Total Blackout is an American game show airing on Syfy that features contestants that have to complete challenges such as: identifying things with either their hands, nose, or mouth; gathering items; or getting from point A to Point B while being totally in the dark (hence the name "Total Blackout"). The host of the show is Jaleel White, known for roles like Steve Urkel on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters, and Sonic the Hedgehog in three animated shows. Each episode has four players competing to win $5,000. On occasion, episodes will feature four teams of two. The player or team who either takes the longest to do a certain task or identifies the fewest items in the allowed time is eliminated at the end of each round. The show was renewed for a second season by SyFy that started on October 30, 2012.[1] Season 1 and 2 are now available on iTunes.
The show is originally Danish and first aired in Denmark (created by Henrik Nielsen) on Kanal 5 in 2011, where Uffe Holm was host of the show. The show was later adapted to a U.S.version.
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Entering The Darkness" | April 25, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | "2 Heads Are Blinder Than 1" | April 25, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | "Touch, Sniff & Transfer" | May 2, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | "Good With Your Hands, Good With Your Nose" | May 9, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | "Lick, Limbo, Lather And Repeat" | May 16, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | "Buddy System" | May 23, 2012 |
| 7 | 7 | "Fear Is Served" | June 6, 2012 |
| 8 | 8 | "Jump Around" | June 13, 2012 |
Season 2 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Don't Burst Your Bubble Helmet" | October 30, 2012 |
| 10 | 2 | "Creatures Of Darkness" | November 6, 2012 |
| 11 | 3 | "Glazed And Confused" | November 13, 2012 |
| 12 | 4 | "Three Blind Mice" | November 20, 2012 |
| 13 | 5 | "Broken Glass & Hot Coals" | January 15, 2013 |
| 14 | 6 | "Tub Of Terror" | January 22, 2013 |
| 15 | 7 | "Sibling Scare" | January 29, 2013 |
| 16 | 8 | "Heavy Petting Zoo" | February 5, 2013 |
| 17 | 9 | "Love Is Blind" | February 12, 2013 |
| 18 | 10 | "All-Star Blackout" | February 19, 2013 |
| 19 | 11 | "Parental Blackout" | February 26, 2013 |
| 20 | 12 | "All Bark, No Bite" | March 5, 2013 |
| 21 | 13 | "Lick It Before You Pick It" | March 12, 2013 |
| 22 | 14 | "Cold Feet" | July 7, 2013 |
| 23 | 15 | "Count 'em, Lick 'em, Face 'em" | July 8, 2013 |
| 24 | 16 | "Celebrity Blackout" | July 9, 2013[2] |
International versions
| Country | Local title | Channel(s) | Host(s) | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia
|
Ultramut | Shant TV | ??? | November 27, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
 Belgium Wallonia
|
Total Blackout | RTL-TVI | Jean-Michel Zecca | December 19, 2011 – ?? |
 Cyprus
|
Total Blackout | Omega | Charis Aristeidou | September 1, 2021 – January 13, 2022 |
 Denmark(original format)
|
Total Blackout | Kanal 5 | Uffe Holm | February 28, 2011 –?? |
 France
|
Total Blackout | W9 | Alex Goude | October 25, 2014 – 29 August, 2015 |
 Germany
|
Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln | RTL | Daniel Hartwich | August 18, 2012 –?? |
 Greece
|
Blackout | ANT1 | Nadia Boule | October 31, 2011 – May 2012 |
| Total Blackout | Alpha TV | Anastasios Rammos | March 5, – July 10, 2022 | |
 Indonesia
|
Total Blackout Indonesia | ANTV | Choky Sitohang
Ivan Gunawan |
May 10, 2011 – ?? |
 Mongolia
|
Түнэр харанхуй | Edutainment TV | Uchral Yanjin | May 9, 2021 |
 Netherlands
|
Total Blackout | Veronica TV | Tim Haars | March 22, 2011 –?? |
 Norway
|
Total Blackout | TVNorge | Synnøve Skarbø | March 9, – June 1, 2011 |
 Russia
|
В чёрной-чёрной комнате | Channel One | Igor Jijikine | January 21, – March 17, 2012 |
| Полный блэкаут | STS | Sergey Svetlakov | September 13, 2020 – November 28 2023 | |
 Sweden
|
Total Blackout | Kanal 5 | Hans Wiklund | Aprril 4, – June 27, 2011 |
 Ukraine
|
Володар темряви | 2+2 | Hryhoriy Herman | Aprril 4, – May 30, 2011 |
References
- ^ "Season Two of 'Blackout' Begins Tuesday, October 30 on Syfy". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Shows A-Z — total blackout on syfy". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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