Total Blackout
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{{Infobox television
| image =
| creator = Henrik Nielsen
| writer = Robert Campanga
| director = Per Zachariassen
| composer =
| editor = Curtis Pierce
Folmer Wiesinger
Sean Fawcett
Stacie Dekker
Victor Gonzaga
Andrew Yuncken
Noah Musser
| company = Fremantle
| opentheme =
| theme_music_composer =
| music = George Hinde
Eric Hester
| executive_producer = Henrik Nielsen
Jeff Applof (Season 1)
Scott St. John (Season 2)
| producer = Tom Ruff
Felicia Aaron White
| cinematography = Matthew W. Davis
| presenter = Jaleel White
| country = United States
| network = Syfy
| first_aired = {{start date|2012|4|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|7|9}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 24
}}
Total Blackout is an American game show that aired 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. 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.{{cite news | url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/18/season-two-of-blackout-begins-tuesday-october-30-on-syfy/153647/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101121646/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/18/season-two-of-blackout-begins-tuesday-october-30-on-syfy/153647/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 1, 2013 | title=Season Two of 'Blackout' Begins Tuesday, October 30 on Syfy | work=TV By the Numbers | accessdate=October 18, 2012}} 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)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Entering The Darkness | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|4|25}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = 2 Heads Are Blinder Than 1 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|4|25}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Touch, Sniff & Transfer | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|5|2}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Good With Your Hands, Good With Your Nose | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|5|9}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Lick, Limbo, Lather And Repeat | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|5|16}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Buddy System | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|5|23}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Fear Is Served | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|6|6}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Jump Around | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|6|13}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B30713 }} |
=Season 2 (2013)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Don't Burst Your Bubble Helmet | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|10|30}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Creatures Of Darkness | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|11|6}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Glazed And Confused | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|11|13}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Three Blind Mice | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2012|11|20}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Broken Glass & Hot Coals | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|15}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Tub Of Terror | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|22}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Sibling Scare | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|1|29}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Heavy Petting Zoo | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|5}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Love Is Blind | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|12}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = All-Star Blackout | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|19}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Parental Blackout | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|2|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = All Bark, No Bite | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|3|5}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Lick It Before You Pick It | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|3|12}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | Title = Cold Feet | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|7|7}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | Title = Count 'em, Lick 'em, Face 'em | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|7|8}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | Title = Celebrity Blackout | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2013|7|9}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/total-blackout/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z — total blackout on syfy|publisher=TheFutonCritic.com|accessdate=July 7, 2013}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C58A00 }} |
International versions
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|+ !Country !Local title !Channel(s) !Host(s) !First aired |
| {{Flag|Armenia}}
|Ultramut |??? |November 27, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
| {{Flag|Belgium}}{{Flag|Wallonia}}
|Total Blackout |Jean-Michel Zecca |December 19, 2011 – ?? |
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
|Apagão |Bola & Bolinha |2015 |
| {{Flag|Cyprus}}
|Total Blackout |Charis Aristeidou |September 1, 2021 – January 13, 2022 |
| {{Flag|Denmark}}(original format)
|Total Blackout |Uffe Holm |February 28, 2011 –?? |
| {{Flag|France}}
|Total Blackout |W9 |October 25, 2014 – 29 August 2015 |
| {{Flag|Germany}}
|Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln |RTL |August 18, 2012 –?? |
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Greece}}
|Blackout |ANT1 |Nadia Boule |October 31, 2011 – May 2012 |
| Total Blackout
|Anastasios Rammos |March 5, – July 10, 2022 |
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}
|Total Blackout Indonesia |ANTV |Choky Sitohang Ivan Gunawan |May 10, 2011 – ?? |
| {{Flag|Mongolia}}
|Түнэр харанхуй |Uchral Yanjin |May 9, 2021 |
| {{Flag|Netherlands}}
|Total Blackout |March 22, 2011 –?? |
| {{Flag|Norway}}
|Total Blackout |Synnøve Skarbø |March 9, – June 1, 2011 |
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Russia}}
|В чёрной-чёрной комнате |January 21, – March 17, 2012 |
| Полный блэкаут
|STS |September 13, 2020 – November 28, 2023 |
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
|Total Blackout |April 4, – June 27, 2011 |
| {{Flag|Ukraine}}
|Володар темряви |2+2 |Hryhoriy Herman |April 4, – May 30, 2011 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617194923/http://www.syfy.com/totalblackout Official Website (via Internet Archive)]
{{Syfy Shows (current and upcoming)}}
Category:2010s American comedy game shows
Category:2012 American television series debuts