Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Class is back in session with all new half hour episodes of the hit quiz show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Acclaimed comedian Jeff Foxworthy is at the head of the class as host of this atypical game show, which measures adults' lack of knowledge – as revealed by how much they've forgotten since grammar school.

Adult contestants find themselves revisiting their youth in a classroom setting, tackling subjects they've already been taught – from art to geography and math to social studies.

Series details

• Title: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2007-02-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-09-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 741

Cast and credited roles

• Jeff Foxworthy — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-02-27; final listed air date 2007-09-28; episode order: 28.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-10-04; final listed air date 2008-07-24; episode order: 31.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-09-05; final listed air date 2009-09-18; episode order: 27.
• Season 4: premiered 2009-09-21; final listed air date 2010-05-14; episode order: 138.
• Season 5: premiered 2010-09-20; final listed air date 2011-05-20; episode order: 149.
• Season 6: premiered 2015-05-26; final listed air date 2015-09-08; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.