Superfan (American game show)

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Superfan
Genre Game show
Created by
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Jodi Roth
  • Keltie Knight
  • Jack Martin
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseAugust 9 (2023-08-09) –
September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)

Superfan is an American game show that premiered on CBS on August 9, 2023. The series is hosted by Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson.

Contents

Format

Each episode features a popular musician as a guest, and a field of contestants who consider themselves to be "superfans" of that musician. The contestants compete in various challenges related to the musician, including identifying their songs, and answering trivia questions relating to their career and personal life. The final two contestants compete in a lip sync performance to one of the musician's songs to determine the winner. [1] [2]

Production

On February 22, 2022, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series. [3] On April 19, 2022, the superstars and hosts were announced. [4] On May 22, 2023, originally scheduled for June 9, 2023, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 9, 2023. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Episodes

No.Title  [9] [10] Original release date  [9] [10] Prod.
code  [9] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)		 Rating
(18-49)
1"LL Cool J"August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)1051.40 [11] 0.2 [11]
2"Shania Twain"August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)1031.33 [12] 0.2 [12]
3"Gloria Estefan"August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)1021.20 [13] 0.1 [13]
4"Little Big Town"August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)1041.40 [14] 0.2 [14]
5"Pitbull"September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)1011.14 [15] 0.2 [15]
6"Kelsea Ballerini"September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)1061.23 [16] 0.2 [16]

Reception

Critical response

References

  1. ↑ "CBS game show 'Superfan' celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull". Associated Press. August 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "'Superfan' contestant from Orange meets hero LL Cool J". The Daily Progress. August 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (February 22, 2022). "Musical Superfan Game Show Lands Series Order At CBS". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "CBS Unveils a Superstar Lineup for Its New Original Unscripted Series "Superfan"" (Press release). CBS. April 19, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via The Futon Critic.
  5. ↑ "CBS Unveils Its 2022-2023 Primetime Lineup" (Press release). CBS. May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023– via The Futon Critic.
  6. ↑ White, Peter; Petski, Denise (May 18, 2022). "CBS Fall 2022 Schedule: Thursday Comedy Block Shrinks, Wednesday Goes Full Reality, NCIS: LA Moves & Fire Country Gets Magnum P.I Slot". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (May 22, 2023). "CBS Summer Premiere Dates For Big Brother, The Challenge: USA, New Superfan & More". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ Rice, Lynette (June 13, 2023). "Tough As Nails Added To CBS Summer Lineup". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "SUPERFAN (CBS)". The Futon Critic . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Superfan Season 1 Episode Guide". Zap2it . Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (August 10, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: Superfan Series Premiere on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (August 17, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars on Fox and The Wonder Years on ABC Conclude for the Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  13. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (August 24, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: Fox and NBC Share Prime Time Broadcast Win; Nancy Drew and Riverdale Conclude Series Runs on The CW". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  14. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (August 31, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Leads in Viewers, Fox and CBS Share Key Demos Win with Reality Fare". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (September 7, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: NFL Kickoff Preview Special on NBC". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  16. 1 2 Douglas Pucci (September 21, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: Fox Leads Prime Time Demos with MasterChef Season Finale". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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