Blackout: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Blackout saw two teams, each consisting of a contestant paired with a celebrity, compete to solve word puzzles. Each puzzle was a sentence or short paragraph with four missing words. One team member described a missing word while the contestant listened to the description afterward, but the opposing team could use a "blackout" button to mute parts of the clue to make guessing harder. Correctly guessed words earned money and a chance to solve the main puzzle.

Winners advanced to a bonus round ("Clue Screen") where they had a limited time to guess up to five subjects from accumulating clues for a top prize.

Series details

• Title: Blackout
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1988-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89281

Cast and credited roles

• Bob Goen — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-01-04; final listed air date 1988-04-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Blackout on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.