Ching Roi Ching Lan

Ching Roi Ching Lan (Ching 100 Ching 1,000,000)

Created by	Praphas Cholsaranont
Developed by	Workpoint Entertainment Public Co., Ltd.
Starring	Phanya Nirankul (1990-01-17-2008-04-02/2009-04-14-present) Mayura Sawetsila (1990-01-17-2012-10-28) Petchtai Wongkamlao (1992-02-05-present) Pongsak Pongsuwan (1997-08-27-present) Choosak Eamsuk (1998-05-20-present) Boonyawan Pongsuwan (2000-06-07-present) Sudarat Butrprom (2004-06-07-present)
Country of origin	Thailand
Original language(s)	Thai
No. of episodes	more than 1,000
Production
Executive producer(s)	Panich Sodsee
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes (1990-01-17-1995-12-27) 120 minutes (1996-01-03-present)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBTV Channel 7 (1990-01-17-1997-12-30 / 2006-01-11-2011-12-27) BEC Channel 3 (1998-01-07-1998-09-30/ 2012-01-01-present) RTATV Channel 5 (1998-10-07-2005-12-28)
Picture format	16:9 (SDTV)
Audio format	2.0
Original run	1990-01-17 – present
External links
Website

Ching Roi Ching Lan (Thai: ชิงร้อยชิงล้าน), also known as Ching 100 Ching 1,000,000, is a Thai game show. It was first introduced in 1990. It is one of the most popular game shows in Thailand and has survived on screen until now. The show is divided into four sections, and the participants are the hosts, the comedy actors and celebrity guests.

History

Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited created Ching Roi Ching Lan with the co operation with Media of Medias Public Company Limited. The first episode was broadcast by Channel 7 (Thailand) on the 17 January 1990. The show has been modified several times during the period of broadcasting including the name of the show, run time, run duration and broadcast channel. As of November 2014, Channel 3 (Thailand) is the broadcaster of this show. The show runs every Sunday from 14.45 to 16.45.

Starring

Punya Nirunkul and Mayura Tanabut originally hosted the show with some comedians. Then in 1998, Gang 3 Cha joined the show. Gang 3 Cha is a group of comedians who participate in most parts of the show. In every episode of the show, three different celebrities are invited to participate in the show.

Format

As of November 2014, the show is divided into four sections. The first section is called Lakorn 3 Cha, a short sit-com performed by Gang 3 Cha and the story ends within an episode. The next part is called Game 3 Cha, the 3 celebrities are separated into 3 teams with the comedians (Gang 3 Cha) and play games together to earn points. The format of the game is changed every week. Interesting human-ability clips around the world are shown and the show will invite people that have similar ability to do a task challenged by the host and the guest celebrities have to guess that can they accomplish the challenge. Guest celebrities will earn points if their predictions are right. The next part is called Wow Wow Wow. In this part Teng Terdterng (a member from Gang 3 Cha) will show a scientific experiment that every people in the show will say ‘wow wow wow’. No points are given in this part. Finally, person with the highest points will go to the jackpot round.

Popularity

In 2009, Bangkok University did a research on ‘The popularity of teenagers’. This data was collected to give parents and society to use this information as a consideration to decide on what action should they make to develop and help these teenagers. About 1000 teenagers age between 13 and 21 participated were asked on the research. 49.1 percent were boys and 50.9 percent were girls. The result shows that Ching Roi Ching Lan was the most popular game show for teenagers.

Versions

The show has been modified many times due to the lack of popularity when it started. People’s lifestyles at that time included going to bed very early, therefore night time shows were not so interesting. The name of the show has been changed seven times already, keeping the word ‘Ching Roi Ching Lan’ in every version.