King of the Nerds (season 1)
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King of the Nerds | |
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Season 1 | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | TBS |
Original release | January 17 March 7, 2013 | –
Season chronology |
The first season of King of the Nerds aired on TBS from January 13, 2013 to March 7, 2013. Inspired by the Revenge of the Nerds films, the season was hosted by actors and executive producers Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong, known for their roles as Lewis Skolnick and Dudley "Booger" Dawson, respectively, in Revenge of the Nerds.
Contestants
Name | Hometown | Age | Specialty |
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Alana Smith-Brown[1] | Corning, New York | 26 | Comic book nerd |
Brandon Moore[2] | Heath, Texas | 24 | Neuroscientist |
Celeste Anderson[3] | Orillia, Ontario | 22 | Pro gamer |
Danielle Mackey[4] | Rome, New York | 23 | Video game vlogger |
Genevieve Pearson[5] | Tacoma, Washington | 27 | Fantasy writer |
Hеndrik Lеnfеrink[6] | Little Deer Isle, Maine | 26 | Geophysicist |
Ivan Van Norman[7] | Los Angeles, California | 27 | Role-playing game designer |
Jon Paprocki[8] | Atlanta, Georgia | 22 | Mathematician |
Joshua Ovenshire[7] | Los Angeles, California | 24 | Comics & gaming nerd |
Moogega Cooper[7] | Pasadena, California | 26 | NASA engineer |
Virgil Griffith[7] | Pasadena, California | 28 | Master hacker |
Contestant progress
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 8 | |||||
Celeste | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WINNER | ||
Genevieve | IN | IN | WIN | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||
Danielle | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT3 | |||
Ivan | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | RISK | WIN | IN | OUT3 | ||||
Moogega | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||
Virgil | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
Joshua | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Alana | IN1 | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Brandon | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
Jon | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||
Hеndrik | OUT |
^Note 1 : Alana received individual immunity from being sent to the Nerd-Off.
^Note 2 : Teams were dissolved and Nerd Wars became individual challenges.
^Note 3 : The final Nerd War was separated into two phases; in each phase, the loser was automatically eliminated.
- Key
- (WINNER) The contestant won the competition and was crowned "King of the Nerds".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Nerd War and received immunity from elimination.
- (IN) The contestant lost the Nerd War, but was not selected to compete in the Nerd-Off.
- (RISK) The contestant won the Nerd-Off and escaped elimination.
- (OUT) The contestant lost the Nerd-Off and was eliminated from the competition.
- Teams
- The contestant was a member of Team Blextrophy.
- The contestant was a member of Team Servants of the Forsaken Orb.
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Welcome to Nerdvana" | January 17, 2013 | 1.99[9] | |
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2 | 2 | "Imaginary Realms" | January 24, 2013 | 1.65[10] | |
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3 | 3 | "Games without Frontiers" | January 31, 2013 | 1.57[11] | |
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4 | 4 | "Supernerds" | February 7, 2013 | 1.48[12] | |
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5 | 5 | "High IQ's" | February 14, 2013 | 1.23[13] | |
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6 | 6 | "Nerdy Dancing" | February 21, 2013 | 1.05[14] | |
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7 | 7 | "Enginerds" | February 28, 2013 | 1.49[15] | |
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8 | 8 | "The King Is Crowned" | March 7, 2013 | 1.54[16] | |
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References
- ^ Kingsley, Jennifer (January 16, 2013). "Neighbors: Nerdiness can be worth $100K to Corning woman". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Ammenheuser, Maura (January 18, 2013). "Vandy student vies for 'King of the Nerds' on TBS". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Hank, Melissa (January 23, 2013). "TV Wednesday: King of the Nerds". Postmedia News. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Rachel (January 9, 2013). "Rome native cast on new TBS show 'King of the Nerds'". Rome Observer. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Petrich, Marisa (January 17, 2013). "Stadium grad to compete on "King of the Nerds" tonight". Tacoma News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Mainer loses bid on "King of the Nerds"". Fenceviewer. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Rae, Jessica (December 15, 2012). "King of the Nerds (TBS) Cast – We dissect this geeky group and pick our favs!". Small Screen Scoop. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (January 17, 2013). "TBS debuts "King of the Nerds" January 17". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 18, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night + 'Buckwild', 'Suits', 'Oprah's Next Chapter', 'Archer' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (January 25, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Buckwild' Wins Night, 'Suits', 'Archer', 'Beyond Scared Straight', 'King of the Nerds' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 1, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Buckwild' Wins Again, + 'Archer', 'Suits', 'The Daily Show', 'King of the Nerds' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings:'Buckwild' Wins Night, 'Suits', 'Archer', 'Impractical Jokers', 'King of the Nerds' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 15, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Swamp People' Beats NBA Basketball + 'Suits', 'Big Rig Bounty Hunters', 'Impractical Jokers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 22, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Swamp People' Wins Night, 'Archer', 'Suits', 'Impractical Jokers','King of the Nerds', 'Project Runway' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 1, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Swamp People' Wins Night + 'Archer', NBA Basketball, 'Big Rig Bounty Hunters' 'King of the Nerds' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 8, 2013). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Swamp People' Wins Night, NBA Basketball, 'Archer', 'Project Runway', 'Ridiculousness', 'Anger Management', 'King of the Nerds' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.