Что? Где? Когда?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The rules of the game almost completely coincide with the rules of the Russian version of "What? Where? When?": teams of six people are playing at the game table. When choosing a question with a spinning top, the moderator reads it to the experts, and they, in turn, must prepare a clear answer in one minute. Sometimes the answer to a question may contain precise wording, meaning experts must explain why they answered the way they did, and often the moderator cannot accept a short answer, which leads to disputes between him and the expert team. Defenders of the interests of experts and viewers, as well as the Keeper of Traditions, help to resolve controversial issues. Experts may not discuss the issue, but give an early answer. If it turns out to be correct, the team earns an extra minute for discussion, which they can use on any of the issues (exceptions are "blitz", "superblitz", "sector 13" and in the decisive round). The game goes up to 6 points. If a team of experts loses, they can ask for 20-second "club help" once per game. If the viewers scored 5 points, the team can take a "minute on credit" to discuss the issue, and in the future will be obliged to repay it with an early answer to one of the following questions.

Series details

• Title: Что? Где? Когда?
• Format: Game Show
• Language: Russian
• Premiere date: 2009-04-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ОНТ
• Network country: Belarus
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34413

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-04-13; final listed air date 2009-12-25.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-03-05; final listed air date 2010-12-24.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-03-04; final listed air date 2011-12-23.
• Season 4: premiered 2012-03-02; final listed air date 2012-12-20.
• Season 5: premiered 2013-02-28; final listed air date 2013-12-20.
• Season 6: premiered 2014-03-07; final listed air date 2014-12-20.
• Season 7: premiered 2015-03-06; final listed air date 2015-12-25.
• Season 8: premiered 2016-03-11; final listed air date 2016-12-23.
• Season 9: premiered 2017-03-24; final listed air date 2017-12-22.
• Season 10: premiered 2018-03-23; final listed air date 2018-12-28.
• Season 11: premiered 2019-03-29; final listed air date 2019-12-27.
• Season 12: premiered 2020-03-20; final listed air date 2020-06-19.
• Season 13: premiered 2021-04-02; final listed air date 2021-12-24.
• Season 14: premiered 2022-04-08; final listed air date 2022-12-23.
• Season 15: premiered 2023-03-31; final listed air date 2023-12-22.
• Season 16: premiered 2024-03-29; final listed air date 2024-12-20.
• Season 17: premiered 2025-03-28; final listed air date 2025-12-19.

Source and licence

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