''Master Blasters'' is an American
game show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...
that debuted on July 27, 2005. A team of challengers competes against the home team, the Master Blasters, each week to construct
rocket
A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entire ...
-based machines in a timed competition. The series premiered on the
Sci Fi Channel
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Lau ...
in 2005 but ran only four episodes of ''Master Blasters'' in 2005, then dropped the series. The
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Chan ...
has picked it up and is currently being shown on the
Science Channel
Science Channel (often simply branded as Science; abbreviated to SCI) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel features programming focusing on science related to wilderness survival, engineering, man ...
. The show was filmed primarily at
Northwest Regional Airport in
Roanoke, Texas
Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census. With a 2020 population of 10,537, it is the 236th largest city in Texas and the 2991st largest ci ...
.
Cast
*Dan Stroud as "Mad Scientist", Team Leader, Master Blasters Team
*Terry Stroud as "The Brain", Engineering and Design, Master Blasters Team
The remaining members of the Master Blasters Team are rotated each week.
Episode list
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0458276, Master Blasters
First Television
2000s American game shows
2005 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings
Science Channel original programming
Syfy original programming
Television shows filmed in Texas
Television shows set in Texas