I Survived a Japanese Game Show

I Survived a Japanese Game Show
GenreReality Television;
Game Show
Created byDavid Sidebotham;
Karsten Bartholin
(also executive producers)
Directed byKent Weed
StarringTony Sano
(TV host, Season 1)
Rome Kanda
(Majide host)[1]
Narrated byRobert Cait
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
Japanese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersArthur Smith;
Kent Weed;
Tim Cresenti, David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin
Production locationsToho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Running time60 minutes
120 minutes (season finale)
Production companiesA Smith & Co. Productions
Babyfoot Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJune 24, 2008 (2008-06-24) –
August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05)
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show is an American reality show that saw its first-season premiere on ABC on June 24, 2008. The show followed a group of Americans, who leave the United States for Japan where they competed in a Japanese style game show.[2] The winner takes home US$250,000 (JP ¥25 million).[3] The series won both the Best Reality prize and the overall prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.

On October 9, 2008, it was renewed for a second season.[4] On March 5, 2010, it was announced that ABC had not renewed the show for a third season.[5]

  1. ^ "What's New". Archived from the original on 2008-07-11.
  2. ^ "ABC's 'I Survived a Japanese Game Show' June 24". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. ^ "I Survived a Japanese Game Show's official website". ABC. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (October 9, 2008). "ABC falls for 'Game Show'". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Wipeout renewed for third season, but I Survived a Japanese Gameshow won't return", Reality Blurred, July 22, 2009, retrieved 23 April 2010