The BEST episodes of Total Blackout (US)

Every episode of Total Blackout (US) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Total Blackout (US)!

This extreme, half-hour game show, hosted by actor Jaleel White, features contestants battling each other and their fears in a series of challenges. But there's a twist to the game. All the challenges are played in complete darkness -- no lights, no blindfolds. While participating in a series of nerve-racking games, the contestants face their fears and unexpected surprises. All of the contestants' senses are put to the test, including smell, touch, taste and even the control of their own motor movements.

Last Updated: 9/28/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Buddy System
star
8.92
63 votes

#1 - Buddy System

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2012

Coffins, pitfalls and poison play roles in challenges.

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Jump Around
star
8.89
62 votes

#2 - Jump Around

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2012

Using only their sense of timing, the contestants must jump over an automated stick that is shooting right for their shins then, sitting in a tub of cold water, the contestants must correctly identify three items that are dumped on them.

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Fear Is Served
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8.84
62 votes

#3 - Fear Is Served

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2012

With a metal glove strapped to their hands, the contestants must seek through four cages, each containing its own animal, to see which one will be eating the slab of meat strapped to one palm, also using only their hands, they must guess the weight of four unknown objects

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Lick, Limbo, Lather & Repeat
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8.81
62 votes

#4 - Lick, Limbo, Lather & Repeat

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2012

Items must be identified by taste. Also: The finalists bathe with fearsome things.

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Good With Your Hands, Good With Your Nose
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8.40
62 votes

#5 - Good With Your Hands, Good With Your Nose

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2012

The Food Chain. Animals are arranged according to their place in the food chain.

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Touch, Sniff, & Transfer
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8.37
65 votes

#6 - Touch, Sniff, & Transfer

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2012

The players must identify items by scent and do their best not to disturb a sleeping critter.

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2 Heads Are Blinder Than 1
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8.36
66 votes

#7 - 2 Heads Are Blinder Than 1

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2012

Four couples confront their fears in total darkness.

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Entering the Darkness
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8.31
72 votes

#8 - Entering the Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2012

Contestants face their fears and take on challenges in total darkness in the debut of the game-show series.

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Heavy Petting Zoo
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8.29
7 votes

#9 - Heavy Petting Zoo

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/5/2013

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Creatures of Darkness
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8.12
34 votes

#10 - Creatures of Darkness

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2012

Contestants must guess the height of contortionists. Other challenges include transferring creatures from tank to tank; and navigating a surprise-filled maze.

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Count 'em, Lick 'em, Face 'em
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8.00
3 votes

#11 - Count 'em, Lick 'em, Face 'em

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/2/2013

Instead of making contestants identify weird objects, they must count them! Whoever guesses farthest from the actual number of items will go home.

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All Bark, No Bite
star
8.00
4 votes

#12 - All Bark, No Bite

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/11/2013

Three women and an Army vet compete

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Don't Burst Your Bubble Helmet
star
8.00
35 votes

#13 - Don't Burst Your Bubble Helmet

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2012

The teams try to guess the weight of various creatures, and later have to identify items placed around their heads. The final challenge is a maze filled with mousetraps.

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Glazed and Confused
star
7.74
35 votes

#14 - Glazed and Confused

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2012

Weird donut fillings must be identified by the contestants, who later transfer creepy critters from one tank to another. The final challenge involves a creature-filled tub.

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Lick It Before You Pick It
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7.25
4 votes

#15 - Lick It Before You Pick It

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/18/2013

Limits are put to the test during challenges

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Sibling Scare
star
7.24
33 votes

#16 - Sibling Scare

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2013

It’s double trouble this week when siblings enter the dungeon and compete in some of the grossest, scariest challenges on television. Siblings team up to tackle four tanks filled with unknowns, donuts and more.

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Three Blind Mice!
star
7.14
7 votes

#17 - Three Blind Mice!

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2012

Players must first identify four different objects using only their hands. In the next round they have to retrieve four rings from four tanks of mystery substances using only their mouths. In the final round they must walk barefoot through a maze of mousetraps.

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Tub of Terror
star
7.00
32 votes

#18 - Tub of Terror

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2013

Contestants wear straitjackets for the first challenge, which forces them to use their tongues to identify objects. Later, they try to guess the weight of a dangerous animal; and have to figure out what's being dumped on them as they sit in a tub filled with water.

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Love Is Blind
star
7.00
7 votes

#19 - Love Is Blind

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/2013

This week's contestants will do anything for love in this special couples' edition of Total Blackout.

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Celebrity Blackout
star
7.00
4 votes

#20 - Celebrity Blackout

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/9/2013

Season 2 ends with a celebrity edition of the game show, which features Aubrey O'Day, Bob Guiney, Erin Way and Neil Grayston trying to win money for their charities.

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Broken Glass & Hot Coals
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6.91
32 votes

#21 - Broken Glass & Hot Coals

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2013

Players begin by identifying objects placed in tanks. The next round requires those who survive elimination to use their mouths to retrieve plastic rings from creepy boxes. The final challenge involves a booby-trapped maze.

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Parental Blackout
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6.75
4 votes

#22 - Parental Blackout

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/4/2013

Parents team up with their kids.

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Cold Feet
star
6.33
3 votes

#23 - Cold Feet

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/25/2013

Contestants confront their fears and phobias during challenges.

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All-Star Blackout
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4.00
2 votes

#24 - All-Star Blackout

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2013

Memorable contestants from previous episodes return for another shot at the grand prize.

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