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)
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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 air 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]

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