Idiotest

Idiotest
GenreGame Show
Written byShawn Kennedy
Presented byBen Gleib
Opening themeHBD
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes212
Production
Executive producers
  • Adam Rosenblatt
  • Jamie Rosenblatt
  • Christian Horner
  • Ryan Devlin
  • Shawn Greenson
  • Larry Barron
  • Ryan Curtis
  • Mark Cronin
  • Craig Brooks[1]
Running time20−22 minutes
Production companies
  • Little Wooden Boat Productions, Inc.
  • H2R Productions
Original release
NetworkGame Show Network
ReleaseAugust 12, 2014 (2014-08-12) –
August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
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Idiotest (a portmanteau of "idiot" and "test" and stylized with the second letter i inverted) is an American television game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Hosted by Ben Gleib, the series features contestants in teams of two competing to answer brain teaser and puzzle questions. The winning team advances to a bonus round for an opportunity to increase their winnings to $10,000. The series was announced at GSN's upfront presentation in March 2014, and the first episode premiered on August 12, 2014 of that year. On December 15, 2018, the first season became available to watch on Netflix.[2]

Critical reception for the series has been mixed, with one writer calling it "enjoyable" while another called it "uninteresting."[3][4] Additionally, GSN released an online game midway through the first season that allows users to answer questions from the series' past episodes.

  1. ^ "GSN's original hit series "Idiotest" returns for a third season beginning Tuesday, April 12 at 10pm". GSN Affiliate Site. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "News on Netflix USA:Idiotest". Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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