Man O Man

Man O Man (Mann-o-Mann) was a game show created in Germany, originally airing on Sat.1 from 1992 until 1995. Hosted by Peer Augustinski. The show was loosely in the format of a beauty pageant but with male contestants. An all-female audience voted for the winner via a series of elimination rounds. Losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool.

Mann-o-Mann
GenreGame show
Presented byPeer Augustinski
Country of origin Germany
Original language(s)German
Production
Running time180 minutes approx including commercials
Release
Original networkSat. 1
Picture format4:3
Original release11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) –
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08)

Format

The male contestants would compete in a number of rounds where characteristics a woman may seek in a romantic partner - such as general knowledge, romantic aptitude, conversation skills and sense of humour - would be tested.

At the end of each round, members of the entirely female audience each voted for their favourite man using a remote control device and the least popular male would be eliminated from the competition by being pushed into the swimming pool that formed part of the show's set by one of the show's beautiful hostesses.

At the beginning of each episode, the ten male contestants would come out on the stage and introduce themselves to the audience, and from these first impressions the audience would eliminate the 3 least popular guys.

The 7 that were left then progressed to the next round, which is a true or false game and saw the guys to see how much they know about women.

The next 2 rounds would have the final 5 doing a fairground hammer bell and then performing various songs for karaoke.

The final 3 surviving guys go through to the final 2 round, which were to answer the girls questions and how much can they cope under pressure.

After this, the audience voted for the winner, with the two runner-up contestants being pushed into the pool simultaneously.

International versions
CountryTitleBroadcasterPresenterPremiereFinale
 ArgentinaMan O ManCanal 13Horacio Cabak19971997
 AustraliaMan O ManSeven NetworkRob Guest5 February 199425 November 1994
 DenmarkMand O MandTV3Michael Carøe19941994
 FranceLe Chéri de ces dames (1995)
Chéri Chéries (1998-1999)		TF1Jean Philippe Lustyk
Pascal Brunner		25 August 199515 January 1999
 Greeceάvτρες έтoіμoі γіα όλα
Andres etoimoi gia ola		ANT1Andreas Mikroutsikos19982000
 Indonesia[1] Sang Lelaki Indosiar ? 2004 2004
 ItalyBeato tra le donneRai 1 (1994-1995; 2003)
Canale 5 (1996-2000)		Paolo Bonolis (1994-1997)
Enrico Papi (1999)
Natalia Estrada (2000)
Massimo Giletti (2003)		19942003
 NetherlandsMan O ManVeronicaHans Kraay Jr.19951995
 NorwayMann Oh! mannTV3Ragnar Otnes
Lars Eikanger		29 March 199424 March 1996
 PolandTrafiony, ZatopionyTVNAndrzej Supron28 August 200025 December 2000
 PortugalAi os HomensSICJosé Figueiras19961998
 SpainUno para todasTelecincoGoyo González19 April 199512 September 1996
 SwedenMan O ManTV3Peter Ahlm19961996
 United KingdomMan O ManITVChris Tarrant4 May 19967 August 1999
 United StatesMan O ManUPNMichael Burger12 August 199512 August 1995
 TurkeyAh Kızlar Vah Erkekler (1995-1996)
Erkek Dediğin (1997)		Kanal DÖzlem Savaş (1995-1996)
Halit Ergenç (1997)		19951997
 VietnamQuý Ông Đại ChiếnVTV3Lại Văn Sâm (2018)
Thành Trung (2019–present)		5 May 2018present

Notes
  1. "Indosiar Mencari Pria Sejati Lewat 'SANG LELAKI' - KapanLagi.com". www.kapanlagi.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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