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| Genre | Game show |
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| Directed by | Don Weiner |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | February 27, 2007 – September 18, 2009 |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 21, 2009 – March 24, 2011 |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | May 26 – September 8, 2015 |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | June 10 – November 3, 2019 |
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Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? is an American quiz game show. It originally aired on Fox where it was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. It is produced by Mark Burnett.[1] The show premiered as a three-day special which began on February 27, 2007, with the first two shows each a half-hour in length. Regular one-hour episodes began airing Thursdays from March 1 through May 10,[2] and the first season continued with new episodes beginning May 31. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? was picked up for the 2007–08 season,[3] which began on September 6, 2007, and aired in the same timeslot.[4] Following the end of the original run of the primetime version on September 18, 2009, a first-run syndicated version of the show ran from September 2009 to May 2011, with Foxworthy returning as host.[5] On May 26, 2015, the program returned to Fox for a new, 4th season, with Foxworthy, again, returning as host. On February 14, 2019, it was announced that the program would be revived on Nickelodeon with new host John Cena,[6] airing from June 10 to November 3, 2019.[7] There are new reports that the show may be returning on Amazon Prime Video with new host Travis Kelce.[8]
5th Grader games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions (plus a final bonus question). Content is taken from elementary school textbooks, two from each grade level from first to fifth. Each correct answer increases the amount of money the player banks; a maximum cash prize of $1 million can be won on the Fox version, $250,000 in the syndicated version, and $100,000 on the Nickelodeon version. Along the way, contestants can be assisted by a "classmate", one of five school-age cast members, in answering the questions. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or deciding to prematurely end the game, contestants must state that they are "not smarter than a 5th grader".
Two people have won the $1 million prize: Kathy Cox, superintendent of public schools for the U.S. state of Georgia; and George Smoot, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics and professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
One person has won the $100,000 prize on the Nickelodeon revival: Alfred Guy, a college dean at Yale University.[9][10][11]
The show also airs internationally, and the format has been picked up for local versions in a number of other countries.
- ^ Ward, Julia (December 14, 2006). "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?". TV Squad. Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ ""Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" gets extra credit with 13 additional episodes" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2007. Via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "Fox announces primetime slate for 2007–2008 season" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2007. Via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "Class is in session twice a week when "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" airs on Thursdays and Fridays for four weeks this fall" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2007. Via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Pursell, Chris (September 11, 2008). "Foxworthy Signs on for Syndie '5th Grader'". TVWeek. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ "Breaking News - Nickelodeon Brings Back "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" - John Cena to Host All-New Version of the Hit Family Game Show | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader," Hosted by John Cena, Sets Premiere Date - Monday, June 10, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)". The Futon Critic. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Chiefs TE Travis Kelce reportedly in talks to host 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'". Chiefs Wire. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "College Dean". Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?. Season 1. Episode 14. September 6, 2019. Nickelodeon.
- ^ Tony Maglio (September 6, 2019). "John Cena's Got Jokes About This Yale Dean on Premiere of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ Antonia Woodford (February 15, 2011). "Guy is almost a millionaire". Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.