I Survived a Japanese Game Show
| I Survived a Japanese Game Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television; Game Show |
| Created by | David Sidebotham; Karsten Bartholin (also executive producers) |
| Directed by | Kent Weed |
| Starring | Tony Sano (TV host, Season 1) Rome Kanda (Majide host) |
| Narrated by | Robert Cait |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Arthur Smith; Kent Weed; Tim Cresenti, David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin |
| Production locations | Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | 60 minutes 120 minutes (season finale) |
| Production companies | A Smith & Co. Productions Babyfoot Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 24, 2008 – August 5, 2009 |
I Survived a Japanese Game Show is an American reality show that saw its first-season premiere on ABC on June 24, 2008. The show follows a group of Americans, who leave the United States for Japan where they compete in a Japanese-style game show. The winner takes home US$250,000 (JP ¥25 million). The series won both the Best Reality prize and the overall prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
On October 9, 2008, it was renewed for a second season. On March 5, 2010, it was announced that ABC had not renewed the show for a third season.