermans'' would go on past the end of ''Lab Rats'', but only lasted for four seasons, as opposed to Disney's five. ||
|| ''Series/LabRats'' (2012) || ''Series/MightyMed'' (2013) || Normal kid(s) discover a new, unseen world of superpowered people that they must keep secret. || Both shows air on Disney XD, and center around normal teenager(s) who discover people with unusual abilities, and befriend them and work closely with them, though ''Mighty Med'' adds the concept of a superhero hospital. Their main adult figure is an eccentric. The protagonists' new hero friends have never experienced the human world before, causing wacky hijinks on their first day. As a general premise, they must keep the existence of their superheroics a secret, while protecting the world. Just as Leo, the protagonist of ''Lab Rats'' wishes he had bionics, ''Mighty Med'''s protagonist also wishes he had superpowers, and both get that fulfilled later in the series due to an accident. Season 4 of ''Lab Rats'' starts dueling back by having its own hero institution--a Bionic Academy in place of a superhero hospital. || Though ''Lab Rats'' is the more popular show on Disney XD, both shows were very well-received and even merged their casts for a spin-off, ''Series/LabRatsEliteForce''. Unfortunately, it would only last for one season. In this duel, they went down together. ||
|| ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' (2012) || ''Series/DogWithABlog'' (2012) || Disney sitcoms in which a family learns to live life with a talking non-human member. || ''Crash & Bernstein'' has a talking puppet join the cast while ''Dog With a Blog'' instead involves a talking dog. Another key differences is that while the divorced mother in ''Crash & Bernstein'' knows about the talking puppet, the parents of ''Dog With a Blog'' are kept in the dark. Notably, both shows premiered within four days of each other in October 2012. || ''Dog With a Blog'' arguably won. While both shows were poorly received, ''Dog'' lasted about a year longer and was on the higher rated main Disney Channel, as opposed to Disney XD like ''Crash''. ||
|| ''Series/SamAndCat'' (2013) || ''Series/LabRatsEliteForce'' (2016) || A crossover spin-off that merges the casts of two previous hit shows for the channel. || ''Sam and Cat'' features the eponymous characters from ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', while ''Lab Rats: Elite Force'' was a sequel to the original ''Series/LabRats'' show that added members of ''Series/MightyMed''. Both parent shows did a crossover special shortly before the new series (''[=iParty=] with Victorious'' and ''Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med'', respectively) involving all the main cast members of both shows. Also, both ''[=iCarly=]'' and ''Lab Rats'' naturally concluded their runs, while ''Victorious'' and ''Mighty Med'' were each ended prematurely to make way for the spinoff. || Both series alienated the fans of each of their parent shows due to retaining little elements from any of them, and because of that, both were ended after a single season. That being said, ''Sam & Cat'' arguably wins, as it's on a higher rated network and its parent shows are much better known. ||
|| ''Series/TheThundermans'' (2013) || ''Series/MightyMed'' (2013) || Teens cope with a double-life revolving around superheroes. || In ''The Thundermans'', the double-life the teens are coping with is themselves being superheroes, while in ''Mighty Med'' the teens are merely SecretKeepers through their work at a superhero hospital. The main characters in ''Mighty Med'' are trying to protect the hospital from the supervillains who wish to destroy it, while the characters in ''Thundermans'' merely want to escape [[CelebrityIsOverrated the fame they've earned as famous superheroes]] (though constantly being pestered by supervillains themselves is also and naturally a major motivation). || ''Mighty Med'' had a head start; it received positive reviews during its two seasons before being merged with ''Series/LabRats'' for [[Series/LabRatsEliteForce a crossover show that lasted one season]], ending on a cliffhanger. Although ''Thundermans'' received mixed reviews, it ended after a fourth season, one, technically ''two'', more than its opponent, and had the structural ratings advantage of Nickelodeon. ||
|| ''Series/MightyMed'' (2013) || ''Series/HenryDanger'' (2014) || One or two teenagers get hired to work with superheroes at a top-secret after-school job. || ''Mighty Med'' focuses on two comic book-loving teenagers who work at a secret hospital for super-heroes (conveniently located inside of a real hospital) who must keep their secret from their friends and parents. Henry Danger replaces the hospital with the underground lab of a super hero (which is very reminiscent of the second lab from Disney's ''Series/LabRats''). Henry, the titular character, lands a job as the paid sidekick of a superhero while keeping the secret from his friends, parents, and little sister. || Even though Nickelodeon is commonly seen as a more popular network, ''Mighty Med'' had a head start, receiving mixed to positive reviews. The reception to ''Henry Danger'' was somewhat negative in comparison, but it proved much more popular with the target demographic, despite [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfKidDanger an embarrassing outing into the world of animation]]. While ''Henry Danger'' is currently renewed for its fifth season, ''Mighty Med'' only lasted for two before being incorporated into a ''Lab Rats'' spin-off, only giving it a third and final season. In the end, ''Henry Danger'' won. That being said, ''Mighty Med'' is generally a more well-liked show. ||
|| ''Series/NickyRickyDickyAndDawn'' (2014) || ''Series/KirbyBuckets'' (2014) || {{Kid Com}}s premiering in Fall 2014 that focus heavily on a [[SiblingRivalry rivalry between polar-opposite siblings]]. The only female sibling on both shows is named Dawn. || ''NRDD''[='=]s Dawn Harper is one of four co-leads on the show, and is the most likely of the four to serve as the protagonist of a given episode. Dawn Buckets, however, isn't the star of her show (that would of course be the titular Kirby), and she flip-flops between being the {{Deuteragonist}} and main antagonist of the show. Additionally, despite all the fighting, Harper seems to love her siblings deep down (and vice versa), while Buckets seems to genuinely hate her younger brother (and vice versa). ''NRDD'' is a standard multi-camera Kid Com with a LaughTrack, while ''Kirby Buckets'' is a faster-paced single-camera show in the vein of ''[[Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide Ned's Declassified]].'' || ''NRDD'' wins. It's on a higher-rated channel, has a one-season and 23-episode lead, and was slightly better received critically. That being said, ''Kirby Buckets'' was seen as more unique and daring in its concept, and the single-camera format give it more creative freedom. That being said, ''Kirby Buckets''' reputation has been slowly improving ever since it was added to ''Creator/DisneyPlus'' in 2020 and is now seen as a surprisingly decent watch and an overlooked guilty pleasure of the era. ||
|| ''Series/OneHundredThingsToDoBeforeHighSchool'' (2015) || ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle'' (2016) || The token "single-camera" sitcom on the respective channel's line-up. Both shows explore the life of a teenage Latina girl as she navigates her crazy life. || ''100 Things'' is primarily set at a school (as its name suggests), while ''Stuck in the Middle'' focuses more on the life-at-home aspect. ''100 Things'' was spun off of a TV Movie that premiered in 2014, while ''Stuck in the Middle'' went straight to the TV show. || ''Stuck in the Middle'' won, as it got a second and third season, whereas ''100 Things'' was axed after its first season. ||
|| ''Series/GameShakers'' (2015) || ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}'' (2016) || KidCom that revolves around two teenage girls (one a Latina[[note]]Not exactly; Olivia Rodrigo of ''Bizaardvark'' is actually Filipino[[/note]] and the other whom wears glasses) whose creative online ideas get them involved in a multimedia startup company. || In ''Game Shakers'', Babe and Kenzie create a popular mobile game, and after a rapper invests in them start up a new gaming business together. The similarly named Paige and Frankie from ''Bizaardvark'', meanwhile, are "Vuuugle" stars who get accepted into the company's studios after becoming popular on the internet. || A tie. Both shows were on the air for exactly three seasons. ''Game Shakers'' began first and ended later, but ''Bizaardvark'' has a two-episode lead over it. Both were solid hits for their channel despite poor critical reception. ||
|| ''Series/AndiMack'' (2017) || ''Series/IAmFrankie'' (2017) || Episodic, KidCom and TeenDrama hybrids, both always ending in cliffhangers and both lacking a LaughTrack. || ''Andi'' takes place in middle school and is more down to earth, while ''Frankie'' is about a robot and takes place in high school. || While both are popular enough, ''Andi'' wins due to having higher ratings and better audience reception, especially considering its handling of progressive LGBT and feminist themes. ''Frankie'''s ratings are decent for the most part, and while it's not without fans, some have derided it for supposedly being a copy of fellow Nickelodeon show ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' or ''Series/SmallWonder''. Additionally, as a result of Nick's declining audiences brought on by unpopular moves, this series remains pretty obscure. ''Andi Mack'' may have wrapped up after three seasons, but it is doubtful that ''Frankie'' will win. ||
|| ''Series/KnightSquad'' (2018) || ''Series/CoopAndCamiAskTheWorld'' (2018) || The network’s big return to the KidCom game after a taking two-year hiatus. || Both Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel took a break from making non-sequel Kid Coms after massive backlash against the genre. Nick’s [[Series/SchoolOfRock last outing]] got panned for not living up to [[Film/SchoolOfRock its source material]], and [[Series/{{Bizaardvark}} Disney’s]] got overshadowed by the controversies surrounding star Creator/JakePaul (and later, his older brother Creator/LoganPaul). Since then, the networks have focused on drama shows (''Series/AndiMack'', ''Series/IAmFrankie''), sequel shows (''Series/RavensHome''), serial episodic series (''Series/TheOtherKingdom'', ''Series/LegendaryDudas'') and foreign imports (''Series/HunterStreet'', ''Series/TheLodge''). || Neither were particularly big hits, but ''Coop and Cami'' lasted longer. ||

|| ''Series/{{Thief}}'' (2006) || ''Series/{{Heist}}'' (2006) || [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster Glamourous gangster]] drama. || Subtle character drama vs. glitzy action series. || Neither -- both shows had single-digit episode counts; ''Thief'' was a miniseries that never saw renewal, though it did win Andre Braugher an Emmy. ||

|| ''Series/ICarly'' (2007) || ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' (2009) || KidCom including a ShowWithinAShow || [[MsFanservice Carly]], [[DoggedNiceGuy Freddie Benson]] and Sam run their own webshow, and deal with growing up. HilarityEnsues. [[FishOutOfWater Sonny Monroe]] joins the cast of a sketch comedy show, and tries to deny falling in love with [[AwesomeMcCoolname Chad Dylan Cooper]]. HilarityEnsues || Rumors persist that ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' was ripped off a pitch for what eventually became ''Series/ICarly''. While Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' isn't bad, Nick's ''iCarly'' wins ratings-wise, and attracts a huge following outside the usual demographic. The latter, however, due to Music/DemiLovato's departure, ended up having its ShowWithinAShow to be [[Series/SoRandom defictionalized.]] Demi herself has an advantage of being a bigger star than any of the actors from ''[=iCarly=]''. ||

''Series/ANTFarm'' (2011) || Kid Coms about talented and/or creatively expressive children. || ''Victorious'' and ''[=ANT=] Farm'' have nearly identical premises -- talented and gifted children attend a high school and HilarityEnsues -- but oddly enough more people think ''[=ANT=] Farm'' has more in common with ''[=iCarly=]'' given the amount of character and especially relationship expies. || ''[=ANT=] Farm'' comes via the Creator/DisneyChannel -- if you haven't noticed by now, Disney and Nick tend to be cases of directly dueling ''networks''. In this case, you can make a case that ''[=ANT=] Farm'' is essentially ''Victorious'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[=iCarly=]''. Though ''iCarly'' and ''Victorious'' were both canceled (the latter after three years and the former after ''five'', a long run for a Kid Com), each series lasted for an additional season through spin-off series ''Series/SamAndCat''; ''Series/ANTFarm'' aired its last episode in early spring 2014 after a three-season run. ||

* [[DuelingWorksLiveActionTV/ChildrensShow Children's Shows]]

|| ''Series/CleanHouse'' (2003) || ''{{Series/Hoarders}}'' (2009) || Shows about people with irritatingly or pathologically cluttered homes. || ''Hoarders'' is the more serious and deserving of the documentary label, considering that pathological hoarding is [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped an actual mental illness]], while ''Clean House'''s comedic streak and focus on the cleaning aspect places it better on RealityTV. || Both became LongRunners. ''Clean House'' lasted ten seasons, ''Hoarders'' six. ||

|| ''Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip'' (2006) || ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (2006) || Behind-the-scenes shows about the drama that goes on during the development of a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-esque sketch/variety show || ''Studio 60'' is a [[Creator/AaronSorkin Sorkin]] {{Dramedy}}, while ''30 Rock'' is a straight SitCom. Plus, they were on the same network -- Creator/{{NBC}}, which ''also'' has [[Series/SaturdayNightLive the closest thing to the shows they go behind-the-scenes of!]] || ''30 Rock'' made it to seven seasons and ended on its own terms, while ''Studio 60'' got the axe after a single season. ''Studio 60'' had higher first-season ratings for the episodes that aired during the normal "season," but was much more expensive to produce and for various reasons the network execs liked ''30 Rock'' better. (For one thing, ''Studio 60'' was critical of network TV in general, and network execs weren't going to like that). It should be noted that NBC staff couldn't decide which one to greenlight, so they greenlit ''both''. ||

|| ''Greatest #AtHome Videos'' || ''Connecting'' || TV shows where the COVID-19 Pandemic plays a major role || The former is a reality show ala ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'', while the latter is a sitcom about a group of friends keeping in touch during the pandemic || #AtHome Videos, because it pulled in more viewers and managed to finish its season on CBS. By contrast, Connecting was NBC's worst rated TV show of the season, got cancelled after 4 episodes, and the remaining episodes were dumped online||

|| ''[[Series/Batwoman2019 Batwoman]]'' (2019) || ''Stumptown'' (2019) || Both series are based on comic book properties that Creator/GregRucka had a large part in. The protagonists are both LGBT women who were in the military and fight crime in their current lives. || ''Batwoman'' is a superhero/action show, while ''Stumptown'' is a crime drama. ''Batwoman'' was announced first and the title character debuted first, but ''Stumptown'' premiered first. || TBD. ||

|| ''Series/AguilaRoja'' [[note]]Red Eagle[[/note]] (2009, TVE) || ''[[{{Series/Alatriste}} Las Aventuras del Capitán Alatriste]]'' [[note]]The Adventures of Captain Alatriste[[/note]] (2015, T5) || Spanish {{swashbuckler}} series. || ''AR'' follows the adventures of the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Ninja love child]] of Series/{{Zorro}} and Captain Alatriste in a [[PurelyAestheticEra Purely Aesthetic early 17th century Spain]]. ''LADCA'' is a ([[InNameOnly supposed]]) adaptation of the historical novel series. || ''Águila Roja'', and insultingly so. The development of both shows was an inverted mirror of the other: TVE had no faith on the ''AR'' project, so it let the creators do as long as it was within budget, and it became a success. T5 had no faith on the ''LADCA'' project, but wanted to cash on the ''AR'' success, so it pestered the creators with ExecutiveMeddling despite having no clue what they were doing. After a long and TroubledProduction, which included several casting changes and reshots, T5 declared the series a failure before it even aired and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork released it on a bad time of the year]] (January), when it met bad reviews and an ever diminishing audience. ||

* [[DuelingWorksLiveActionTV/RealityShow RealityShows]]

* [[DuelingWorksLiveActionTV/VarietyShow Variety Shows ]]

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|| Original || Clone || Capsule Pitch Description || Implementation || Winner? ||
|| ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' (1948) || ''The Series/HollywoodPalace (1964)'' || {{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 Music/ElvisPresley, Music/TheBeatles, and Franchise/TheMuppets. 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 Music/TheRollingStones and [[Music/MichaelJackson 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. ||
|| ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' (1952) || ''Series/SoulTrain'' (1971) || Teens dancing to the popular music of the day. The day's hottest musical acts appeared as well. || To put it bluntly -- ''American Bandstand'' was for white kids and emphasized the music, and ''Soul Train'' was for black kids and emphasized the dancing. A difference that was highlighted by both shows' signature segments: ''Bandstand''[='=]s song ratings ([[MemeticMutation "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it!"]]) and the Soul Train Line. || Both lasted the same amount of seasons, with ''Bandstand'' having a 13-season headstart and ''Train'' lasting thirteen seasons after ''Bandstand''[='=]s cancellation. ''Soul Train'' seems to be more fondly remembered, though both have their NeverLiveItDown factor: ''Bandstand'' for [[AcceptableTargets its overwhelming whiteness]] and ''Train'' for its [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece inescapable link]] to [[DiscoDan '70s fashion, music, and afros.]] ||
|| ''Shindig!'' (1964) || ''Hullabaloo'' (1965)\\
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''Hollywood a Go-Go'' (1965) || Prime-time musical variety shows featuring the Top 40 acts of the day singing their hits, accompanied by go-go dancers. || ''Shindig!'' debuted on Creator/{{ABC}} in September 1964 and was hosted by Jimmy O'Neil. Creator/{{NBC}}'s answer, ''Hullabaloo'', premiered in January 1965 and was hosted by various guest hosts. ''Shivaree'' and ''Hollywood a Go-Go'' were local programs that were nationally syndicated around the same time; they were hosted, respectively, by Sam Riddle and Gene Weed. || All four of them were cancelled by 1966. Over-saturation of such shows[[labelnote:†]](beside these four, there was also ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' and ''Where the Action Is'' on afternoons on ABC, as well as many locally-produced shows)[[/labelnote]] might've been a factor in their eventual failure. Nevertheless, they're all fondly remembered for the musical acts they featured. ||
|| ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' (1968) || ''Turn-On'' (1969) || Comedy/variety show produced by George Schlatter || ''Laugh-In'' was the #1 show at the time for NBC. ABC decided to get in on the action by making their own irreverent sketch show that pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable at the time. || ''Laugh-In'' won, both with critics and in the ratings. ''Turn-On'', in contrast, was so bad that it either got [[BannedEpisode banned and replaced with alternate programming]], was canceled ten minutes into its first episode, or aired in its entirety and never shown again. ||
|| ''Creator/MorecambeAndWise'' (1968) || ''Series/TheTwoRonnies'' (1971) || Two British comedy shows heavily inspired by music hall/vaudeville comedy and featuring two pairs of [[TrueCompanions very good friends]] || Both shows ran on BBC-1 for most of the 1970s, garnering high ratings. The Rons had also some solo works while M&W concentrated in their show. || A biggie. Both teams are still very popular and influential to this day. And while Eric and Ernie had a much longer career, The Two Ronnies are likely more popular overseas. ||
|| ''Series/TheMidnightSpecial'' (1972) || ''Don Kirshner's Rock Concert'' (1973) || Ninety minutes of live music by a variety of acts, with occasional taped shows and comedy. || ''Special'' debuted six months before ''Rock Concert''. ''Special'' aired on NBC, ''Rock Concert'' was syndicated. The biggest difference between the shows were the hosts: ''Midnight Special'' had Wolfman Jack as the announcer and a series of guest hosts; ''Rock Concert'' was hosted by Kirshner himself. || Both shows ended in 1981, but ''Midnight Special'' wins here because the concerts are offered on DVD via NostalgiaFilter {{Infomercial}}s, which make them more familiar. ||
|| ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1975) || ''Series/{{Fridays}}'' (1980) || Both are [[VarietyShow variety]] [[SketchComedy sketch shows]] featuring a cast of young, unknown comedians and comedy writers, popular celebrities of the day, popular musical performances of the day, and both air live on their respective coasts (''SNL'' in the East and ''Fridays'' in the West) || Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Fridays'' started out as a crude and disgusting carbon copy of ''SNL'' (in fact, the third episode, which featuring a sketch about a zombie diner, a sketch about a priest who buys an inflatable sex doll modeled after a nun, and a talk show parody about prim and proper women who spit, was the final episode in a lot of affiliates, as they received complaints about the show's content). When ''SNL'' went through SeasonalRot in the early 1980s, ''Fridays'' came out on top as the edgy sketch show that had a young cast of CrazyAwesome comedians and the best in popular music. || ''SNL'' wins because it's more remembered and (for better or worse) still popular, while ''Fridays'' is more of a CultClassic that isn't remembered much (though it does have a DVD release from Creator/ShoutFactory and is on Hulu Plus). However, between 1980 and 1982, ''Fridays'' was clearly the winner, because ''SNL'''s quality was severely lacking and ''Fridays'' was deemed better by comparison (even if some of the detractors still thought it was a bad show). ||
|| ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1975) || ''Series/TheNewShow'' (1984) || SketchComedy VarietyShow || Both shows have guests and musical guests and were produced by Lorne Michaels. || ''SNL'' still won. ''The New Show'' failed to capture an audience of its own, only lasting for 9 episodes, broadcast over the course of two months (January-March, 1984). Its ratings were among the lowest of the season. It did so bad that it prompted Creator/LorneMichaels to return to ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 1985. On the up side, ''The New Show'' had a lot of up-and-coming writers who would later work on ''TheSimpsons''...after working on ''SNL'' during its near-CreatorKiller 11th season and most of its new GoldenAge seasons (seasons 12 to 15). ||
|| ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1975) || ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' (1995) || SketchComedy VarietyShow. || The first is a classic of the genre, despite its many ups and downs. The other is pretty much the same, only it's taped, pared down to an hour long, and comes off the heels of ''Series/InLivingColor'' being cancelled after five years and ''House of Buggin'' and ''Saturday Night Special'' being taken off the air due to bad reviews and worse ratings. || Though both shows held their own (and have fans who will forever fight over which show is most superior), ''Saturday Night Live'' wins because it's more popular, it's still on the air, is in syndication on cable ([=VH1=] and [=VH1=] Classic), and is on DVD (the first five seasons and several "Best Of" clip shows and documentaries about the show's history), Internet streaming[[note]]mostly Yahoo Video and its show website[[/note]], and Netflix, while ''[=MADtv=]'' was canceled, hasn't been syndicated since 2010 (it was on in reruns on Comedy Central, but was canceled, and its alleged SpiritualSuccessor, ''MAD''[[note]]the Cartoon Network sketch show[[/note]] was canned in 2013 to make room for new shows), is only on DVD[[note]]seasons one to four are out[[/note]], and only has the final two seasons available on iTunes. ||
|| ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' (1990) || ''Series/MockTheWeek'' (2005) || Comedy panel quiz/[[ThePointsMeanNothing "quiz"]] focusing on recent news, featuring both regular panellists and guests || HIGNFY has been running much longer and is generally considered more [[SeriousBusiness cerebral and culturally valuable]], but MTW is a good contender [[RuleOfFunny comedy-wise]]. Frequently draw from the same pool of guests. || It's a tie! ||
|| ''Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam'' (1992) || ''BET's Comicview'' (1992) || Stand-up comedy series that showcase young, up-and-coming black comedians || Both debuted in the mid '90s, during the Stand Up Comedy Boom. ''Def Comedy'' tends to pull bigger names and uses its pay cable slot to get away with saltier language. ''Comicview'' tends to edit its shows, often splicing several comics together for themed segments. || ''Comicview'' has been on-air longer, running continuously from 1992 to 2008. However, ''Def Comedy Jam'' has a stronger cultural impact, so ''Def Comedy Jam'' wins. ||
|| ''Comedy Inc'' (2003) || ''Big Bite'' (2003)\\
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''skitHOUSE'' (2003) || Australian sketch comedy series launched by commercial networks in the first half of 2003 || Seven had ''Big Bite'', Nine ''Comedy Inc'' and Ten ''skitHouse'' || ''Comedy Inc'' lasted until 2007, whereas both ''Big Bite'' and ''skitHOUSE'' both ended in 2004 ||
|| ''Series/{{Tosh 0}}'' (2009) || ''Series/WebSoup'' (2009) || ''Series/TheSoup''-[[FollowTheLeader inspired]] snarky weekly rundowns of viral videos. || Creator/ComedyCentral's ''Tosh'' sticks mostly to Website/YouTube stuff and viewer submissions and its signature "Web Redemption" segment. G4's ''Series/WebSoup'' is more ''Series/AttackOfTheShow'''s "Epic Fail" segments [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/TheSoup'', using AOTS-style graphics. || It really depends on your style of comedy, with ''Tosh'' being more straightforward and [[BlackComedy meaner]], while ''Series/WebSoup'' delves into sketch comedy and absurdist comedy. It also has the all-important blessing of [=McHale=], along with Chris Hardwick, who has been on TV for years and has built a good Internet following. However, ''Tosh'' is [[AdoredByTheNetwork adored by Comedy Central]], and ''Web Soup'' was cancelled. ||
|| ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo'' (2020) || ''Series/MuppetsNow'' || Spinoffs/revivals of the two most well-known Creator/JimHenson series (''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Franchise/TheMuppets'') that bring the characters into a different style of variety series (a talk show and web videos, specifically). Both series marked the characters' debut on [[Creator/HBOMax streaming]] [[Creator/DisneyPlus television]]. || ''The Not-Too-Late Show'' and ''Muppets Now'' have both been compared to the original ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', with their emphasis on sketch comedy and [[SesameStreetCred celebrity cameos]]. Both series had new episodes released weekly with a generally similar format episode-to-episode; ''Not-Too-Late Show'' boasted 13 episodes in its first season while ''Muppets Now'' only had 6. || Unclear. Regarding reviews, ''Elmo'' has the edge over ''Muppets'', with slightly stronger scores from critics and noticeably higher scores from audiences. However, ''Muppets'' almost certainly has the edge in terms of viewership, due to Disney+'s popularity and HBO Max's poor early subscriber numbers; in fact, after just one episode, ''Muppets Now'' had more ratings on Website/{{IMDb}} than ''Elmo'' had garnered after 12[[labelnote:*]]though this could also be attributed to ''Elmo'' more explicitly targeted at children compared to ''Muppets''[[/labelnote]].||
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