Fox has pulled the first two episodes of new game show Our Little Genius because of information given to contestants before the show’s production, the network has announced. Our Little Genius executive producer Mark Burnett said in a statement: “I recently discovered that there was an issue with how some information was relayed to contestants during the pre-production of ‘Our Little Genius.’ As a result, I am not comfortable delivering the episodes without re-shooting them. I believe my series must always be beyond reproach, so I have requested that Fox not air these episodes.”
The show, which is a competition between smart 6- to 12-year olds, had been scheduled to debut on Jan. 13 after a special episode of American Idol. Instead, Fox will broadcast an encore of The Simpsons’ 450th episode. And on Jan. 19, Fox will air an encore of the drama pilot Human Target.
Fox released the following statement: “Mark Burnett is one of the pre-eminent producers of unscripted programming on television. Even though we were incredibly pleased with the quality of ‘Our Little Genius,’ we respect and appreciate his due diligence and the decision to pull these episodes. We agree there can be no question about the integrity of our shows. While these episodes will not air, the families who participated in the show will receive their winnings, and we are grateful for their participation.”
An insider says that Fox may air the reshot series, although that isn’t definite at this time.
And when they make the movie, the little genius will be played by Ralph Fiennes…
that’s funny
quiz show reference?
Cara ftw.
There are four of us who saw Quiz Show.
5!! that movie is really good
Yea that movie won like mad acclaim and awards-I think a lot of people have seen it.
I like how Fox never admits that they did anything wrong.Even (“though we were incredibly pleased with the quality of ‘Our Little Genius…….”) classic
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen the words “Fox” and “integrity” used in the same sentence.
The Fox news website certainly had no integrity when they changed Michael Steele’s “honest Injun” statement to honest ENGINE. Keep keeping it classy, Fox.
Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater. . . didn’t take a genius to figure that out
Since when do the words “integrity” and “Reality TV” go together?
show looked like shi% anyway…
This show was crap to begin with but they’re smart enough to have pulled it. Integrity at Fox…OK!
Maybe the cops should haul in and “question” these little slumdog geniuses until they find out where they got the rest of their answers.
Good points, I think I will definitely subscribe! I’ll go and read some more! What do you see the future of this being?
Wow, when I watched the previews I totally wondered if they provided the kids with the answers beforehand.
“Since when do the words “integrity” and “Reality TV” go together?”
Since this is a quiz show, which is specifically covered by federal laws against rigging under possible penalty of hard time.
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