Child Genius

2014 ‱ Lifetime
4.5
92 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (9)

1 I Am Not a Tiger Mommy
1/6/15
Twenty, 8 to 12 year old child geniuses, with determined parents in tow, prepare to battle it out in week one of the "Child Genius" competition held in cooperation with American Mensa, hoping to win the $100,000 college fund prize and the title of "Child Genius.
2 Please Drink Some Water
1/13/15
The 15 children who survived the first round of elimination in the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, return for week two, battling it out in this week's rounds, Human Body and Memory, with hopes of winning a $100,000 college fund prize and the title of "Child Genius.
3 Focus, Focus, Focus!
1/20/15
It's week three of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, and the pressure is on for the remaining 12 academic warriors to avoid elimination in this week's rounds, Vocabulary and Astronomy, and advance towards the prize of $100,000 and the title of "Child Genius.
4 Triskaidekaphobia
1/27/15
It's week four of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, and the remaining 10 competitors must clear the academic hurdles of this weeks topics, Zoology and Spelling, to stay in the game and advance towards the prize--$100,000 and the title of "Child Genius".
5 You Signed Up For This
2/3/15
In week five of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, the remaining eight competitors muscle through the mid-point of this rigorous competition, tackling this weeks rounds, U.S. Presidents and Logic and Reasoning, in order to stay in the game and win a $100,000 college fund and the title of "Child Genius.
6 These Kids Are Like Cheetahs
2/10/15
In week six of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, the six remaining competitors face two tough rounds of competition--Current Events and Earth Sciences--after which only five will advance one step closer towards the finals, where they will battle it out for a $100,000 college fund and the title of "Child Genius.
7 You Need to Stop Lying to Yourself
2/17/15
In week seven of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, the remaining five children struggle through two grueling rounds of competition--Inventions and Literature and the Arts--after which, only four will move on to the finals and compete for the $100,000 college fund and the title of "Child Genius.
8 We All Want to Win, Right?
2/24/15
In the eighth and final week of the "Child Genius" competition, held in cooperation with American Mensa, the four finalists face off in an Academic Olympiad, a daunting compilation of all previous round topics, after which, one child will win a $100,000 college fund and be crowned "Child Genius.
101 Season 1 - Sneak Peek
12/14/14
Take a look at a Sneak Peek from the upcoming series "Child Genius".

About this show

Child Genius is part docu-soap, part competition. The series will bring us into a world where children far surpass their parents when it comes to brain power. From chess champions to mathematical whizzes, these prodigies run the gamut of mental achievements. We will follow eight child geniuses and their families at home as they prepare for weekly elimination competitions in various subjects such as spelling, math, logic, memory and general knowledge. When these geniuses ultimately come together to compete in a Mensa sponsored tournament only one will me named "Smartest Kid in America.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
92 reviews
Rita Haggard
January 13, 2016
These gifted children come from various backgrounds, yet most of the parents on this show seem more competitive than the kids. I'll be watching as it's all new to me.
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Deon Medwynter
January 12, 2017
I love this show. The young children are very brilliant, and I'm inspired by their ability to think rationally and quickly.
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Debo Lody
January 26, 2016
I will die if I didn't watch every single episode
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