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'''''Our Little Genius''''' was an unaired game show hosted by Kevin Pollak. The show was created by Mark Burnett and was intended to air on Fox on January 13, 2010. The show consisted of a child prodigies attempting to win money for their families by answering trivia questions. Before the show could air, questions were raised as to whether or not the show was rigged, prompting an investigation by the F.C.C. and leading to the show's cancellation.  
'''''Our Little Genius''''' was an unaired game show hosted by Kevin Pollak. The show was created by Mark Burnett and was intended to air on Fox on January 13, 2010. The show consisted of child prodigies attempting to win money for their families by answering trivia questions. Before the show could air, questions were raised as to whether or not the show was rigged, prompting an investigation by the F.C.C. and leading to the show's cancellation.  


==Format==
==Format==
In ''Our Little Genius'' kids were given ten questions to answer. Each question had a higher amount of money. The kids were given two assists: If used one would let an adult see the question in order to help the child contestant out, while the other one would let a panel of experts see the question and offer advice on how to answer it. At any point in the show, the parents of the contestant could stop the constant from answering any further questions and they would be able to keep the money they had already won.<ref>[http://www.gameshowgarbage.com/ind044_littlegenius.html A Website that gives a brief summary of the show's format] Retrieved 01 Jan '19</ref>
In ''Our Little Genius'' kids were given ten questions to answer. Each question had a higher amount of money. The kids were given two assists: If used one would let an adult see the question in order to help the child contestant out, while the other one would let a panel of experts see the question and offer advice on how to answer it. At any point in the show, the parents of the contestant could stop the contestant from answering any further questions and they would be able to keep the money they had already won.<ref>[http://www.gameshowgarbage.com/ind044_littlegenius.html A Website that gives a brief summary of the show's format] Retrieved 01 Jan '19</ref>


==Cancellation==
==Cancellation==
A week before the show was scheduled to air, Mark Burnett told Fox to postpone the show due to issues about its integrity.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/business/media/08genius.html The New York Times article about the show] Retrieved 31 Dec '18</ref> Soon, there were allegations saying that the show was rigged because of a member of the production team gave a contestant and their parent's specific answers to four questions. Due to this, the show was pulled before it was supposed to air, with an episode of ''American Idol'' (extended to 90 minutes) and a rebroadcast of ''The Simpsons''' 450th episode, "Once Upon a Time in Springfield," airing to fill the program's intended timeslot. A rebroadcast of the Fox series ''Human Target'' served as the show's replacement for its intended Tuesday timeslot on January 19. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100515183357/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/fox-yanks-our-little-genius-game-show-due-integrity-issues-10194.php "Fox yanks 'Our Little Genius' game show due to "integrity" issues," Christopher Rocchio, January 8, 2010, Reality TV World.] Archived 15 May '10</ref>
A week before the show was scheduled to air, Mark Burnett told Fox to postpone the show due to issues about its integrity.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/business/media/08genius.html The New York Times article about the show] Retrieved 31 Dec '18</ref> Soon, there were allegations saying that the show was rigged because a member of the production team gave a contestant and their parent's specific answers to four questions. Due to this, the show was pulled before it was supposed to air, with an episode of ''American Idol'' (extended to 90 minutes) and a rebroadcast of ''The Simpsons''' 450th episode, "Once Upon a Time in Springfield," airing to fill the program's intended time slot. A rebroadcast of the Fox series ''Human Target'' served as the show's replacement for its intended Tuesday time slot on January 19. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100515183357/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/fox-yanks-our-little-genius-game-show-due-integrity-issues-10194.php "Fox yanks 'Our Little Genius' game show due to "integrity" issues," Christopher Rocchio, January 8, 2010, Reality TV World.] Archived 15 May '10</ref>


An investigation into the program and its producers was launched in February of 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission to see if allegations were true.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/business/media/20genius.html New York Times article on F.C.C. investigation into the production team for ''Our Little Genius''] Retrieved 01 Jan '19</ref>
An investigation into the program and its producers was launched in February of 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission to see if allegations were true.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/business/media/20genius.html New York Times article on F.C.C. investigation into the production team for ''Our Little Genius''] Retrieved 01 Jan '19</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
Due to the reasons of the program's cancelation, it's unlikely that any episodes of ''Our Little Genius'' be released. As of the writing of this article, only a promotional TV ad for the show has surfaced online.
Due to reasons of the program's cancellation, it's unlikely that any episodes of ''Our Little Genius'' will be released. As of the writing of this article, only a promotional TV ad for the show has surfaced online.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==External Link==
==External Link==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091227184845/http://www.fox.com:80/ourlittlegenius/ Offical website for the show.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091227184845/http://www.fox.com:80/ourlittlegenius/ Official website for the show.]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:00, 14 July 2021

OurLittleGenius.jpg

The show's logo.

Status: Partially Found

Our Little Genius was an unaired game show hosted by Kevin Pollak. The show was created by Mark Burnett and was intended to air on Fox on January 13, 2010. The show consisted of child prodigies attempting to win money for their families by answering trivia questions. Before the show could air, questions were raised as to whether or not the show was rigged, prompting an investigation by the F.C.C. and leading to the show's cancellation.

Format

In Our Little Genius kids were given ten questions to answer. Each question had a higher amount of money. The kids were given two assists: If used one would let an adult see the question in order to help the child contestant out, while the other one would let a panel of experts see the question and offer advice on how to answer it. At any point in the show, the parents of the contestant could stop the contestant from answering any further questions and they would be able to keep the money they had already won.[1]

Cancellation

A week before the show was scheduled to air, Mark Burnett told Fox to postpone the show due to issues about its integrity.[2] Soon, there were allegations saying that the show was rigged because a member of the production team gave a contestant and their parent's specific answers to four questions. Due to this, the show was pulled before it was supposed to air, with an episode of American Idol (extended to 90 minutes) and a rebroadcast of The Simpsons' 450th episode, "Once Upon a Time in Springfield," airing to fill the program's intended time slot. A rebroadcast of the Fox series Human Target served as the show's replacement for its intended Tuesday time slot on January 19. [3]

An investigation into the program and its producers was launched in February of 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission to see if allegations were true.[4]

Availability

Due to reasons of the program's cancellation, it's unlikely that any episodes of Our Little Genius will be released. As of the writing of this article, only a promotional TV ad for the show has surfaced online.

Gallery

Promo for the show.

External Link

References