Almost Genius

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Almost Genius
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Genre Comedy
Satire
Reality
Presented by April Richardson & Chris Fairbanks
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time30 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network truTV
ReleaseDecember 29, 2015 (2015-12-29) –
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)
Related
truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...

Almost Genius is an American cable television series that premiered December 29, 2015 and ended July 18, 2016 on truTV.

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About

Almost Genius is a half-hour viral video clip show, hosted by comedians April Richardson and Chris Fairbanks. Like the network's previous longtime staple World's Dumbest , the show also involves a cast of comedians (some of them also from World's Dumbest) giving humorous commentary on videos of people, places, and things that try hard to succeed, but fall just a little short. However, unlike World's Dumbest, instead of mocking the subjects, the commentators congratulate them for their bravery and ingenuity. [1] [2] The show is produced by Meetinghouse Productions, the same company that also produced World's Dumbest.

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–2016)

No.TitleOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29)0.40 [3]
2"Missed it by that Much"January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)0.42 [4]
3"A Day Late & a Dollar Short"January 12, 2016 (2016-01-12)0.38 [5]
4"Desperately Seeking Super"January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)0.28 [6]
5"'A' for Effort"January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)0.31 [7]
6"Daring the Universe"February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)N/A
7"Flying too Close to the Sun"February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)0.23 [8]
8"Standing Ovation"February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)0.36 [9]
9"Yes You Can!"February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)0.28 [10]
10"We're #2"March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)0.31 [11]
11"Close, but No Cigar"March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)0.29 [12]
12"Sports Edition"March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)0.30 [13]
13"Digging Deep"May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)0.30 [14]
14"Hardly Working"May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)0.25 [15]
15"Falling Short"May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)0.26 [16]
16"There it Isn't"June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)0.32 [17]
17"No Cigar"June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)0.23 [18]
18"Flying Low"June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)0.26 [19]
19"So Close Yet So Far"June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)0.28 [20]
20"If at First You Don't Succeed"July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)0.24 [21]
21"Half Baked"July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)0.26 [22]
22"Spectacular Defeat"July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)0.20 [23]
23"Go for the Gold"July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)0.30 [24]
24"Down but Not Out"July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)0.26 [25]

References

  1. ↑ truTV Orders Comedy Pilots Starring Jon Glaser and Naomi Ekperigin Archived 2015-12-21 at the Wayback Machine - Split Sider (accessed December 12, 2015)
  2. ↑ Almost Genius - Official Trailer on YouTube (uploaded December 12, 2015)
  3. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (December 29, 2015). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.29.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 5, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.5.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 12, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.12.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 19, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.19.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 26, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.26.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 9, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.9.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 16, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.16.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (February 23, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.23.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 8, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.8.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (March 22, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.22.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.16.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.23.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  17. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.6.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.13.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 20, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  20. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 27, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  21. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 4, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.4.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 27, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  23. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 11, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.11.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  24. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  25. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2016). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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