Genius Game
(EPG shows *this* Thursday's ep isn't airing, which is a change from the TV Times billing.) |
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One of the contestants was Ken Cheng, who had previously co-hosted [[The Hangover Games]]. | One of the contestants was Ken Cheng, who had previously co-hosted [[The Hangover Games]]. | ||
| - | Originally planned to air twice a week - up against [[Race Across the World]] on Wednesdays and [[Taskmaster]] on Thursdays. First week ratings were | + | Originally planned to air twice a week - up against [[Race Across the World]] on Wednesdays and [[Taskmaster]] on Thursdays. First week ratings were really low, with the premiere episode gaining 1.2 million viewers. A day later, the second episode didn't fair any better scoring less than a million viewers in overnight viewing figures. Before the second week's shows aired, ITV had dropped the Thursday show and replaced it with repeated celebrity editions of [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?|Millionaire]]. |
[[Category:Reality|Genius Game]] | [[Category:Reality|Genius Game]] | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 7 May 2025
Synopsis
Eleven contestants compete in a series of games that are designed to test their high IQ and how to manipulate each other to win a cash prize.
This programme has not yet aired. A full review will appear here after broadcast.
Inventor
Based on the Korean show The Genius.
Trivia
One of the contestants was Ken Cheng, who had previously co-hosted The Hangover Games.
Originally planned to air twice a week - up against Race Across the World on Wednesdays and Taskmaster on Thursdays. First week ratings were really low, with the premiere episode gaining 1.2 million viewers. A day later, the second episode didn't fair any better scoring less than a million viewers in overnight viewing figures. Before the second week's shows aired, ITV had dropped the Thursday show and replaced it with repeated celebrity editions of Millionaire.
