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==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</ref> Then there was 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 the air and since it was pulled American Idol aired for 90 minutes to fill in space for the airtime.
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> Then there was 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 the air and since it was pulled American Idol aired for 90 minutes to fill in space for the airtime.


==Availability==
==Availability==
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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/ Offical website for the show.]
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Revision as of 12:37, 1 January 2019

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 a child prodigies attempting to win money for their families by answering trivia questions.

Cancellation

A week before the show was scheduled to air Mark Burnett told Fox to postpone the show due to issues about its integrity.[1] Then there was 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 the air and since it was pulled American Idol aired for 90 minutes to fill in space for the airtime.

Availability

Since the show was cancelled before it aired it's unlikely that we'll get to see the show released in any type of way.

Gallery

Promo for the show.

External Link

Reference