Hollywood Junket posted an interview with host Jaleel White as the show did a publicity stunt at a L.A. shopping mall. Jaleel seems a friendly enough sort, laughing a lot as the interviewer goes through a bunch of the usual questions. He does allow that he prefers acting to game show hosting.
The show itself is okay, a little grubby at times but not completely crude. Trouble is, the gimmick gets old fast. You can only watch people stumble around in the dark for so long before you want to turn on the lights. And a game show seems out of place on a science fiction network, anyway.
If I want to watch stupid human tricks, I'll stick with Minute To Win It. At least the contestants on that show can see what they're doing.
UPDATE: Spoke too soon about Total Blackout's ratings. Somehow TV by the Numbers missed the show on its list, but Futon Critic didn't. The show got 1.13 million total viewers and a 0.6 18-49 rating. Very respectable numbers. So maybe Jaleel and friends will hang around.
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