The Brain (TV series)
| The Brain 最强大脑 Zuiqiang Danao |
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| Also known as |
Chinese: 最强大脑; pinyin: Zùiqiáng Dànǎo Alternative name: Super Brain' |
| Created by | Endemol Shine Germany in association with Jiangsu Television |
| Developed by | Jiangsu TV |
| Creative director(s) | Meng Fei |
| Presented by | Jiang Changjian |
| Starring | Wei Kunlin (Dr. Wei), Tao Ching-Ying and guest panellists |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Standard Chinese (mainly), German, English, Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (excl. specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sang Jie |
| Producer(s) | Endemol Shine Group, Jiangsu Television |
| Location(s) | Headquarters of Jiangsu Television and Nanjing International Exhibition Center, Nanjing |
| Running time | 90-120 minutes(Regular) 135 minutes(Extra-length episodes) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Jiangsu TV |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9) (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original release | 3 January 2014 – 7 April 2017 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Brain (Simplified Chinese: 最强大脑, Pinyin: Zùiqiáng Dànǎo) 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. So far the show has been produced for four seasons, and will be axed after season four in 2017.
Unlike other game shows which underline the high monetary prizes, in this programme, even no monetary prizes are awarded and stressed, the show's aim is to find those who have extraordinary mental skills. The Chinese version is the only version that produces in weekly format, unlike other versions' one-off or annual format.
A contestant with special skills (not necessarily brainpower or mental skills) comes to the stage and announces what their "special" challenge is going to be. Each judge (Except Dr. Wei) then gives a score between 0 and 5 based on how difficult they believe the challenge to be. The 3 judges' scores will then be added together to give the total preliminary score (between 0 and 15).
The contestant then completes their challenge. If they're successful, Dr. Wei gives a score between 1 and 10 based on the challenge's actual level of difficulty.
If the final score (the product of the judges' scores and Dr. Wei's score) is more than 80 points the contestant is qualified to go on to the next round. If Dr. Wei gives a full 10 points, the contestant is automatically qualified for the next round. If the final score is below 80, the contestant is eliminated from the show. Usually, Dr. Wei will give an explanation of his score, regardless if the contestant succeeds or is eliminated.
The contestants who received a full 10 points from Dr. Wei in Period One are exempt from elimination.
Before a challenger starts his/her brainpower-based challenge, they must choose a contestant who is already qualified to challenge. If the challenger does not state a specific qualified contestant they want to challenge, it will be seen as a challenge to all the qualified contestants.
If the challenger chooses only one qualified contestant, and their score is greater than the contestant being challenged, the challenger qualifies. However, if they score less than the qualified contestant, they are eliminated from the show. If the case of a tie occurs, Dr. Wei will ultimately decide who qualifies.
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