Kymppitonni

Kymppitonni originally achieved fame on Kolmoskanava and later on MTV3 where it attained huge success (including a Venla Award for best "puheohjelma" = "talk show" in 1986). MTV3 planned to cancel the show soon after Spede Pasanen's death in 2001, but this was prevented by public outcry. The show was eventually cancelled in 2005, after a run of 1093 episodes. The programme was relaunched in 2009 on SuomiTV and cancelled again in 2011. The official reason given by SuomiTV was that they wanted to attract a younger audience. On SuomiTV, the programme peaked at 10,000 viewers, with an average 7000 viewers on reruns. Kymppitonni was featured on Radio Suomipop from 2012 onward, as a simultaneous radio show and internet video stream. The show was cancelled in 2016 after Väisänen was let go from the network. Starting in 2018, the Finnish division of the FOX network began airing a new version hosted by Finnish drag queen Cristal Snow. ==Other variants==

• Junnutonni – A variant shown in 1991 with child contestants with smaller victory sums handed out. • Jokamiehen Kymppitonni – Another variant seen in 1991, with contestants being non-celebrities. • Nettikymppitonni – Shown between 2000 and 2001. Aside a celebrity panel, one contestant was picked through the internet for the programme. ==Sources==