{"id":7239,"date":"2019-10-04T10:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/mastermind-heads-bangladesh\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:40:18","slug":"mastermind-heads-to-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/mastermind-heads-to-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastermind Heads to Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Duronto TV, a kids\u2019 channel in Bangladesh, is set to produce a local version of the game show <em>Mastermind<\/em>, per a newly inked deal with BBC Studios.<\/p>\n<p>The local version of the international quiz show will be titled <em>Mastermind Family Bangladesh<\/em>. The show will premiere on October 13 and will air from Sunday to Thursday at 8:00 p.m. on the channel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mastermind Family Bangladesh<\/em> will have 64 families from across the country competing for the title. The show will be directed by Abhijit Chaudhary and hosted by former BBC journalist Nobonita Chowdhury.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mastermind<\/em> was broadcast for the first time in 1972 in the U.K. The long-running quiz show has as its distinct prop an imposing black chair in which contestants sit and attempt to answer a series of challenging questions. It is broadcast in various forms in Australia, New Zealand, India, Ireland, Russia, Turkey and many other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Crasto, VP of business development at BBC Studios India, said: \u201cWe are excited to partner with Duronto TV to create the local version of <em>Mastermind<\/em>. We hope that the Bangladesh audience will support and love the series in the manner it has been in the U.K., India and many countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abhijit Chaudhary, managing director of Duronto TV, added: \u201cWe are elated to bring the first-ever knowledge-based quiz show to our audiences. 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