Time Shock (1969)

Genre

quiz show

Country

Japan

How it feels

This is a Japanese quiz show where contestants answer questions against a ticking clock. It had many revival series and specials over the years.

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What happens

Time Shock (タイムショック, Taimu Shokku), is a game show airing in Japan. Its original run, titled Quiz Time Shock (クイズタイムショック, Kuizu Taimu Shokku), was broadcast between 1969 and 1986, airing for 888 episodes; another series aired from 1989 to 1990, which was canceled after just 22 episodes. A second revival, Time Shock 21, broadcast 65 episodes between 2000 and 2002. Afterwards, a series of periodic specials titled Time Shock aired from 2002 through 2007, plus one in 2007 titled New Time Shock (新タイムショック, Shin Taimu Shokku). The most recent revival was a series of specials titled Super Time Shock (超タイムショック, Chō Taimu Shokku); 18 specials were broadcast from March 27, 2008 to December 26, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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