Boom! is an Israeli game show, broadcast from 3 April to 16 June 2014. The show was produced by the Keshet Media Group and broadcast on Channel 2. It was created and hosted by Ido Rosenblum. The format was sold to numerous countries.
Format The gameplay mechanic for the show is to defuse bombs by cutting coloured wires corresponding to correct answers. Cutting the wire for a wrong answer, or running out of time, leads to the bombs exploding by releasing compressed air to expel substances. In some international versions, foodstuffs are released, while in the Spanish version a non-staining polymer solution is used. While the use of the bombs is shared across all editions, the format of the programme differs from country to country, or within the broadcast run of one country's version.
Reception The show achieved an audience share of 41.2%, the highest for a game show in the country's history.
The bomb-centred focus of Boom! attracted scrutiny in Israel before the programme debuted. Yael Danieli, a trauma expert, said that the show could be part of exposure therapy, but ran the risk of trivialising bombing. Jessica Steinberg of The Times of Israel gave a positive review, but commented that the format of the show could be considered insensitive in the Middle East.
International versions Days after its debut, international channels secured the rights to make adaptations at the industry trade fair in Cannes; these included Fox in the United States, TF1 in France and Antena 3 in Spain.
Country Title Network Host Date aired¡Boom!TelefeLeandro "Chino" Leunis and Ivana Nadal30 September 2015 – 6 January 2016Boom!RecordTom Cavalcante8 March – 14 June 2026Boom!Bayon TVDith Sovannarith5 March 2016 – 2017¡Boom!TVNJosé Miguel Viñuela9 March – 13 May 2015¡Boom!Caracol TelevisiónMario Espitia25 November 2017 – 19 January 2019TF1Vincent Lagaf'10 August – 4 September 2015Boom!Skai TVSakis Tanimanidis16 September 2019 – 2020Bumm!TV2Claudia Liptai and Tibor KaszaAttila Till28 September – 28 November 201421 November 2016 – 7 July 2017(unlicensed version)Sime AkharIRIB TV3Reza Rashidpour5 November 2020 – 11 March 2022Co-distributed with Endemol Shine GroupBoom!NOVEMax Giusti29 August 2016 – 3 May 2019Boom!TV7Rinat Safargulov15 September 2014 – 2015¡Boom!Azteca TreceRykardo Hernández8 August 2016 – 16 March 2017Boom!GMA Network Vic SottoJoey de Leon, Allan K. 24 September 2018 – 6 July 2019https://tvi.iol.pt/noticias/videos/boom-o-novo-programa-de-marco-horacio-estreia-no-proximo-domingo/5f2b188b0cf2c42d26095843https://www.vip.pt/boom-programa-de-marco-horacio-sai-das-noites-de-domingo-mas-esteve-sempre-pensado-diz-nuno-santosBoom!TVIMarco Horácio9 August – 11 September 2020https://www.blic.rs/zabava/krece-najnapetiji-kviz-do-sada-boom-na-blic-tv/b9v24skBoom!Blic TVLjubinka Klarić5 October 2023 – 23 May 2024 Aired also in Uruguay on Canal 10 ¡Boom!Antena 3Juanra Bonet9 September 2014 – 7 May 2023CuatroChristian Gálvez9 September – 5 December 2024Channel 9Willy McIntosh4 February – 3 June 2017Boom!FoxTom Papa25 June – 10 September 2015VTV3Ngô Kiến HuyMinh Xù3 March – 25 August 20194 January – 26 December 2020
References
External links Boom! at Keshet Media Group