'Countdown Revolution' was an attempt to update the long running ABC television-music program 'Countdown' for the late 1980's. Filmed at Melbourne's Metro nightclub, the nightly show had a modest cult following until it was axed the following year.
Santiago Pavlovic interviews important national public figures, while living with each interviewee during a brief period of time, learning about unknown aspects of their lives.
¡Allá tú! is the Spanish version of Deal or No Deal. It had been broadcast by Telecinco in 2004–2008 however it changed to sister channel Cuatro in 2011.
The top prize is €300,000. It had been €600,000 for a while due to a new text game where the money the contestant wins is split evenly between the contestant and the text winner. In 2006, there was a special called La Noche de los 2.000.000€, but the top prize was €1,000,000 and the game was played twice on that night, the set was different as well.
It's hosted by Jesús Vázquez, but during Jesús's break to focus on another Endemol show, Operación Triunfo, Silvia Jato and Arturo Valls hosted. This version of the show is very similar to the Italian version, Affari Tuoi. As in the UK, contestants open 22 boxes rather than 26 briefcases.
In 2007, Gilbert from Tarragona became the first €600,000 winner.
In 2011, Maria del Carmen Bonilla from Asturias won €300,000 and becomes the sec
Entertainers from each Japanese prefecture share "local stories they want to preserve for future generations." One of these stories is chosen and transformed into a picture-story show (kamishibai), narrated by Naoki Tanaka.