Zappers: The Game Show

Zappers: The Game Show, or simply Zappers, is an American children's game show introduced in 2020.

Its popularity attracted interest from various foreign nations, leading to international off-shoots, such as Zappers Japan, Zappers Europa, Zappers U.K., Zappers UAE, etc.

The opening theme is an officially-licensed remix of the one from the classic Japanese game show, Takeshi's Castle.

Details
Zappers: The Game Show centers around teams of contestants competing against each other in a series of laser tag-based challenges.

The show is hosted by a circus ringmaster-themed robot named "L.T. Shootum" (ostensibly a pun on P.T. Barnum), who lays down the details for each challenge that the contestants, referred to as "Zappers", would face in each round, as well as to give announcements on situations during the competition. He is also the commentator for each challenge held in the show.

Also in the show is "The Enforcer", who uses a special high-powered tagger to snipe and eliminate rule-breakers from the competition.

Equipment
Each Zapper is outfitted with a battery backpack, which has a cable to connect one of three taggers of the user's choice;
 * Standard Tagger - A semi-automatic pistol-type tagger. Good amount of attack power, but somewhat limited range.
 * Medium Tagger - A tagger resembling a submachine gun. Has a bit less attack power than the Standard Tagger, but has a high rate of fire and a tiny bit more range.
 * Heavy Tagger - Resembling a battle rifle, the Heavy Tagger has a slower rate of fire than the Medium Tagger, but has a bit more attack power than the Standard Tagger and quite a bit of reach, too. Its mass means that it could be best wielded by taller Zappers.

The contestants are also given a body suit with a series of sensors on them, where they could be hit by shots from opponents' taggers. They are also issued a "stats bracelet" with indicators for score, time, and life-points.

Challenges
There are a variety of shooting challenges featured in Zappers, and a number of them are picked out for each round in each of the show's episodes. More to be added
 * Laser Tag - A traditional team-based game of laser tag. The object is to score the most K.O.'s (a K.O. is gained from depleting an opponent's life-points) on opposing Zappers within the time limit, which is 3 minutes. For each team there is a charging station for their battery backpacks. Anybody caught attacking a Zapper recharging their backpack would be sniped and eliminated from play by the Enforcer.
 * Head-to-Head Shooting Gallery - Each team has their own shooting gallery. The object is to shoot down more targets in their gallery than the other team's within a 1 minute time limit. A Zapper team can win either by shooting the most when the timer runs out, or by shooting every target in their gallery.
 * Machine Hunter - Each opposing team of Zappers must navigate a treacherous maze to hunt down tagger-toting robots. Shoot them or get shot first! The robots can be shot for points. There is also a 3 minute time limit. Whichever team that scores the most points at the end is the winner.
 * Jailbreak - One team of Zappers acts as prison guards, while the opposing team attempts to escape from a futuristic prison. If the prisoners get eliminated, the prison guards win, but if the prisoners escape successfully or if they eliminate the prison guards, they win instead. There is also a 5 minute time limit.
 * Totally Tic-Tac-Toe - It is the classic game of tic-tac-toe, but with a giant electronic playing board with sensors for receiving laser shots. A pair of Zappers, one from each of the opposing teams, face off against each other to try and get three in a row. It is a best-two-out-of-three kind of a challenge, too. Whoever wins more times is the victor.
 * Capture the Flag - Each Zapper team has a podium with a holographic flag. The object is to steal the opponent's flag and bring it back to their podium. Of course, the Zappers are welcome to fire at each other during the challenge, especially if it's to force opponents to drop stolen flags.
 * Fight the Enforcer - The Enforcer has his own challenge. Defeat him in a game of Laser Tag within a 4 minute time limit to move on to the next round! Be wary of his large Mega Tagger, for one blast will halve your life-points!
 * Invasion - One team has to hold down and defend their fortress from the opposing team, which is to launch an assault to take it. If one team successfully defends their fort, they win. If the other team manages to overtake it, they win.
 * Quick-Draw Quiz - A hybrid quick-draw/quiz show kind of a challenge, where the smartest Zappers from each of the opposing teams go up against each other in a battle of wits and skill. L.T. Shootum will ask a question out of a list of 20, and whoever draws their tagger the quickest and shoots their opponent will earn the right to answer the question. If they answer the question correctly, they earn points. If they answer wrong, they earn no points, and the opponent is prompted to answer. If neither of them answer correctly, they both earn nothing. Whoever that answers more questions correctly than the other is the winner.