Blackout (Game Show, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1988-01-04
Ended: 1988-04-01
Network: CBS
Country: US
Airs on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Air time: 10:00
Runtime: 30 minutes
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.