Synopsis
Minute to Win It is an American primetime game show on GSN, hosted by Apolo Ohno, that formerly ran on NBC with host Guy Fieri. Contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house.
The show premiered on NBC on March 14, 2010, airing the first two episodes back-to-back at 7:00 pm Eastern and Pacific. On October 6, 2010, Minute to Win It was awarded the C21/Frapa Award for Best studio based game show format at the MIPCOM Television Festival in France. A card game, board game, and video game versions for the Wii, Kinect and Nintendo DS have been made for this show. The U.S. season two finale aired on September 7, 2011. On May 13, 2012, NBC announced that the English version of the show would not be renewed for a third season.
Minute to Win It currently airs new episodes on GSN Tuesday nights at 8/7c with reruns of the NBC version at various time on the network. The first season of GSN shows began in June 2013 with a 40-episode run.
A Spanish language nightly version of the game show, titled Minuto para Ganar, debuted on MundoFox on the network’s formal launch date of August 13, 2012, hosted by Marco Antonio Regil.
Original title Minute to Win It
TMDb Rating 5.6 9 votes
First air date Mar. 14, 2010
Last air date Sep. 07, 2011
Seasons 2
Episodes 67
Average Duration 60 minutes