King of the Nerds

Eleven contstants battle in various challenges to be top nerd in this reality competition series.

Broadcast
TBS January 17, 2013-present

Hosts
Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong

Gameplay
The series follows eleven contestants as they complete various tasks in order to win the grand prize of $100,000 and to be "crowned the greatest nerd" of them all, worthy to sit on the "Throne of Games" (an antimetabole of Game of Thrones).

The show uses a progressive elimination of the contestants, Following the first week, the contestants were separated into two teams chosen via schoolyard pick. The teams compete in a Nerd War, an event that requires them to work together to prepare for the main demonstration. Judges select which team is the better team, memebers on this team are safe from elimination. On the losing team, two players are selected for a "Nerd-Off", one is selected by a secret vote on the losing team, and the other from a similar vote from the winning team. The two selected players are told what the concept is behind the "nerd-off", giving them a few hours to prepare by talking to anyone else still remaining in the game. At the event, the losing player is eliminated from the game.

Typical King of The Nerds episodes consist of two challenges. The Nerd War is a team competition, often decided by a judge, with the entire team granted immunity from being sent home. The "Nerrd-Off" is a head-to-head elimination challenge between two members of the losing Nerd War team, with each team voting in one competitor.

Once the number of contestants reaches five, the teams are disbanded and the game becomes and individual challenge. With five players left, the Nerd War event was used to determine who would select which of the others would compete in the Nerd-Off, while the other four would vote for the second player; the Nerd-Off eliminated one player, bringing the number to four. Two subsequent challenges at four and three players eliminate the losing player from that challenge. With two players left, the previous contestants are brought back as to vote on which of the two would be crowned "King of The Nerds". The two finalists are given the opportunity, overnight to convince the others to vote for them. The votes are revealed after all previous contestants have plced their vote and the winner is named.

Trivia
the show is loosely based on the 1984 comedy film Revenge of the Nerds.

Hosts Robert Carradine is best known for playing as Lewis Skolnick and Curtis Armstrong is best known for playing as Dudley "Booger" Dawson in Revenge of the Nerds.

Link
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