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| + | 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 fare any better, scoring 800,000 viewers. 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]]. | ||
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Current revision as of 02:21, 9 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 fare any better, scoring 800,000 viewers. Before the second week's shows aired, ITV had dropped the Thursday show and replaced it with repeated celebrity editions of Millionaire.
