BrainSurge
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| Genre | Children's game show |
| Created by | Scott A. Stone Clay Newbill |
| Directed by | Steve Grant |
| Presented by | Jeff Sutphen |
| Narrated by |
Erin Fitzgerald (season 1–2) John Cramer (season 3) |
| Composer(s) | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Scott A. Stone Clay Newbill David A. Hurwitz Aaron Solomon (co-executive producer) Noah Bonnett (co-executive producer; seasons 2–3) |
| Producer(s) | Janice Minsburg |
| Location(s) |
Hollywood Center Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Stone & Company Entertainment 310 Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
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| Original network |
Nickelodeon (2009–2011) Nick at Nite (2011) Nicktoons (2014) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 28, 2009 – May 9, 2014 |
| External links | |
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BrainSurge is an American children's game show aired on Nickelodeon hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009. The show's format was adapted from the Tokyo Broadcasting System game show Brain Survivor. The U.S. version was created by Scott A. Stone, creator of kid's game shows Legends of the Hidden Temple, Fun House, Paradise Run, and The Mole, and Clay Newbill, executive producer of The Mole and Shark Tank.
The network announced on February 18, 2010 that the program was renewed for a second season, that will consist of 40 episodes, and will feature the same format without any known changes. The second season, which featured the 40 original episodes plus one episode held over from season one, premiered on June 21, 2010. The third season started airing on July 18, 2011 on Nick at Nite, marketed as Family BrainSurge, and had a two-person family team format with five teams. The third season ran until November 17, 2011, when the show was canceled. The remaining episodes aired on Nicktoons from April 28 to May 9, 2014.
BrainSurge was taped at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.
The series premiered on Discovery Kids in Latin America and Brazil on November 7, 2011; the Spanish show title is Veloz Mente.
BrainSurge's challenges are designed to test the memory and comprehension skills of its contestants.
The contestants/teams begin by playing a series of visual puzzles. There were six(sometimes 5) puzzles in season 1, worth 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 points each (for a maximum of 250 points); in season 2, the 40-point puzzle was dropped (except in an episode that was delayed from season 1); in season 3 (Family BrainSurge), there are four puzzles, worth 10, 25, 50, and 100 points. Each solution is a number that the players need to enter using their keypads. The contestants/teams have 10 seconds to lock in their answers. The four highest-scoring contestants/teams advance to the next round (ties are broken by how quickly the contestants/teams entered their answers; if the teams tied for last place had a score of 0 points in season 3, a tiebreaker puzzle is played instead and the team who correctly answers it the fastest will advance); all eliminated contestants/teams in this and future levels are sent down the "Brain Drain", a slide formed as a human ear containing foam.
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