ABC has ordered a second, 10-episode season of the game show Duel, in which players went head-to-head in a bid to nab a $500,000 top prize. Set to return on Friday nights starting April 4, the new edition will revise the rules somewhat — so as to increase the suspense — as well as tweak the tournament format so that episodes are more self-contained and viewers can more easily sample the show midstream.Was Duel a show you got into the first time around? (Was it actually on before?)
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Monday's numbers, at a glance:• A House repeat won the 8 o'clock hour with a hair under eight million total viewers, besting fresh reality (oxymoron?) fare from both ABC (Duel) and NBC (Clash of the Choirs). Clash averaged 7.93 mil over its two-hour run, while the 90-minute Duel delivered 7.68 mil.• K-Ville (5.34 mil, +230K), Underbelly (4.99 mil, +430K) and October Road (5.68 mil, +480K) all enjoyed week-to-week increases.• CSI: Miami dominated the night with 13.95 mil, a 150 thou dip. Journeyman (4.36 mil) was down 21 percent in what may be its penultimate outing.Related:• Cheers & Jeers: NBC's Clash Is Dismissed
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