Slaboye Zveno
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| Slaboye Zveno | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Weakest Link |
| Presented by | Mariya Kiselyova (2001-2005, 2020-present),
Nikolai Fomenko (2007-2008) |
| Starring | Mariya Kiselyova (2001-2005, 2020-present),
Nikolai Fomenko (2007-2008) |
| Narrated by | Alexander Roshektayev (2001—2005), Pavel Kipnis (2007-2008), Pyotr Kuleshov (2020-present) |
| Theme music composer | Paul Farrer |
| Composer | Paul Farrer |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Pavel Korchagin (2020) |
| Producer | Andrey Mogirev (2020) |
| Running time | 38-45 minutes |
| Production companies | Ways Media (2001-2005, 2007-2008) Studio 2V (2020-present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel One (2001-2005), Petersburg – Channel 5 (2007-2008) MIR (2020-present) |
| Release | September 25, 2001 |
Слабое звено (English translation: A weak link, transliteration: Slaboye zveno) is the Russian version of the game show The Weakest Link. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2001 on Channel One.
Money tree
| Question | Price (rub.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October to November 2001 | November 2001 to October 2005 | Special projects from 2001 to 2004 | January 2005 to December 2008 | Since February 2020 | |
| 9 | 30 000 | — | |||
| 8 | 24 000 | 50 000 | 125 000 | 50 000 | 40 000 |
| 7 | 18 000 | 40 000 | 100 000 | 40 000 | 30 000 |
| 6 | 13 000 | 30 000 | 75 000 | 30 000 | 20 000 |
| 5 | 9 000 | 20 000 | 50 000 | 20 000 | 15 000 |
| 4 | 6 000 | 10 000 | 25 000 | 10 000 | 10 000 |
| 3 | 3 000 | 5 000 | 12 000 | 5 000 | 5 000 |
| 2 | 1 500 | 2 000 | 6 000 | 2 000 | 2 000 |
| 1 | 500 | 1 000 | 3 000 | 1 000 | 1 000 |
Interesting facts
In the late 2002, hosts of the channel's several leading game shows swapped places. In the event, Maria Kiseleva hosted New Year edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, while Leonid Yakubovich hosted The Weakest Link. That episode has set a record ‒ the winner, Roman Madyanov, has received a prize of 402,000 rubles (out of the grand prize of 1 million rubles).[1]