Kinniku Banzuke

Kinniku Banzuke
Genre	Sports Entertainment, Variety Show, Game Show
Presented by	Ichirou Furutachi (1995-2002) Ryuuta Mine (1995-2002)
Country of origin	Japan
Production
Producer(s)	Ushio Higuchi (1995-2002)
Running time	30-minutes episodes in the United States
Broadcast
Picture format	NTSC in Japan and the United States
Original run	October 14, 1995 – May 4, 2002
Chronology
Followed by	Sasuke
Related shows	Zone, Body, Sasuke Mania, Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course, Taiiku no Jikan (Physical Education Time)

Kinniku Banzuke (筋肉番付^?, lit. Muscle Ranking) a.k.a. Unbeatable Banzuke was a weekly Japanese television program and the premier sports entertainment variety show of the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). Its successors were Taiiku Oukoku (体育王国^?, Physical Education Kingdom) and Ougon Kinniku (黄金筋肉^?, Golden Muscle). They succeeded by Muscle Musical. Several seasonal specials were also made, such as Pro Sportsman No.1 and Sasuke.

Contents 1 Kinniku Banzuke 2 Sudden cancellation[1] 3 Broadcast time 4 Hosts 5 Courses 6 Champions (Grouped by Course) 7 Courses' obstacles 8 Broadcast 8.1 United States 8.2 Canada 8.3 Australia 8.4 Ukraine 8.5 United Kingdom 8.6 Finland 8.7 Hungary 8.8 Estonia 8.9 Sweden 8.10 France 8.11 Spain 8.12 South Africa 8.13 Portugal 8.14 Germany 8.15 Italy 8.16 Netherlands 8.17 Serbia 8.18 Russia 8.19 Croatia 8.20 India 8.21 Venezuela 8.22 Malaysia 9 Spinoffs 10 Notes 11 Worldwide 12 See also 13 External links

Kinniku Banzuke

Originally a late night Friday broadcast, the television special was popular and started airing in prime time on October 14, 1995. It was broadcast every season and gained popularity as Sportsman No.1 Ketteisen (スポーツマンNo.1決定戦^?, Sportsman No.1 Playoffs). Through various games reverting to the origins of sports, professional players and general participants challenged the limits of physical strength and technique, winning prizes if all targets were successfully destroyed.

Kane Kosugi's Shaolin Temple training and Akira Oomori's Muay Thai bouts were also documented in the broadcasts. The popularity of the displays of amazing physical strength and technique by professional players and luck of general participants drove TV Asahi to move its anime time slot up one hour and caused the cancellation of Heisei Kyouikuiinkai (平成教育委員会^?, Heisei Board of Education) on Fuji TV.

The use of the program's mascot, Kongou-kun (金剛くん^?, Adamantium Boy), originally only featured during the broadcast, expanded in 1999 into the program's opening sequence and every game's introduction. Simultaneously, a brandmark for the program, different from its logotype, was created: the English initials, "MR". However, that same autumn, only the mascot remained, and the "MR" brandmark vanished, having only appeared for that brief time.

Sudden cancellation^[1]

On May 5, 2002, two show participants injured their cervical vertebrae during the filming of an episode entitled "Chikarajima" ("Power Island"), an obstacle course with a temple like setting stationed outside. The accidents occurred during the "rock attack" and "rock valley" obstacle portions.

In rock attack, contestants try to catch a giant ball that comes down a 15-degree slope, they must then push the ball back up the slope where a platform leads to the rock valley waterway. In rock valley, they try to walk on the ball, which weighs about 30 kg and has a diameter of 1.8 meters, across the aforementioned waterway 2.5 meters wide and 1.4 meters deep. Wei Tao, a 19-year-old Chinese freshman at Kyoto University, fell into the waterway during the rock valley obstacle. Takunori Isa, a 20-year-old junior at Tokai University, was knocked down when he tried to catch the ball in rock attack and was rolled over by the ball.

It would prove to be the final episode of Kinniku Banzuke. Show production was officially put on hiatus, and the show was effectively cancelled. The dormant space was filled with a special edition of Count Down TV, CDTV Gold, entitled Za! Gekitou! Daikazoku!! (ザ!激闘!大家族!!^?, The! Intensely Fighting! Large Family!!). It was revived in 2008, and aired in first-run episodes on G4 in America and Challenge in the UK.

Broadcast time

Saturday at 19:00 JST (Except for TV Yamaguchi. At first, it was not broadcast on TV Kouchi either but started midway in April 2000. At that time, TV Kouchi had a time slot open on Kouchi Sun Sun TV when a Fuji TV drama was moved to a different slot, and thereafter, the network started broadcasting TV Asahi's programs at a different time. In addition, TV Yamaguchi was once a Fuji Network System affiliate and syndicated some Fuji TV programs.)

Hosts

• Ichirou Furutachi (1995–2002)
• Ryuuta Mine (1995–2002)
• Uno Kanda (first assistant)
• Emiri Nakayama (second assistant)
• Rome Kanda (as Kei Kato) replaced the original hosts for the G4 version (DutyFree TV/TV That's Plugged In)^[2][3]
• Brian Blessed (as 'Banzuke Brian') replaced the original hosts for the Challenge version
• Luis Crespo (as Host) replaced the original hosts for the Canal 300 version
• Maxim Galkin (as Host) replaced the original hosts for the Channel One version

Courses

Courses that are defeated are then recreated in an attempt to be made more difficult and thus "Unbeatable". This is why there are different versions (I, II, III, IV, V) next to some names. Sometimes an obstacle is changed between attempts to conquer this game. This is why there are letters (A, B) next to the versions. This is most likely done because of the injuries caused by this obstacle. Some of these events have "break zones", where any competitor who reaches that point is allowed to take a 30-second break before they must continue on with the course.

• Amazing Road -- Competitors must cross a 15 metre long suspended beam while avoiding 6 turnstiles fitted with padded bars that can knock them off.
• Athletic Love (El Amor Atlético) -- Two people of a couple stand at either end of a bridge-like construct. They have 60 seconds to reach the center without falling off or using their hands. This challenge has had 2 victories.
• Bamboo Derby (Hongo de Bambú) I, IIA, IIB, III—Obstacle course where competitors walk on stilts. Between IIA and IIB, Green Mountain was changed to the harder Snow Mountain. This challenge has had 2 victories.
• Banzai 90 -- A 6-person team has 90 seconds to launch one of their own onto each of four padded logs hanging several feet above the floor. When all four logs are taken, they must hold their position for 10 more seconds. The logs are of varying heights: Red - 11 ft 4 in, Yellow - 10 ft 7 in, Green - 10 ft 1 in, and Blue - 9 ft 1 in. This challenge has had 4 victories.
• Daruma 7 -- A 'daruma' sits atop a stack of 7 blocks. Competitors use a sledgehammer to knock out each block from the bottom up without letting the 'daruma' (or any other section) fall off. This challenge has had 4 victories, 1 in a modified version below.
  • Super Daruma -- Modified version of Daruma 7 which has 9 blocks to knock out instead of 7.
  • Daruma 7 Ace -- Modified verion of Daruma 7 which the blocks start out small and get larger. This version of the challenge has had 1 victory.
• Extra Kendama -- Competitors play with a life-size kendama. They have 60 seconds to swing the ball onto the large cup, then onto the small cup, and finally onto the central spike.
• Giant Ball -- Obstacle course where competitors stay atop a 5-foot-wide ball without ever falling off or even straying from the course. If a 5-foot-wide ball gets stuck it pothole, contestants will need to escape within the 10 second limit.
• Hand Walk I, IIa, IIb, IIIA, IIIB—Obstacle course where competitors walk on their hands. This course has a break zone. Between IIIA and IIIB, the Conveyor Belt was changed to Bamboo Bridge. As for IIa and IIb, the Rolling Hills were changed to the Hills and Stairs. This challenge has had 3 victories.
• Kangaroo -- Obstacle course where competitors use a pogo stick. This course has a break zone.
• Like a Pierrot I, II, III, IV, V, Ghost—Obstacle course where competitors ride a unicycle. This event has had 8 victories, the most of any challenge.
• Muscle Gym -- Two competitors have to do as many sit-ups, back extensions, and push-ups as they can in 3 minutes. This challenge was played four times; by design, there was a victory each time it was played.
• Nakama -- Two people run through an obstacle course while tethered together. They have 70 seconds to reach the end.
• Neko de Drive -- Obstacle course involving a man transporting a woman on a wheelbarrow that looks like a cat (a "neko (cat) cart"). The contestants have 60 seconds to complete the first four obstacles and reach the break zone. After that, the time is unlimited.
• Ottoto 9 -- Obstacle course where competitors balance a metal pole on two fingers (hands in US Version). This obstacle is similar to Steady Voyage in Viking, The Ultimate Obstacle Course. Letting your pole fall or touch any metal obstacle results in failure. This course has a break zone. This challenge has had 1 victory.
• Quick Muscle -- Two competitors have to do as many push-ups as they can in 3 minutes. The one who does more at the end of 3 minutes is declared the champion. Any time a competitor uses improper form, the penalty light goes on, deactivating that competitor's counter for 10 seconds. By design, there is a victory each time the challenge is played; all five wins were achieved by the same competitor. In one of them, a contender bit his lips hard enough to bleed, marking the first time to show blood in that show.
• Seesaw 60 -- Two people stand atop a giant seesaw. They have 60 seconds to move a 10 kg barrel from one side to the other without letting either end of the seesaw touch the floor. A third person gets to call out advice to the other two people. This challenge has had 1 victory.
• Skeboarder --Obstacle course where competitors ride a skateboard. This course has a break zone, where competitors only have to take a short break. This challenge has had 1 victory.
• Spider Walk -- Competitors must climb through a 79-meter-long set of parallel walls, using their arms and legs to move forward without touching the ground. This course would later become the inspiration for the "Spider Walk" and "Jumping Spider" obstacles in Sasuke. This challenge has had 2 victories.
• Sponge Bridge I, II, III—Competitors have to walk atop three rows of giant foam blocks, each harder than the last. This was based on the Takeshi's Castle game 'Dominoes', and has also been used as 'Domino Hill' in stage 3 of KUNOICHI. This course is the first to be updated to a new edition and advance numerically without being defeated first. This challenge has had 2 victories.
• Super Helico --Obstacle course involving a radio-controlled helicopter. This course has a break zone to allow the copter's batteries to be replaced. This challenge has had 1 victory.
• Super Rider I, II, III—Obstacle course where competitors ride a bicycle. This challenge has had 3 victories.
• Strong Mama -- A course designed specifically for women. They have 60 seconds to clear the first five obstacles. After that, time is unlimited.
• Trampoline -- Competitors must bounce off of trampolines onto stacks of foam blocks. This competition has 3 stages, and all competitors who complete the first stage are held until all competitors attempt the stage. Afterwards, all successful competitors attempt the second stage in the same manner.
• Untouchable -- 4 contestants face off, 2 at a time, 1-on-1 in a caged wrestling competition, with 3 batons each strapped to their bodies, on their back and each leg. The competitors must remove 2 out of 3 batons off of the other to win a match. After a baton is removed, competition ceases temporarily as the baton is placed in a box. The first person to win 2 matches is placed on the Banzuke. This challenge has had 1 victory.

"Struck Out", "Kick Target", etc.--The contest for the 2 million yen prize consisted of many games that formed the "2 Million Yen Dream Plan".

Champions (Grouped by Course)

• Athletic Love -- Atsushi & Michiko Hirata - 49s, Naomi & Tatsuya Gunzi - 59s
• Bamboo Derby I — Hiroshi Kobayashi - 1:37
• Bamboo Derby II — Hiroshi Takahashi - 1:01
• Banzai 90 — Acrobatics Team - 45.79s, Arm Wrestling Team - 36.53s, Break Monkeys and Cheerleaders - 20.66s, Nippon Sports Science University - 11.59s
• Daruma 7 — Atsuya Furuta, Yoichi Fukaya, Yoshimitsu Nishiumi
• Daruma 7 Ace -- Kazunori Harayama
• Hand Walk I—Aizu Nie - 2:11, Yukio Iketani - 0:54
• Hand Walk II—Yuki Takahashi - 1:15,
• Like a Pierrot I—Fuyuki Tsuchiya - 1:45, Yuichi Ono - 1:18
• Like a Pierrot II—Natsuki Hata - 50s, Daiki Izumida - 47s, Yuichiro Kato - 30s
• Like a Pierrot III—Yuichiro Kato - 3:03
• Like a Pierrot IV—Yoshiaki Handa - 2:41
• Like a Pierrot V—Yoshiaki Handa - 2:36
• Muscle Gym -- Jaguar Yokota, Jimon Terakado, Yasuei Yakushiji, Shigeyuki Nakamura
• Ottoto 9 -- Tomoteru Fukuda - 4:52
• Quick Muscle -- Kohei Asano (5 times)
• Seesaw 60 -- Hiroyasu Matsukawa, Mitsuyoshi Tanaka, & Yuji Iwanaga Boxing team - 11s left
• Skeboarder -- Kentaro Tanaka - 2:02
• Spider Walk -- Shinobu Sekiya - 1:06, Kiyohara Yagi - 1:00
• Sponge Bridge -- Makoto Tsuji - 31s, Shuichi Shirotori - 19s
• Super Helico -- Yuji Kamiya - 4:31
• Super Rider I—Isamu Hasenaka - 1:30
• Super Rider II—Jaromir Spechny - 4:18
• Super Rider III—Keigo Arizono - 4:06
• Untouchable -- Yasutoshi Kujirai

Courses' obstacles

• Amazing Road -
  • First Turnstiles
  • Second Turnstiles
  • Third Turnstiles

Version #	Bamboo Derby Obstacles											Record
I	Checkerboard	Stepping Stones		Stairs		Suspension Bridge	Down Staircase	Hall of Hammers	Water Trench	Log Pile	S-Curve	1:37
IIA	Hurdles	Conveyor belt		Green Mountain		Two Curves	Stepping Stones	"S" ramp	Suspension Bridges	Hall of Hammers	Broken S-Curve	1:01
IIB	Hurdles	Conveyor belt		Snow Mountain		Two Curves	Stepping Stones	"S" ramp	Suspension Bridges	Hall of Hammers	Broken S-Curve	1:01
III	Propellers	Moving Net		Tires		Wicked Slope	Zig-Zag Decline	Swinging Logs	Pogo Posts	Stairs	Log Roll	None!!

• Banzai 90 - 4 Sandbags suspened in air

• Banzai 90 "2" - 4 Sandbags suspened in air
  • Green and Yellow bags on a Seesaw
  • Red log swings back and Forth
  • Blue log bonces up and down

• Daruma 7 -
  • 7 blocks

• Super Daruma -
  • 9 blocks

• Daruma 7 Ace -
  • 7 blocks smallest at the bottom, getting larger at the top. The final block is the same original size.

• Extra Kendama -
  • Large Cup
  • Small Cup
  • Spike

• Giant Ball -
  • Downward Slope
  • Pothole Zone
  • Sloping Right Turn
  • Uphill Slope
  • Final Bridge

Version #	Hand Walk Obstacles											Record
I	Parallel Bars	Stairway to Heaven		Bottomless Ravine		Devil's Double Bridge	BREAK ZONE	Craggy Mountain	Stairway to Hell	Heartbreak Hill	Single Bridge	2:11 & 0:54
IIA	Grid of Rails		Rolling Hills		Water Hazard		BREAK ZONE	Mountain of Logs	Suspension Bridge	Uneven Steps	the S-Curve	1:15
IIB	Grid of Rails		Hills and Stairs		Water Hazard		BREAK ZONE	Mountain of Logs	Suspension Bridge	Uneven Steps	the S-Curve	1:15
IIIA	Gravel Pile	Craggy Mountain		Log Ramp	Conveyor Belt	Green Incline	BREAK ZONE	Tram Car	Suspension Bridge	Cascading Climb	Volcano	None!!
IIIB	Gravel Pile	Craggy Mountain		Log Ramp	Bamboo Bridge	Green Incline	BREAK ZONE	Tram Car	Suspension Bridge	Cascading Climb	Volcano	None!!

• Kangaroo -
  • The Steps
  • Mushrooms
  • Narrow Bridge
  • Bushes

BREAK ZONE

• • Checkerboard
  • Falling Stones
  • Neon Grid
  • Broken Bridge

• Muscle Gym
  • Sit-Ups
  • Back Lifts
  • Push-Ups

• Neko De Drive
  • Banana Turn
  • Watermelon Ramp
  • Donut Loop
  • Mouse Trap

BREAK ZONE

• • Book Steps
  • Broken Piano
  • Slanted Path
  • Zig-Zag Wall
  • Fish Ribs

• Nakama
  • Twin Balance Bridge
  • Bob & Weave
  • Wiggle Bridge
  • Rolling Poles
  • Triple Step
  • Curved Mountain
  • Curved Valley
  • Curved Jump
  • Monkey Bars

• Ottoto 9
  • Right Hand Curve
  • The Stairs
  • Crossbars
  • Cross Hammers
  • Narrowing Stairs
  • Narrow Bridge

BREAK ZONE

• • Propeller
  • Five Valleys
  • S-Curve

Version #	Like A Pierrot Obstacles											Record
I	Slalom	Sloped Hill		Zig-Zag Bridge		Corner Staircase	Spring Platforms	Pendulum	Gap	Final Staircase	Grooved Bridge	1:45 & 1:18
II	S-Curve Slalom	Ramp		Seesaw		Banked Turn	Pendulum	L-Bridge	Three Jumps	Staircase	Log Bridge	0:50 & 0:47 & 0:30
III	Perfect Circle	The Slalom Zone		The Ramp		S-Curve	The Steps	Hall Of Hammers	Zig-Zag Bridge	Three Tier Ramp	Narrow Bridge	3:03
IV	Time Trial		The Slalom		Stairs		Deadly Hammers	Zig-Zag Hill	Sword Ramp	Descending Slope	Narrow Bridge	2:41
V	Wheel Of Life		Flower Slalom		Cross Bridge	Boulder Dash	S-Curve	Seesaw	Conveyor Belt	Teeter Bridge	Raging Ramp	2:36
Ghost	Dilapidated Corridor		Graveyard		Bloodthirsty Axes	Death Heads	Staircase	Island	Coffin Seesaw	Narrow Zig-Zag	????????????	None!!

Version #	Super Rider Obstacle											Record
I	The Ditch	Rock Garden		Cable Spools		Two Big Steps	Narrow Zig-Zag	Broken Bridge	Death Valley	Steep Incline	Giant Drop	1:30
II	Sawtooth Hills	Rock Garden		Five Drums		One Track Bridge	Cable Spools	Ladder	Broken Platforms	Leap Of Faith		4:18
III	Sawtooth Hills	Turntables		Steps/Slope		Trampoline Jump	Rolling Rocks	High Step	Inclined Plank Bridge	Pedestals	Earth	4:06

• Strong Mama
  • Hanging Bag
  • Reverse Conveyor
  • Bike Express
  • Balance Beam
  • Rolling Panic

BREAK ZONE

• •  ???
  •  ???
  •  ???
  • Wedding Cake

• Super Helico
  • Slalom
  • Tower
  • Debris Tunnels
  • Cage
  • Cave

BREAK ZONE

• • Fans
  • Crazy Eight
  • Slider
  • Landing Pad

• Spider Walk
  • Straightaway
  • Widening Corridor
  • 90-Curve
  • Ascending Corridor
  • Descending Corridor
  • Crossbar
  • S-Curve

• Skeboarder
  • Ollie Step
  • Rampage
  • Tube
  • Handrail

BREAK ZONE

• • Narrow Slopes
  • Stairs
  • Double Halfpipe
  • Big Canyon
  • Jump Ramp

• Sponge Bridge
  • Green Zone
  • Yellow Zone
  • Red Zone

• Sponge Bridge 2
  • Green Zone
  • Yellow Zone
  • Red Zone

• Sponge Bridge 3
  • Green Zone
  • Yellow Zone
  • Red Zone

Broadcast

United States

This show was seen on America's G4 network under the name Unbeatable Banzuke with Rome Kanda (aka Kei Kato) as host. It aired in half-hour episodes, two or three games per episode, in its original Japanese language and partial original broadcast also with English subtitles. The player profiles and replays, however, are narrated by voice actor Dave Wittenberg, who also narrates Ninja Warrior.

Canada

Same as the American version. It is presented on the Canadian version of G4 called G4 Canada.

Australia

The American version is presented on SBS Two.

Ukraine

In Ukraine Kinniku Banzuke is named "Базука" (pronounced as "Bazooka") and broadcasted on the Mega channel.

United Kingdom

Under the title Unbeatable Banzuke, the show commenced broadcast in the UK on October 6, 2008 on Challenge. It airs similar to the US broadcast in length, language and partial original broadcast, but unlike the American version has no subtitles. Brian Blessed is the host and voice-over as costumed character Banzuke Brian (who is meant to be the creator of the challenges) over the whole show, including replays, profiles and course attempts.

Finland

In Finland the show is called Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called JIM. The show airs on Friday and Saturday nights at 11 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is same as the American, but with Finnish subtitles.

Hungary

Under the title Verhetetlen Banzuke, the show commenced broadcast in Hungary on November 27, 2010 on Animax. The show is completely dubbed to Hungarian.

Estonia

In Estonia the show is called Lyömättömään Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called TV3. The show airs on Weeknights at 9 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Estonian.

Sweden

In Sweden the show is called Oslagbar Banzuke and it's seen on TV4. The show airs on Weekdays at 1 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Swedish.

France

In France the show is called Imbattable Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called TF1. The show airs on Weekdays at 9 am with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the Australian version, but with French.

Spain

In Spain the show is called Unbeatable Banzuke and it's broadcasted on the LaSiete channel (owned by Telecinco). The host is the same as the USA version. The show is completely dubbed to Spanish.

South Africa

Broadcast as Unbeatable Banzuke on Animax (as of 2010 at least).

Portugal

In Portugal the show is called Todos ao Molho and it's seen on a channel called SIC Radical. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Portuguese commentary.

Germany

In Germany the show is called Unschlagbare Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called RTL II. The show airs on Weeknights at 7 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with German.

Italy

In Italy the show can be seen on GXT. The show airs Weekdays at 5 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Italian.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands the show is called Onklopbare Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called RTL 4. The show airs Weekdays at 12:30 pm with three episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Dutch.

Serbia

Broadcasted on Fox televizija after the end of Ninja Warrior. Voiced-over by voicers from Ninja Warrior.

Russia

In Russia the show is called Непобедимый Банзуке and it's seen on a channel called Channel One (Russia) with host Maxim Galkin. The show airs on Weeknights at 10 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Russian.

Croatia

In Croatia the show is called Nepobjediv Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called RTL Televizija. The show airs on Weekdays at 12 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is the same as the other international versions, but with Croatian.

India

In India Kinniku Banzuke is named Unbeatable Banzuke and broadcast on Pogo TV.

Venezuela

In Venezuela the show is called Inmejorable Banzuke and it's seen on a channel called Venevisión. The show airs Friday and Saturday nights at 7 pm with two episodes sequentially. The version is same as the American, but with Spanish subtitles.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Kinniku Banzuke is named Unbeatable Banzuke and broadcast on TV3, starting 5 June 2011 every Sunday.

Spinoffs

In the UK, Channel 5 made their own version of this show called Under Pressure. It featured many similar events, namely Hand Walk, Super Rider, Neko de Drive and Sponge Bridge. Games like Kick Target were separate segments normally attempted by athletes at various training facilities. For pictures of this version, check: UKgameshows

In Germany, Sat.1 made their own version of the show called Champions Day. It was similar in style to Under Pressure and again featured many similar events. It lasted four episodes. For pictures of this version, check: Here

Notes

1. ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20020508b4.html
2. ^ Hale, Mike (2008-02-18). "Set Your Tasers on Slo-Mo Wipeout". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/arts/television/18banz.html. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
3. ^ Rice, Adam (2008-02-26). "Unbeatable Banzuke". http://8stars.org/a/2008/02/26/unbeatable-banzuke/. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 

Worldwide

Unbeatable Banzuke is also broadcast in other countries around the world:

Country	Foreign Title	Translation	Network (s)	Competitors	Host	Location (s)
Australia	Unbeatable Banzuke	Subtitled None	SBS Two		Rome Kanda as Kei Kato	Japan
Argentina	Imbatible Banzuke	Dubbed	Canal 9
India	Unbeatable Banzuke	Dubbed	Pogo Tv		Kei Kato Dubbed In Hindi	Japan
Austria	Unschlagbare Banzuke	Dubbed	ORF			Vienna, Austria
Belgium	Onklopbare Banzuke	Dubbed	VTM
Brazil	Invencível Banzuke	Dubbed	Rede Globo Rede Record
Bulgaria	Непобедим Банзуке	Dubbed	bTV	Sergey Sevostianov
Canada	Unbeatable Banzuke	Subtitled	G4 Canada	Tianna Madison	Rome Kanda as Kei Kato and Dave Wittenberg as Narrator (Same as the USA version)	Toronto, Canada
Chile	Imbatible Banzuke	Dubbed	Chilevisión
Colombia	Imbatible Banzuke	Subtitled	Canal 13
Croatia	Nepobjediv Banzuke	Dubbed	RTL Televizija	Jurica Grabušić, András Haklits, Sanja Gavrilović
Czech Republic	Bezkonkurenční Banzuke	Dubbed	TV Nova	Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Denmark	Uovervindelig Banzuke	Dubbed	TV3
Estonia	Lyömättötään Banzuke	Dubbed	TV3	Wilson Kirwa, Mårten Boström, Johan Meriluoto, Johanna Halkoaho		Tallinn, Estonia
Finland	Banzuke	Subtitled Dubbed	JIM	Anna Iljuštšenko, Risto Mätas, Jenny Kallur	Rome Kanda as Kei Kato and Dave Wittenberg as Narrator (Same as the American version)	Helsinki, Finland
France	Imbattable Banzuke	Dubbed	TF1	Marta Domínguez, Ignacio Cáceres	Clovis Cornillac and Valérie Crunchant
Germany	Unschlagbare Banzuke	Dubbed	RTL 2
Greece	Ασυναγώνιστες Βανζυκε	Dubbed	Skai TV
Hong Kong	筋肉擂台	Dubbed	TVB Jade
Hungary	Verhetetlen Banzuke	Dubbed	Animax		Rome Kanda as Kei Kato and Dave Wittenberg as Narrator (Same as the USA version)
Iceland	Ósigrandi Banzuke	Dubbed
Ireland	Unbeatable Banzuke	None	RTÉ One RTÉ Two Challenge		Brian Blessed as Banzuke Brian (Same as the UK version)
Israel	טבעת שרירים	Dubbed
Italy	Unbeatable Banzuke	Dubbed	GXT
Japan	筋肉番付シリーズ (Muscle Ranking)	Dubbed	Tokyo Broadcasting System	Yukio Iketani, Aizu Nie, Jaromir Spechny, Naoki Iketani, Jotaro Nagayama, Abe Nachi, Toru Nosaka, Shinya Sakamoto, Sakai Takafumi, Takuya Kirimoto, Kayo Yoshida, Kei Watanabe, Masaki Kitahara, Koki Matsushita, Yuichi Ono, Fuyuki Tsuchiya, Natsuki Hata, Daiki Izumida, Yuichiro Kato, Noriaki Handa, Yoshiaki Handa, Tomoteru Fukuda, Hiromi Matsumura, Ai Yamamoto, Makoto Nagano, Ayako Miyake, Toshihiro Takeda, Shingo Yamamoto, Bunpei Shiratori, Kenichi Moriya, Kazuhiro Saito, Ryoichi Nishijima, Makoto Ikeda, Daiki Kusano, Tsuyoshi Ota, Katsumi Yamada	Ichirou Furutachi (1995—2002) Ryuuta Mine (1995—2002) Wataru Ogasawara (2009— ) Fumiyasu Sato (2009— ) Ayaka Komatsu (2009— ) (referee)	Tokyo, Japan
Latvia	Sērija klasifikāciju muskuļu	Dubbed	TV3 TV6	Ronalds Arājs
Lithuania	Nenugalimas Banzukė	Dubbed	TV3 TV6	Sonata Milušauskaitė, Viktorija Žemaitytė, Virgilijus Alekna		Vilnius, Lithuania
Netherlands	Onklopbare Banzuke	Dubbed	RTL7	Thomas Dold
New Zealand	Unbeatable Banzuke	None	TV 2	Hilton Clarke		Auckland, New Zealand
Norway	Usåelig Banzuke	Dubbed	TV3	Christina Scherwin		Oslo, Norway
Philippines	Unbeatable Banzuke	None Dubbed	ABC
Poland	Ranking Niezniszczalnych	Dubbed	Polsat Polsat 2			Warsaw, Poland
Portugal	Todos ao Molho	Dubbed	SIC Radical			Lisbon, Portugal
Romania	Imbatabil Banzuke	Dubbed	TVR 1
Russia	Непобедимый Банзуке	Dubbed	Channel One	Anastasios Gousis	Maxim Galkin	Moscow, Russia
Serbia	Nepobedivi Banzuke/Непобедиви Банзуке	Dubbed	Fox televizija		Ivan Tešanović, Miljan Milićević	Belgrade, Serbia
Slovakia	Bezkonkurenční Banzuke	Dubbed	TVA
Slovenia	Neoboriv Banzuke	Dubbed	Kanal A			Ljubljana, Slovenia
South Korea	근육 반지	Dubbed	MBC			Seoul, South Korea
Spain	Imbatible Banzuke	Dubbed	Canal 300	Jérôme Clavier	Luis Crespo as Host and Irma Soriano as Referee	Madrid, Spain
Sweden	Oslagbar Banzuke	Dubbed	TV4	Ketill Hanstveit, Marius Bakken		Stockholm, Sweden
Syria	حلقة العضلات	Voice overed Subtitled				Damascus, Syria
Taiwan	筋肉擂台	Dubbed				Taipei, Taiwan
Turkey	Rakipsiz Banzuke	Dubbed
Thailand	บันซึเกะ เกมกระชากบัลลังก์	Dubbed Subtitled		Bui Thi Nhung, Thi Huong Vu		Bangkok, Thailand
United Kingdom	Unbeatable Banzuke	None	Challenge	David Grindley, David McKenzie, Germaine Mason, Emma Ania, Hannah England	Brian Blessed as Banzuke Brian	London, UK
United States	Unbeatable Banzuke	Subtitled None	G4 GSN	Mike Dopud	Rome Kanda as Kei Kato and Dave Wittenberg as Narrator	Los Angeles, California
Venezuela	Inmejorable Banzuke	Subtitled	Venevision		Rome Kanda as Kei Kato and Dave Wittenberg as Narrator (Same as the American version)	Caracas, Venezuela
Vietnam	Bắp thịt gọi	Dubbed Subtitled	VTV1	Gianni Carabelli		Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

See also

• Kunoichi (Women's version of Sasuke)
• Sasuke (Known in America as Ninja Warrior)
• Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course

External links

• Unbeatable Banzuke on G4
• SASUKE - Unbeatable Banzuke Fansite with challenge info, episode guide and videos