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TV Champion (1992)

TV Champion poster
Original title
TVチャンピオン
Genre
variety show
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 1 episode

How it feels

Contestants with special skills compete in unusual challenges to be named champion. Episodes focus on a specific talent like origami or building with Lego.

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What happens

TV Champion (TVチャンピオン, Terebi Champion) is a Japanese television variety show produced by TV Tokyo. The show challenges competitors with various talents in an array of tasks in order to crown one "King" of their ability. Episodes have focused on talents like Origami, Lego, Disney, and cooking fake food. TV Champion premiered on 16 April 1992 (20:00-21:00) as a 1-hour show, but was extended to a 90-minute format in 1993 (19:30-21:00). And change format to TV Champion 2 in 2006 by running 1 hour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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