ABC's 'The Mole' resurfaces with a new host

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2008 | by Bill Keveney

The Mole is out of hiding.

After a four-year hiatus, ABC's cloak-and-dagger reality series returns tonight (10 ET/PT) with 12 players competing for prize money while trying to identify a saboteur in their ranks.

Why the return after such a long absence? ABC just took a fresh look at a format that drew a good amount of young viewers and has maintained fan interest, says John Saade, who oversees ABC's alternative series.

"It was a different regime here and different priorities, and (ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson) was willing to give it another shot," Saade says.

"It's the one show that people always ask about. People are already playing the game now based just on the promos and a little bit that's on the website."

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