Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Seen it?2007 | 4 seasons | 44 min | Family, Kids, Reality
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 44 minutes, about 1 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on posing grade-school level questions to adults, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. This television show began broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company network as a special in the United States and Canada on February 27, 2007, and it grew to be popular enough that a half-hour-long syndicated TV series was developed by the owners.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Game Show. Also nominated for 1 Emmy. Plus 2 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 75K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Barry Poznick, John Stevens, Mark Burnett
- Jeff FoxworthyHimself