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Template:Globalize/North America Quiz bowl like programs have appeared on television in both local and nationally-televised programs since the 1950s. The following is an incomplete list of quiz bowl programs that have aired on local or national television that feature teams from schools, colleges, or universities in academic competition.

Shows currently on television

Title	Network	City / Media Area	Premiere Year
Academic Bowl	WCTE	Cookeville, Tennessee	1986
Academic Challenge^[1]	WEWS	Cleveland, Ohio	1964^[2]
Academic Challenge	KOBI KOTI	Medford, Oregon Klamath Falls, Oregon	2005
Academic Challenge	WBGU	Bowling Green, Ohio	2012
Academic League	SDC ITV	San Diego, California	1991
Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl	AETN	Arkansas
As Schools Match Wits	WWLP (1961–2006) WGBY (2007–present)	Springfield, Massachusetts	1961^[3]
Battle of the Brains^[4]	WCVE^[5] WAVY^[6] WTVR (2003–present)^[4]	Richmond, Virginia	1978^[5]
Bay Area Quiz Kids	KRON	San Francisco, California	1999
Black College Quiz	Syndication 19??-2013 Bounce TV 2014-Present	Chicago, Illinois (origin) United States
Bournvita Quiz Contest	Zee TV Sony Entertainment Television	India	1972
Brain Game	WTHR	Indianapolis, Indiana	1972 or 1973^[7]
Brain Game^[8]	WRAL	Raleigh, North Carolina	1997^[9]
CBSE Heritage India Quiz	History TV18	India	200?
The Challenge^[10]	MSG Varsity	New York New Jersey Connecticut	1996
Cox Academic Tournament	Cox	Fort Walton, Florida
Double Down^[11]	WCNY	Syracuse, New York
ESPN School Quiz	ESPN Star Sports	India
Gettu betur	RÚV	Iceland	1986
Granite State Challenge	NHPTV	New Hampshire	1983
High Five Challenge	KPTV 1993-19?? KWPB KOIN OPB 2006-2008 KPDX 2008-Present	Portland, Oregon	1993
High Q	WSB	Atlanta, Georgia	1986^[12]
High Q	KCOS	El Paso, Texas	1984^[13]
High School Bowl	WNMU	Marquette, Michigan	1977^[14]
High School Challenge	WFUM	Flint, Michigan	1984^[15]
High School Quiz Show ^[16]	WGBH	Massachusetts	2009
Hispanic College Quiz	Syndication	Chicago, Illinois (origin) United States	2008
Histrionics	TVS	Sydney, New South Wales	2009
Hometown High-Q	KDKA	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1999 or 2000^[17]
In the Know^[18]	WBNS (1970s-80s) WOSU WPBO	Columbus, Ohio Portsmouth, Ohio
It's Academic	WRC	Washington, D.C.	1961^[19]
It's Academic	WJZ	Baltimore, Maryland	1971
It's Academic	Seven Network	Australia	1968 2005
It's Academic Hawaii	KFVE	Honolulu, Hawaii
KEDT-TV Challenge (formerly Challenge!)	KEDT	Corpus Christi, Texas	2005
KTIV Quiz Bowl	KTIV	Sioux City, Iowa
KYVE Apple Bowl	KYVE	Seattle, Washington	1980
National Geographic Bee (formerly National Geography Bee)	Syndication	United States	1989
National Super Quiz Bee	IBC 13 Studio 23	Philippines	1977
Knowledge Bowl	WREG	Memphis, Tennessee
Mahindra Auto Quotient	NDTV	New Delhi, N.C.R.	2009
Masterminds	TW3	Albany, New York
Matchwits	KTSC	Colorado
McDonald's High School Challenge	KXJB	Fargo, North Dakota
Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl	BCTV 14	Burnsville, Minnesota
Pop Quiz	WVPT	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Quizbusters	WKAR	East Lansing, Michigan	1989
Quiz Central	WCMU	Michigan
Quizmaster Challenge	MCPS 34	Montgomery County, Maryland	1988^[20]
Reach for the Top	CBUT CBMT CLT CBC	Canada	1961
Scholars' Bowl^[21]	East Tennessee PBS	Knoxville, Tennessee Sneedville, Tennessee
Scholastic Hi-Q	WSIU WUSI	Carbondale, Illinois Olney, Illinois	1986
Scholastic Scrimmage	WPSU WLVT	University Park, Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Schools' Challenge Quiz	TVJ	Jamaica
South Louisiana Quiz Bowl	KWBJ KFOL	Houma, Louisiana Morgan City, Louisiana
Star Quiz Challenge	STAR India	Mumbai, Maharashtra	2011
University Challenge	ITV BBC2	United Kingdom	1962 (original) 1994 (revival)
Varsity Quiz ^[22]	KLVX	Las Vegas, Nevada	1969
Virgin Islands Quiz Bowl	WTJX	US Virgin Islands	2012 ^[23]
WGEM Academic Challenge Quiz Bowl	WGEM	Quincy, Illinois
Whiz Quiz	WPBS WNPI	Watertown, New York Norwood, New York
Whiz Quiz	WTLW	Lima, Ohio
YSU Academic Challenge	WYTV WNWO	Youngstown, Ohio Toledo, Ohio	2002 2010

Shows no longer on television

Title	Network	City / Media Area	Original Run
1 2 Stri	Grampian Television	Scotland	2005
Academic Challenge	KRCR	Redding, California
Academic Competition		Mississippi
Academic Quiz Bowl	PCTV	Pottstown, Pennsylvania	2012
Academic Varsity Bowl (formerly Whiz Quiz)	WFAA	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Alumni Fun	ABC Syndication	United States	1963-1966
Answers Please	WRGB	Albany, New York	1985
Bible Bowl	Syndication	United States	197?-198?
Brain Blasters	PBS	Maryland	1998 (pilot)
Brain Busters	WGAL	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Brain Game^[24]	WBNS	Columbus, Ohio
Brainstorm	WGTE	Toledo, Ohio
Brainstormers	WLIW	Long Island, New York	1987-1991
City Smarts	WNYE	New York City, New York	2002
The Challenge	KTBU	Houston, Texas
Challenge Trophy	Anglia	United Kingdom	1965-1967
Challenging Times	RTÉ	Ireland	1991-2001
College Bowl	CBS NBC Syndication Syndication NBC Disney Channel	United States	1959-1963 1963-1970 1978 1979 1984 1987
Face Off Minnesota	TPT	Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	2006
Fast Money MBA Challenge	CNBC	United States	2008
Honda Campus All-Star Challenge	BET Syndication	United States
Hi-Q	CKEM	Edmonton, Alberta^[25]
High Q	WHIO	Dayton, Ohio
High Q	WAVE	Louisville, Kentucky
High Q	WOWK	Charleston, West Virginia
High Q	KGW	Portland, Oregon
High Q	KWCH	Wichita, Kansas
High Q	WIBW	Topeka, Kansas
High Quiz Bowl	WSAW	Wausau, Wisconsin	1985?
High School Bowl	KHNL	Honolulu, Hawaii	1962-?
High School Bowl	KSTP	Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	196?-1982
High School Bowl	WTNH	New Haven, Connecticut
Idaho National Laboratory Scholastic Tournament	IPT	Idaho	?-2012
Idea Brand Equity Quiz	Times Now	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Inquizitive	WLYH	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	2004-2009^[26]
It's Academic	WBEN WGRZ	Buffalo, New York	196?-2008
It's Academic	WNBQ	Chicago, Illinois	196?
It's Academic	WLWT WCET	Cincinnati, Ohio	196?
It's Academic	WNBC	New York City, New York	196?
It's Academic	TVNZ	New Zealand	198?
Jersey Knockout Quiz	Channel Television	Jersey	1970-1972
KidQuiz	KCBS	Los Angeles, California	198?
Klassroom Kwiz	WDBJ	Roanoke, Virginia
Know Your Heritage	WLS WBBM WPWR WCIU	Chicago, Illinois	19??-2010
M. I. Four: The Ultimate Intelligence Quiz	ZeeQ	India	2012
Making the Grade	WYIN	Gary, Indiana	2011-2012
Masterminds	KRGV	Weslaco, Texas
The New Quiz Kids	Global Television Network	Canada	1978
On Your Marks	Yorkshire Television	Yorkshire	1994-1995
Piedmont Quiz Bowl	SCETV	South Carolina
Quiz Bowl	GCTV	Guilford, Connecticut	2013
Quiz Kids	Syndication CBS Cable	United States	1950-981
Quiz Kids	WNAC	Boston, Massachusetts	1978
The Quiz Kids	ATN-7 GTV-9	Australia	1957
The Quiz Kids Challenge	Syndication	United States	1990
Remember This?	MSNBC	United States	1996-1997
Rutgers Academic Challenge (previously New Jersey Bowl)	NJN [6] ^[27]	New Jersey
Sabado en Grande	WAPA WJNX WTIN	Puerto Rico	198?
Scholars' Bowl		Virginia
Scholars' Cup	WTVP	Peoria, Illinois	197?-2011
Scholars for Dollars		Plattsburgh, New York
Scholastic Scoreboard	WHNS	Greenville, South Carolina
Schools Challenge	Granada Television	United Kingdom	1997
Sixth Form Challenge	ITV	United Kingdom	1966-1967
SmartAsk	CBC	Canada	2001
Sports Challenge	Syndication CBS	United States	1971 1973
Teen Challenge	WMAZ	Macon, Georgia
Texaco Star Academic Challenge	KPRC	Houston, Texas
Texaco Star National Academic Championship	Discovery Channel	United States	1989
Tidewater Challenge	WHRO	Norfolk, Virginia
Top of the Form	BBC 1	United Kingdom	1962-1986
TV-3 Challenge	TV-3	New Jersey	1970s^[28]^[29]
Ulster Schools Quiz	Ulster Television BBC Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	198?-1992 1999
University Challenge	ABC	Australia	1987-1989
University Challenge	TVNZ	New Zealand	1976-1989
University Challenge	BBC World	India	2003-2005
Varsity Quiz Bowl	WYES	New Orleans, Louisiana	1957^[30]
Whiz Bang Quiz Gang	WWOR	New York City, New York	1992-199?
Winthrop Challenge	SCETV	South Carolina	1979
Your Turn	Ulster Television	United Kingdom	1960-1961

Quiz bowl in name only

Although Channel 4 in the UK broadcast a game show titled Quiz Bowl for one series in 1991-92, this was not a quiz bowl per se, but rather a quiz designed to reflect the flow and scoring of the sport of American football.^[31]

References

^ "Westfield Insurance". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
^ "History of Academic Challenge". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "ASMW Facts and History". WGBY. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
^ ^a ^b "History". WTVR.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Battle of the Brains". 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-18. While Battle of the Brains was created in 1975, it did not air on TV until 1978.
^ "Battle of the Brains". Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "History". Indiana Quiz Bowl. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ "WRAL's Brain Game". WRAL.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
^ "WRAL-TV Classics". WRAL.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
^ [[1]
^ "Double Down". WCNY TV FM. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
^ "High Q". 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ "High Q 2008/2009". KCOS TV. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "WNMU-TV High School Bowl". Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "High School Challenge on Michigan Television". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ http://www.wgbh.org/quizshow/
^ "Westfield Insurance Hometown High-Q - Season 8". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ "In the Know". WOSU. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ Blumenstock, Kathy (2004-11-14). "For Decades, 'It's Academic' Has Put Students to the Test. How would you fare?". The Washington Post. pp. Y06. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ "It's Academic/Quizmaster Challenge". 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ [2]
^ "Varsity Quiz". Parise. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
^ [3]
^ "Brain Game". Ohio News Now. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BVOCXEfO_M
^ "Show Schedule". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ http://www.njn.net/education/schoolmedia/rutgerschallenge.html
^ [4], "SPFHS "Whiz Kids" whip Mountain High School", p.1 & 17, The Times (Scotch Plains, NJ), Vol. 26, No. 5, Feb. 3, 1983
^ [5], "SPFHS vs. West Orange on '89 Challenge", p.11, The Times (Scotch Plains, NJ), Vol. 32, No. 44, Nov. 2, 1989
^ "WYES: The Voice of New Orleans". , M&L Publishing, LLC.
^ Quiz Bowl, UK Gameshows

[academic-challenge-1] "Westfield Insurance". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

[academic-challenge-history-2] "History of Academic Challenge". 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17. ^{[dead link‍]}

[as-schools-match-wits-3] "ASMW Facts and History". WGBY. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

[battle-of-the-brains-wtvr-4] "History". WTVR.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

[battle-of-the-brains-5] "Battle of the Brains". 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-18. While Battle of the Brains was created in 1975, it did not air on TV until 1978.

[battle-of-the-brains-wavy-6] "Battle of the Brains". Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

[brain-game-wthr-7] "History". Indiana Quiz Bowl. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[wral-brain-game-homepage-8] "WRAL's Brain Game". WRAL.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

[wral-brain-game-9] "WRAL-TV Classics". WRAL.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

[10] [[1]

[double-down-11] "Double Down". WCNY TV FM. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

[high-q-wsb-12] "High Q". 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[high-q-kcos-13] "High Q 2008/2009". KCOS TV. Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

[high-school-bowl-wnmu-14] "WNMU-TV High School Bowl". Retrieved 2009-09-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

[high-school-challenge-15] "High School Challenge on Michigan Television". Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[16] ttp://www.wgbh.org/quizshow/

[hometown-high-q-2000-17] "Westfield Insurance Hometown High-Q - Season 8". Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[in-the-know-18] "In the Know". WOSU. Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[its-academic-wrc-19] Blumenstock, Kathy (2004-11-14). "For Decades, 'It's Academic' Has Put Students to the Test. How would you fare?". The Washington Post. pp. Y06. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[quizmaster-challenge-20] "It's Academic/Quizmaster Challenge". 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[21] [2]

[Varsity_Quiz-22] "Varsity Quiz". Parise. Retrieved 2013-11-24.

[23] [3]

[brain-game-ohio-24] "Brain Game". Ohio News Now. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[25] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BVOCXEfO_M

[inquizitive-show-schedule-26] "Show Schedule". Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[27] ttp://www.njn.net/education/schoolmedia/rutgerschallenge.html

[28] [4], "SPFHS "Whiz Kids" whip Mountain High School", p.1 & 17, The Times (Scotch Plains, NJ), Vol. 26, No. 5, Feb. 3, 1983

[29] [5], "SPFHS vs. West Orange on '89 Challenge", p.11, The Times (Scotch Plains, NJ), Vol. 32, No. 44, Nov. 2, 1989

[30] "WYES: The Voice of New Orleans". , M&L Publishing, LLC.

[31] Quiz Bowl, UK Gameshows

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+| ''The Challenge''<ref>[[http://www.msgvarsity.com/the-challenge-1.561385]</ref> || [[MSG Varsity]] || [[New York]]<br>[[New Jersey]]<br>[[Connecticut]] || 1996
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 | ''[[Gettu betur]]'' || [[RÚV]] || [[Iceland]] || 1986
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 | ''High School Bowl'' || [[WNMU-TV|WNMU]] || [[Marquette, Michigan]] || 1977<ref name="high-school-bowl-wnmu">{{cite web|url=http://wnmutv.nmu.edu/highschoolbowl.htm|title=WNMU-TV High School Bowl|accessdate=2009-09-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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-<!--| ''High School Bowl'' || [[WAVE (TV)|WAVE]] || [[Louisville, Kentucky]] || can't find any page on WAVE's site about this
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 | ''High School Challenge'' || [[WCMZ-TV|WFUM]] || [[Flint, Michigan]] || 1984<ref name="high-school-challenge">{{cite web|url=http://www.wfum.org/hsc/index.html|title=High School Challenge on Michigan Television|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>
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 | ''[[Reach for the Top]]'' || [[CBUT]]<br>[[CBMT]]<br>[[Canadian Learning Television|CLT]]<br>[[CBC Television|CBC]] || [[Canada]] || 1961
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-| ''[http://www.easttennesseepbs.org/content.aspx?article=1689 Scholars' Bowl]'' || [[East Tennessee PBS]] || [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]<br>[[Sneedville, Tennessee]] ||
+| ''Scholars' Bowl''<ref>[http://www.easttennesseepbs.org/content.aspx?article=1689]</ref> || [[East Tennessee PBS]] || [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]<br>[[Sneedville, Tennessee]] ||
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 | ''[[Scholastic Hi-Q]]'' || [[WSIU-TV|WSIU]]<br>[[WUSI-TV|WUSI]] || [[Carbondale, Illinois]]<br>[[Olney, Illinois]] || 1986

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Shows currently on television

Shows no longer on television

Quiz bowl in name only

See also

References