My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad was a reality sports TV show on
NBC that premiered on
February 18,
2008. The show is produced by
Mark Burnett, producer of other shows like
Survivor,
The Apprentice, and
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, and was hosted by actor
Dan Cortese.
Four teams of kids and their fathers compete in each episode, with the winning team having the chance to win up to $50,000.
It replaced
American Gladiators in its Monday 8 p.m. timeslot.
The series was cancelled on
April 2,
2008 after
NBC announced its 2008-2009 schedule.
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