CTV is set to launch a tournament-style competition series, Duel, on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET. The show is a six-night battle of wits among 20 contestants looking to walk away with a $1.5-million grand prize — hosted by ESPN’s Mike Greenberg. The six episodes will air in the net’s primetime schedule over five days, with the finale slotted for Sunday, Dec. 23. The show comes from ABC in the U.S.

Duel combines trivia challenges with poker-like strategy. The contestants go head-to-head, with three duels per ep, playing one another for chips. Getting one question wrong means losing a match and throwing a chip into the house jackpot, while the winner gets to choose his/her next opponent. Contestants on the show include a punk rock astrophysicist, an opera-singing fireman, a supermodel beauty with a Harvard law degree and a retired welder who writes computer programs for fun.

From Media in Canada