The Brain (game show)
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The Brain (Chinese: 最强大脑; pinyin: Zùiqiáng Dànǎo lit. "The Most Powerful Brain") is a Chinese scientific reality and talent show originating in Germany. The show's aim is to find people with exceptional brainpower. This show is produced under Endemol and has been sold to multiple countries in Europe, China, Russia and United States to date.[1]
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The Brain | |
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Also known as | Super Brain |
Chinese: 最强大脑; pinyin: Zùiqiáng Dànǎo | |
Created by | Endemol Shine Germany in association with Jiangsu Television |
Developed by | Jiangsu TV |
Creative director | Meng Fei |
Presented by | Jiang Changjian |
Starring | Wei Kunlin (Dr. Wei), Tao Ching-Ying and guest panellists |
Opening theme | We win as one |
Ending theme | We win as one |
Country of origin | China |
Original languages | Chinese (mainly), German, English, Japanese |
No. of seasons | 11 including 7 reformatted seasons as "最强大脑之燃烧吧大脑 ("The Brain: Burning Your Brain")" |
No. of episodes | 50 (excl. specials; regular) 73+ (reformatted show) |
Production | |
Producer | Wang Gang |
Production locations | Headquarters of Jiangsu Television and Nanjing International Exhibition Center, Nanjing |
Running time | 90-120 minutes(Regular) 135 minutes(Extra-length episodes) |
Production companies | Endemol Shine Group, Jiangsu Television |
Original release | |
Network | Jiangsu TV |
Release | 3 January 2014 (2014-01-03) |
After four initial seasons, the series was rebooted as "最强大脑之燃烧吧大脑" ("The Brain: Burn Your Brain"), with a brand new concept and format, targeted at gathering teenage to adult contestants, and introducing a series of new puzzle-based games throughout the series. The newly formatted show has run yearly since 2018.
Unlike other game shows which emphasise high monetary prizes, no monetary prizes are awarded nor stressed in this program, as the show's sole aim is to find individuals who possess extraordinary mental skills. The Chinese version is the only weekly programme, unlike other one-off or annual format versions.