in the bonus round returned on the next episode. If both players won the same amount of money, both players returned on the next episode to play again. Champions stayed on the show for a maximum of five days or were retired on the day they reached $50,000, whichever came first. Broadcast history ABC had largely abandoned the game show genre by the time Double Talk debuted; the network had dropped its hour-long game show block at the end of 1985 and had not aired any game shows at all for four months before Double Talk's premiere. Debuting on August 18, 1986, Double Talk struggled in the ratings against the second half of The Price is Right on CBS and Scrabble on NBC and failed to find an audience. The series ended its run on December 19, 1986, four months and a day after its debut. It was replaced with another new game show Bargain Hunters in the summer of 1987. References External links American Broadcasting Company original programming 1980s American game shows 1986 American television series debuts 1986 American television series endings Television series by Bob Stewart Productions Television series by Sony Pictures Television