Genius Game start time and who is in the cast with David Tennant
- Genius Game, hosted by David Tennant, premiered at 9pm on April 30 on ITV and features 11 contestants competing across eight episodes.
- The show adapts the South Korean series The Genius, which aired from 2013 to 2015 and was known for its complex intellectual and social strategy games.
- Contestants, selected for high intellectual and social skills, engage in Main Matches where one can earn immunity, while the last place faces a Death Match elimination.
- The winner receives the title ‘The Genius’ and a cash prize of up to £50,000, with the gameplay involving teamwork, manipulation, and strategic twists throughout the episodes.
- ITV’s head of entertainment praised Tennant as the perfect ringmaster and described the format as designed to keep players and audiences engaged with compelling gameplay and twists.
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Genius Game rules explained as ITV viewers dub David Tennant show 'impossible'
Here’s a run down of how ITV’s new game show Genius Game works (Picture: ITV) After a new game show hit screens tonight, many viewers were left scratching their heads about how it actually works. Hosted by Bafta and Emmy award-winning actor David Tennant, Genius Game is based on a format that originated in South Korea. Taking on the role of The Creator, he leads the game that invites the country’s most brilliant minds to take part in the ultimat…

Genius Game start time and who is in the cast with David Tennant
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The Scottish star is hosting the new ITV game show, which originally came from South Korea. ITV’s Genius Game is a new strategy-driven reality show set to air later this month. Hosted by David Tennant, it’s an adaptation of the original South Korean format. The show features eleven standout contestants selected for their intelligence and social skills, including a crime writer, a forensic scientist, a PhD student, and two doctors among others. W…
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