Mobbed is an American reality television show which premiered on Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 on March 30, 2011. The show stars comedian Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel

Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...

 and is inspired by the flash mobs

Flash mob

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 featured on many YouTube

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 videos.

Mobbed was intended as a one-time television special to air following American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. After it attracted 10.8 million viewers, Fox decided to pick up the show for eight episodes.

Season 1: 2011

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