Guess (variety show)

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Guess
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Also known as你猜你猜你猜猜猜
(Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Cāi Cāi)
Genre Variety
Presented by Jacky Wu
Patty Hou
Country of origin Taiwan
Original language(s) Mandarin
Production
Production location(s) Taipei, Taiwan
Running time 60-120 minutes
Release
Original network China Television (CTV)
Original release 4 July 1996 (1996-07-04) – 18 August 2012 (2012-08-18)
External links
CTV Guess Website

Guess (Chinese :你猜你猜你猜猜猜; pinyin :Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Cāi Cāi; literally: "You Guess You Guess You Guess Guess Guess") was a Taiwanese television variety show, hosted by Jacky Wu and other hosts, that began on 4 July 1996 and ended its run on 18 August 2012. It was broadcast in Taiwan, weekly on Saturdays from 22:00 to 00:00 on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) and syndicated to be broadcast in Singapore weekly on Saturdays 23:30 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel U and Malaysia's 8TV weekly on Sundays 17:00 to 18:30.

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The show was twice nominated for Best Variety Programme and hosts Jacky Wu and Aya won Best Host in a Variety Programme from two nominations, at the Golden Bell Awards.

Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the categories of the competition for the Taiwanese television production, Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). The first time that the television programs were first eligible to be awarded was in 1971.

Golden Bell Awards

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History

Guess started on 4 July 1996 as 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 (pinyin :Wǒ Cāi Wǒ Cāi Wǒ Cāi Cāi Cāi; literally: "I Guess I Guess I Guess Guess Guess"), but suffered low viewer ratings initially (apart from its pilot episode), until Jacky Wu took over the helm as the main male host on 21 March 1998. He has been the main host since, while his 2 female co-hosts have changed throughout the years. Former female hosts include Barbie Shu (aka Da S), Dee Shu (aka Xiao S), Matilda Tao, Aya Liu (柳翰雅), Rainie Yang, S.H.E. (Selina Ren, Hebe Tian and Ella Chen), Linda Jian (蝴蝶姐姐), and Yao Yao (郭書瑤).

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Wu left the show on 3 July 2010, and hosting duies was taken up by Harlem Yu and Selina Jen. However, due to Selina's filming accident in October 2010, Chen Han Dian (陳漢典) and Amber An (安心亞) filled in as co-hosts. Yu left the show on 28 January 2011 and the show went on a short hiatus. It relaunched with the new name on 12 March 2011, with Jacky Wu returning to the show as the main host and joined by Patty Hou as his new co-host. [1] The show ended its 16-year run with more than 800 episodes on 18 August 2012. [2]

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Selina Jen Taiwanese singer, actress and television host

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Segments

Each show usually consists of 2 segments: "The truth cannot be faked" 真的假不了 and "Do not judge a book by its cover" 人不可貌相, but occasionally, especially during festivals, there will be specially organized segments.

In the first segment, "The truth cannot be faked", four people will be invited, each claiming to be able to accomplish something seemingly unbelievable. However, only three of them are telling the truth. Invited celebrities will then have to distinguish ("guess") the one who is lying; if they fail to guess correctly, they will be sprayed with cold mist (dry ice).

In the second segment, "Do not judge a book by its cover", there will be a mini-contest, with five people vying for a title, such as "Prettiest schoolgirl"; invited celebrities are again asked to guess which one of them will be the eventual winner. The winner is usually picked by a panel of experts.

Many Taiwanese celebrities have been first "discovered" by their participation in this show, such as the winners of the mini-contests held in the segment "Do not judge a book by its cover". Some budding Taiwanese artistes have also used this show as a launching pad for their hosting or singing careers. Lastly, invited Taiwanese celebrities used the show to promote their latest albums, books, shows, etc.

Awards and nominations

Golden Bell Awards
YearNumberCategoryNominationResultRef
200843rd Best Variety Programme GuessNominated [3]
Best Host in a Variety Programme Jacky Wu, Aya Won
200944th Best Variety Programme GuessNominated [4]
Best Host in a Variety Programme Jacky Wu, AyaNominated

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References

  1. (in Chinese) Xin Hua Net.com "I Guess" renamed "You Guess" with new host Jacky Wu and Patty Hou 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07
  2. http://media.people.com.cn/n/2013/0130/c355649-20378790.html
  3. (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 43rd Golden Bell Awards homepage Retrieved 2011-06-08
  4. (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 44th Golden Bell Awards homepage Retrieved 2011-06-08