What? Where? When?

What? Where? When?
Game show logo
GenreGame show
Created byVladimir Voroshilov
Natalia Stetsenko
Directed byVladimir Voroshilov (1975–2000)
Boris Kryuk (2001–present)
Presented byAlexander Maslyakov (1975–1976)
Vladimir Voroshilov (1977–2000)
Boris Kryuk (2001–present)
Opening themeOwl with Crown
Country of originSoviet Union (1975–1991)
Russia (1992–present)
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons43
No. of episodes493
Production
Executive producerAlyona Loban
ProducersBoris Kryuk
Andrey Anatolyevich Kozlov [ru] (1991–present)
Yegor Yuzbashev (1999–2000)
Running timeup to 90 min. (live)
Original release
NetworkSoviet Central Television (1975–1991)
Ostankino Television 1 (1992–1994)
Channel One (1995–1998, 2000–present)
NTV (1999–2000)
ReleaseSeptember 4, 1975 (1975-09-04) –
present
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What? Where? When? (Russian: Что? Где? Когда?, translit. Chto? Gde? Kogda?; ChGK) is an intellectual game show well known in Russian-language media and other CIS states since the mid-1970s. Today it is produced for television by TV Igra on the Russian Channel One and also exists as a competitive game played in clubs organized by the World Association of Intellectual Games. Over 50,000 teams worldwide play the sport version of the game, based on the TV show.[1]

  1. ^ Команды - Спортивное "Что? Где? Когда?" Официальный рейтинг МАК. rating.chgk.info.