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'Total Blackout': Darkness, games and Urkel

This still from Syfy's 'Total Blackout' shows a contestant who can't see she's actually touching a wet teddy bear. (Credit: Syfy)

Tonight marks the return of Syfy's Total Blackout, the series that takes game shows to a new level by ... putting its contestants in the dark.

Yep, the gimmick of Total Blackout is that folks must compete in Fear Factor-like challenges without being able to see what they're doing. And if that isn't strange enough, it's hosted by Jaleel White, best known as Urkel from Family Matters.

In tonight's...