Slaboye Zveno

Slaboye zveno (Russian: Слабое звено, English translation: A weak link) is the Russian version of the game show The Weakest Link. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2001, on Channel One Russia, and last broadcast on July 2, 2005, after the host Mariya Kiselyova asked for a maternity leave[1] and the rights for the network to broadcast the show expired before her return.[2]

Slaboye Zveno
Based onThe Weakest Link
Directed byTatiana Dmitrakova (2001–2008)
Guzel Kireeva (2020–2023)
Presented byMariya Kiselyova (2001-2005, 2020-2023),
Nikolai Fomenko (2007-2008)
Narrated byDmitry Roshektayev (2001—2005),
Pavel Kipnis (2007-2008),
Pyotr Kuleshov (2020-2023)
Theme music composerPaul Farrer
ComposerPaul Farrer
Country of originRussia
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons6
Production
Executive producerPavel Korchagin (2020-2023)
ProducerAndrey Mogirev (2020-2023)
Running time38-50 minutes
Production companiesWays Media (2001-2005, 2007-2008)
Studio 2V (2020-2023)
Original release
NetworkChannel One (2001-2005),
Petersburg – Channel 5 (2007-2008)
MIR (2020-2023)
Release25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) –
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)

Channel 5 had broadcast the show from December 2, 2007, to December 28, 2008, with Nikolai Fomenko as host.

The show would not be broadcast again until 2020, when MIR acquired the rights to present the show. The revival premiered on February 14, with Kiselyova as the host once again. On March 1, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, BBC Studios revoked the rights for any Russian networks to exhibit a version of the show. The episodes that had been already in production aired normally, with the final episode of the 2020 revival premiering on January 13, 2023.

Since March 8, 2023, an unlicensed version of the show deemed Na Vyhkod! (Russian: На выход!, English translation: To the way out) has been broadcast on STS, with roughly the same format as the original show.[3][4]

Money tree

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QuestionPrice (rubles ₽.)
September—October 20012001—2008, November 2020-January 2023Special editions from 2001—2004February—November 2020
930,000
824,00050,000125,00040,000
718,00040,000100,00030,000
613,00030,00075,00020,000
59,00020,00050,00015,000
46,00010,00025,00010,000
33,0005,00012,0005,000
21,5002,0006,0002,000
15001,0003,0001,000

Trivia

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In late 2002, the channel's several leading game show hosts swapped places. In the event Mariya Kiselyova hosted the New Year edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, while Pole Chudes host Leonid Yakubovich hosted The Weakest Link. That episode has set a record. The winner Roman Madyanov has received a prize of ₽402,000 rubles (out of the grand prize of one million rubles).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "С глаз долой — из сетки вон". www.womanhit.ru. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "Куда уходят телезвезды? Жизнь после окончания эфира". Otkrito.lv (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ "«На выход!» с Марией Киселевой на СТС придет на смену «Слабому звену»". www.intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ Na vykhod! (Game-Show), Mariya Kiselyova, Sergey Chonishvili, Anton Lavrentev, STS-media, 2V Media, 2023-03-08, retrieved 2024-02-28{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Слабое звено ОРТ 27.12.2002 - Youtube