Child Genius

2014 ‱ Lifetime
4.5
92 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 2 episodes (10)

1 I'm The Fun Parent
1/7/16
It's the first week of the Child Genius competition, and twelve 9-12 year old Child Geniuses, with high achieving, driven parents in tow, prepare to battle it out in this week's rounds--math and memory.
2 Silicon Valley is All About Taking Risks
1/14/16
The 11 children who survived the first round of elimination in the "Child Genius" competition return for week two, battling it out in this week's rounds of spelling and geography.
3 My Husband is Becoming a Tiger Dad
1/21/16
It’s week three of the CHILD GENIUS competition, and the remaining 10 academic warriors must duke it out in this week’s rounds, US History and Logic, to advance towards the 100K prize.
4 Pull Yourself Together!
1/28/16
It's week four of the Child Genius competition, and the remaining 9 competitors must conquer this weeks’ challenging topics, Current Events and Human Body, to stay in the game and advance towards the prize--a hundred thousand dollars and the title of “Child Genius."
5 Good is Not Gonna Cut It
2/4/16
It's week five of the competition, the mid-point of this strenuous academic mountain climb, and these eight remaining geniuses prepare to do battle in this week's rounds--Literature & Fine Arts, and Vocabulary.
6 This is an Outrage!
2/11/16
In week six of the competition, and the seven remaining competitors face two brain busting rounds of competition--Advanced Math and Speed Memory--after which only six will advance one step closer towards the finals.
7 I Really Seriously Really Wanna Win
2/18/16
In week seven of the competition, the remaining six children muscle through two arduous rounds of competition.
8 Mom, You're Confusing Me!
2/25/16
In the eighth week of the competition, the remaining five geniuses must conquer two mind-bending rounds--Advanced Logic and World History--in order to advance one step closer to a hundred thousand dollar college fund.
9 You'll be First or Last
3/3/16
In the ninth week of the competition, the three remaining contestants must duke it out in the Advanced Science and Specialty Subject rounds, to land a spot in the tenth and final week of the competition.
10 Finale
3/9/16
In the tenth and final week of the competition, the three brightest kids in the nation face off in an Academic Olympiad.

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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