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| Also known as | 你猜你猜你猜猜猜 (Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Ni Cāi Cāi Cāi) |
| Genre | entertainment variety |
| Format | Television show |
| Presented by | Jacky Wu Patty Hou |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
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| Location(s) | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Running time | 120 minutes (Saturdays at 22:00 to 0:00) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | China Television (CTV) & MediaCorp Channel U |
| Original run | 4 July 1996 – present |
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| 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") is a Taiwanese television variety show, currently hosted by Jacky Wu and Patty Hou. It is broadcast in Taiwan, weekly on Saturdays at 22:00 to 0:00 on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) and in Singapore weekly on Saturdays 23:30 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel U.
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.
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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 includes Rainie Yang, Aya (柳翰雅), Barbie Hsu (aka Da S), Dee Hsu (aka Xiao S), Matilda Tao, S.H.E. (Selina Ren, Hebe Tian and Ella Chen).
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 Tien (陳漢典) filled in as co-host. 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]
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, 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.
| Year | Number | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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| 2008 | 43rd | Best Variety Programme | Guess | Nominated | [2] |
| Best Host in a Variety Programme | Jacky Wu, Aya | Won | |||
| 2009 | 44th | Best Variety Programme | Guess | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Host in a Variety Programme | Jacky Wu, Aya | Nominated |