Bet on Your Baby

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Bet on Your Baby
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Genre Game show
Created by
  • Craig Armstrong
  • Rick Ringbakk
  • Charles Wachter
  • Ben Silverman
  • Jimmy Fox
Presented by Melissa Peterman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Silverman
  • Chris Grant
  • Jimmy Fox
  • Craig Armstrong
  • Rick Ringbakk
Camera setup Multiple
Running time43 minutes
Production companies Electus
5x5 Media
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseApril 13, 2013 (2013-04-13) 
July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19)

Bet on Your Baby is an American game show that is hosted by Melissa Peterman. The series premiered on ABC on April 13, 2013, with two back-to-back episodes. [1] Each episode features five families with toddlers between the ages of two and three-and-a-half years old, who play to see how well they can guess their child's next move in order to win money toward their college fund. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

On January 28, 2014, Bet on Your Baby was renewed for an eight episode second season. [5] Season 2 premiered on May 31, 2014. [6] The show did not make ABC's Summer 2015 schedule.

Format

Four families of three (two parents and a toddler) participated per episode.

First round

Each family participates in this round separately. For each family, the toddler and one of the parents is sent to a separate room called the "baby dome" to perform a challenge. Before the challenge starts, the remaining parent remains on stage is asked multiple-choice question about the kid's performance to the challenge and the parent must guess the answer. The challenge starts after he or she locks in their answer by hitting a button on their table. If the kid's performance in the challenge matches with the parent's answer, the family wins $5,000 towards the kid's college fund.

Second round

All parents participate in this round together. The parents are shown a clip of a conversation between the host and all toddlers about a secret keyword. Throughout the conversation, the host and toddlers will discuss about this word, giving hints or notable features about it. Once a family figures out the answer, they must buzz in. Giving the correct answer sends the family to the college round, while an incorrect answer locks them out, but they will be allowed to buzz in again when another family is locked out.

College round

The winning family is shown 10 piggy banks, each holding a different value towards the kid's college fund ranging from $500 to $50,000 (with the $50,000 grand prize being shown as the word "College"). The family is allowed to smash up to four piggy banks; after each smash that is not the $50,000 "College" prize, the family has to decide whether to quit with the amount in that piggy bank only, or give up this amount and smash another piggy bank.

International versions

CountryNameHostChannelPremiereFinalePrizeRef.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Si los chicos quieren!Julian Weich Canal 13 November 1, 2013 $50,000 [7]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 正大综艺.宝宝来了Zhu Xun & Qiang Zi CCTV-1 November 10, 20131-year admission to an international kindergarten [8]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia ¡Apuesta a su Chico!Lady Mina Caracol TV June 2015 $200,000
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Le apuesto a mi Bebé Cecilia Gabriela Canal de las Estrellas 2014 MX$5,000,000
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Bet on Your Baby Judy Ann Santos ABS-CBN October 19, 2013September 9, 2017 1,000,000 [9]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea COME ON BABY Noh Hong-chul, Park Ji-yoon tvN July 14, 2014 5,000,000 [10]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Çocuk Oyuncağı Ezgi Mola Star TV July 10, 2013 50.000 [11]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Мій малюк зможе
Miy Malyuk Zmozhe
Irma Vitovska 1+1 June 15, 2014 50.000 [12]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA (Spanish)Si Los Bebes QuierenMaria Eugenia Payan Univision November 1, 2019 $50,000
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Bet On Your Baby Uruguay!Lady Mina Cecilia GabriellaTelefeMay 15, 2013March 8, 2015 $10,000
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Cố lên con yêu!Ốc Thanh Vân, Trần Tiểu HàoVTV3April 17, 2016May 20, 2018 đ 30.000.000

References

  1. "It's a Bouncing, Beautiful...Game Show! ABC Delivers "Bet on Your Baby" Saturday, April 13 Hosted by Melissa Peterman". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. "About the Show". ABC.com. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. Keene, Allison (April 12, 2013). "Bet on Your Baby: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  4. McCarthy, Tom (April 12, 2013). "ABC's latest game show asks you to Bet on Your Baby for a hefty sum". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2014). "'Bet on Your Baby' Renewed for Second Season by ABC". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. Bentley, Jean (May 31, 2014). "'Bet On Your Baby' Season 2 returns: Watch a sneak peek now". Zap2it. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  7. "Si los chicos quieren!". Canal 13. 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  8. "Bet on Your Baby (China)". CCTV-1. 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  9. "Bet on Your Baby". ABS-CBN. 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  10. "COME ON BABY". tvN . CJ E&M. 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  11. "Ҫocuk oyuncağı". Star TV. 2013. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  12. Miй мaлюк ɜмоҗе. 1+1. 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.