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[03/14/17 - 07:00 AM]
GSN Heads Into Its 2017 Upfront with Renewed Commitment to Core Game Show Programming Slate
GSN has greenlit a new game show series, "Emogenius," and the network's other new addition to the lineup, "Divided," which launched in January 2017, has been picked up for a second season following its successful debut.

[12/12/16 - 10:00 AM]
GSN Debuts New Original Game Show Series "Divided" with Season 4 Premiere of "Idiotest" on Thursday, January 19
Hosted by Mike Richards, "Divided" serves as part game show, part social experiment, asking whether a team of complete strangers can agree on the same answer in order to collectively win prize money.

[03/09/16 - 09:41 AM]
GSN Heads Into Its 2016 Upfront with New Ambitious Programming Slate
Over the past three years, GSN has more than doubled its original programming output, and is introducing another creative slate of originals in 2016.

[01/05/16 - 10:47 AM]
GSN Ends 2015 with Highest Viewership Ever in Primetime with Double-Digit Growth Across Key Demos
GSN spins the numbers for 2015.

[10/01/15 - 12:18 PM]
GSN Completes Most-Watched 3rd Quarter Ever in Primetime and Total Day in Key Demos
GSN spins the numbers for the third quarter of 2015.

[09/02/15 - 11:11 AM]
GSN Achieves Its Most-Watched Summer Ever in Primetime and Total Day Across All Key Demos
GSN spins the numbers for the summer to date.

[08/11/15 - 10:34 AM]
GSN Presents the Epic Battle of the Ages: "Man v Fly" Airing Wednesday, August 12 During 10:30 PM ET/PT Time Slot
The new short-form interstitial series debuts on GSN on Wednesday, August 12 immediately following "Idiotest."

[07/30/15 - 11:58 AM]
July 2015 Is GSN's Most Watched Month Ever in Primetime; Original Programming Reaches Viewership Milestone
GSN spins the numbers for the month to date.

[06/18/15 - 12:16 PM]
GSN's "Skin Wars" Climbs in Week Two to Highest Ratings Ever for the Series
GSN spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 17.

[03/10/15 - 07:43 AM]
GSN Announces Two New Original Series at Its 2015 Upfront: "Steampunk'd" and "Lie Detectors"
The network delivered in February 2015 its highest month ever in the Women 25-54 demographic.

[02/18/15 - 11:06 AM]
GSN's Original Game Show "Idiotest" Hosted by Ben Gleib Returns for Season 2 on Wednesday, April 1
Comedian Ben Gleib returns as the wildly witty host dishing out even tougher brainteasers to contestants competing for a $10,000 cash prize.

[01/14/15 - 12:57 PM]
GSN Bucks Cable Trend, Showing Growth Year Over Year
GSN spins the numbers for 2014 to date.

[11/18/14 - 03:18 PM]
GSN Builds on 2014 Success with New Development for 2015
Highlights include the horror-themed game show "Hellevator," from Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions.

[10/30/14 - 11:35 AM]
GSN's "Idiotest" Settles the Ongoing Election Night Debate as Democrats and Republicans Battle It Out to Determine Who Is Smarter
The themed episode airs Tuesday, November 4 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[10/28/14 - 12:00 PM]
GSN Announces Season Two Pick-Up of Original Hit Series "Idiotest"
This marks the third consecutive new series pick-up for the network this year.

[10/09/14 - 01:36 PM]
Go Bruins! Fight On! A Tradition of Rivalry Continues on "Idiotest" When Recent UCLA and USC Grads Face Off on New GSN Series
Bruin and Trojan pride is on the line in an all-new episode, hosted by comedian Ben Gleib, airing Tuesday, October 14 at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/19/14 - 09:26 AM]
GSN Announces Premiere Dates for New Original Summer Series "Skin Wars" and "Idiot Test"
Rebecca Romijn hosts the former, premiering Wednesday, August 6; while Ben Gleib hosts the latter, due on Tuesday, August 12.

[03/18/14 - 09:37 AM]
GSN Greenlights 40 Episodes of New Original Series "Idiot Test," Hosted by Comedian Ben Gleib
Based on the highly popular game app, the series pits two pairs of contestants with a preexisting rivalry against each other in a competition to determine who is the true "idiot."

[03/18/14 - 09:33 AM]
GSN Gets Its Game on with Significant Investment in Original Programming and Bold Development Initiative
GSN also had a stellar 2013, the network's most-watched year ever, with double-digit audience growth across all key demos and total viewers.







IDIOT TEST (GSN)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/12/14 - 8/30/17
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
SEASON(S):
4 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from GSN's press release, March 2017) Among the shows returning to GSN with new seasons in 2017 are the visual brain teaser game IDIOTEST, hosted by comedian Ben Gleib, which launched its fourth season on January 19, and WINSANITY, hosted by Donald Faison ("Scrubs") which returns this summer for a second season of stacking numerical facts. Season two of WINSANITY will feature a new format, with a new look and double the game play, as it expands to allow for two players to now face each other in a head-to-head battle to rank compelling and surprising facts in numerical order. Members of the audience will also continue to have an opportunity to win a cash prize along with the contestants. Michael Canter ("Divided") joins the show as executive producer this season with returning EP Chris Grant of Electus.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ben Gleib as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Rosenblatt as EP
· Ben Gleib as EP
· Christian Horner as EP
· Craig Brooks as EP
· Jamie Rosenblatt as EP
· Larry Barron as EP
· Mark Cronin as EP
· Ryan Curtis as EP
· Ryan Devlin as EP
· Shawn Greenson as EP
GENRE(S):
· game show
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· H2R Productions
· He Shoots, He Scores Productions
· Little Wooden Boat Productions