7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
BrainSurge (2009)
BrainSurge (2009)
Overview
BrainSurge is an American children's game show aired on Nickelodeon hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009. The show's format was adapted from the Tokyo Broadcasting System game show Brain Survivor. The network announced on February 18, 2010 that the program was renewed for a second season, that will consist of 40 episodes, and will feature the same format without any known changes. The second season, which featured the 40 original episodes plus one episode held over from season one, premiered on June 21, 2010. The third season started airing on July 18, 2011 on Nick@Nite. Season 3 is marketed as Family BrainSurge, and has a two-person family team format with five teams. BrainSurge was taped at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
BrainSurge is an American children's game show aired on Nickelodeon hosted by Jeff Sutphen. The show taped its first season in February 2009, and debuted on September 28, 2009. The show's format was adapted from the Tokyo Broadcasting System game show Brain Survivor. The network announced on February 18, 2010 that the program was renewed for a second season, that will consist of 40 episodes, and will feature the same format without any known changes. The second season, which featured the 40 original episodes plus one episode held over from season one, premiered on June 21, 2010. The third season started airing on July 18, 2011 on Nick@Nite. Season 3 is marketed as Family BrainSurge, and has a two-person family team format with five teams. BrainSurge was taped at Hollywood Center Studios in Hollywood, California.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
BrainSurge is a children's game show centered on trivia and physical challenges, which are inherently apolitical themes. The show's focus on individual skill and competition serves as entertainment without promoting any specific political ideology or solution.
The game show features a white male host and a diverse group of child contestants. As a non-narrative program, it does not engage with themes of traditional identity or explicit DEI in its content or framing.
Secondary
BrainSurge was a children's game show on Nickelodeon. As a competition-based program, it did not feature narrative elements, character development, or thematic explorations that would include LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, there is no depiction to evaluate.
BrainSurge was a children's game show focused on mental and physical challenges. As a program of this genre and target audience, it did not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative or contestant pool.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
BrainSurge is an original game show and does not feature characters adapted from prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, the concept of a gender swap, as defined, does not apply.
BrainSurge is an original game show that premiered in 2009. It does not feature characters adapted from prior source material, historical figures, or legacy roles with established racial identities. Therefore, the concept of a race swap does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
8.7
Critic Ratings
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