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| 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 John Cramer |
| Composer | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Scott A. Stone Clay Newbill David A. Hurwitz |
| Producer | Janice Minsburg |
| Production locations | Hollywood Center Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes |
| Production companies | Stone & Company Entertainment 310 Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (2009–11) Nick at Nite (2011)[1] Nicktoons (2014) |
| Release | September 28, 2009 – May 9, 2014 |
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BrainSurge is an American children's game show that aired on Nickelodeon and was hosted by Jeff Sutphen.[2] The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009.[3][4] The show's format was adapted from the Japanese game show Brain Survivor.[5] The U.S. version was created by Scott A. Stone, co-creator of Legends of the Hidden Temple, and Clay Newbill, executive producer of The Mole.
The network announced on February 18, 2010, that the program was renewed for a second season, consisting of 40 episodes.[6] The second season, which featured 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,[1] 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.[7]
BrainSurge was taped at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.[8]
The series was adapted for Latin American and Brazilian audiences as Veloz Mente, which premiered on Discovery Kids on November 7, 2011.
In 2012, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show, but lost to Jeopardy!.
- ^ a b Family Brainsurge
- ^ "Shows - Schedule for Episodes of BrainSurge on Nickelodeon". toonzone. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Brainsurge". Nickelodeon. 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's BrainSurge". On Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ Nickelodeon (February 18, 2010). "Nickelodeon Green-Lights Second Season of New Hit Game Show Brainsurge!" (Press release). The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
[BrainSurge] is based on the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television program Brain Survivor.
- ^ Nick renews 'BrainSurge'
- ^ "Family BrainSurge Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's 'BrainSurge' brings back the game". The Orange County Register. September 25, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2012.