Series synopsis
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader is an American family kids reality television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on June 10, 2019. It ended on November 3, 2019. It was created by Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick, John Stevens. It stars John Cena.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is an Australian quiz show produced by Roving Enterprises that debuted on Network Ten on 26 September 2007. It is hosted by popular TV personality Rove McManus. Filming for the show commenced on 11 September 2007 at Global Television Studios in Forest Hill.
McManus inspected the United States production of the show while in the United States of America hosting his show Rove.
The children for the 2007 series were all students who were currently enrolled in gra ...
Premise
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is an Australian quiz show produced by Roving Enterprises that debuted on Network Ten on 26 September 2007. It is hosted by popular TV personality Rove McManus. Filming for the show commenced on 11 September 2007 at Global Television Studios in Forest Hill.
McManus inspected the United States production of the show while in the United States of America hosting his show Rove.
The children for the 2007 series were all students who were currently enrolled in grade five and were aged 10 or 11. They had to compete against many other fifth graders to win the roles.
5th Grader games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions. Content is taken from primary 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 A$500,000 can be won. Along the way, the player can be assisted by a "classmate", one of five cast members, in answering the questions. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or deciding to end the game, the contestant must profess to the camera "My name is contestants name and I am not smarter than a fifth grader!"
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- John Cena as Himself - Host
Guest cast
- Cooper Stutler as Self - Classmate
- Nick D'Ambrosio as Self - Classmate
- Quinne Daniels as Self - Classmate
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 78 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | June 10, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 30 | June 12, 2008 | July 24, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 28 | September 5, 2008 | September 11, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
3rd Grade Teacher An educator aims to prove herself to her students. But when she’s stumped in 3rd grade, she considers breaking all school rules and cheating off the class! |
June 10, 2019 |
| 2 |
Catholic School Teacher A nun walks into a classroom…and is sure she can ace elementary school! With the help of these 5th graders, will she dance her way up the money ladder? |
June 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Elementary School Principal A school administrator is confident, but it doesn’t take long for the class to totally school him! Will he actually cheat to get through the 5th grade? |
June 12, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 230 | June 12, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 202 | October 5, 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 203 | October 11, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 301/302 In a special celebrity edition of the show, viewers are not only treated to meeting the new class of students, but super model Kathy Ireland plays for her favorite charity. After that Georgia Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox also appears and brings along host Jeff Foxworthy's school records. She announces that she's giving her winnings to Georgia schools for the sight and hearing impaired. The new class of students are Jenna, Francesca, Olivia (though not the same Olivia from Season 2), Bryce, and Jonathan. |
September 5, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 303 Ordinary people try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level in order to win $1,000,000. |
September 12, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 304 Ordinary people try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level in order to win $1,000,000. |
September 19, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 10, 2019 |
| Last aired | November 3, 2019 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |