Canada's Smartest Person
| Canada's Smartest Person | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Competition |
| Created by | Robert Cohen |
| Presented by | Jessi Cruickshank |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Cohen |
| Production company | Media Headquarters |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
| Release | 2012 – 03 |
Canada's Smartest Person is a Canadian reality television competition series. Canadians compete in unique intelligence challenges to earn the title of "Canada's Smartest Person." The challenges are based on The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.[1]
The series is hosted by TV personality Jessi Cruickshank.[2]
The show is produced by Media Headquarters, and broadcasts on CBC Television. The show originally aired in 2012 as a 2-hour special.[3] It returned to CBC as a 9-part series in 2014. The 2014 series was the number one rated new Canadian program of the fall season.[4]
During the broadcast, viewers participate in all of the challenges from home in real-time using the Canada's Smartest Person app. The app is one of the most popular interactive experiences ever produced in Canada, with over 1,000,000 intelligence tests completed over the first season.[5]
Format
Every week four Canadians compete in front of a studio audience.[6] They are given a set of five challenges designed to test their abilities in one or more of the following intelligence categories: musical, physical, social, logical, visual and linguistic.[7]
In the series finale, eight finalists compete to earn the title of Canada's Smartest Person.
The 2014 series opened with a one-hour documentary that explored the Theory of Multiple Intelligence.
The format is being exploited internationally by multi-media studio Electus. Electus has licensed Canada's Smartest Person to Turkey's TRT and Sera Film for production, and has secured deals in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal[8]
Seasons
2012 Special
Premiere Date: March 18, 2012
Winner: Peter Dyakowski[9]
Season 1
Premiere Date: September 28, 2014
Finale Date: November 23, 2014
Winner: Braden Lauer[10]
Season 2
Premiere Date: October 4, 2015
Finale Date: November 22, 2015
Winner: Katy Warren
Participants
Episode 101 - September 28, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Kiel Lemmen | Port Coquitlam, BC | |
| Roselyn Kelada-Sedra | Toronto, ON | |
| Albert Tam | Woodbridge, ON | WINNER[11] |
| Tova Sherman | Bedford, NS |
Episode 102 - October 5, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| JP Doiron | North Rustico, PEI | |
| Alisia Bonnick | Stouville, ON | |
| Rhiannon Jones | Chilliwack, BC | |
| Chris Tessaro | Mississauga, ON | WINNER |
Episode 103 - October 12, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mith Das | Toronto, ON | WINNER |
| Norm Odjick | Kitigan Zibi, QC | |
| Melanie Martin | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Lisa Preston | Mississauga, ON |
Episode 104 - October 19, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Yahaya Baruwa | Scarborough, ON | |
| George Millar | Edmonton, AB | |
| Mary Rose | Victoria, BC | |
| Victoria Leenders-Cheng | Montreal, QC | WINNER[12] |
Episode 105 - October 26, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Max Cameron | Calgary, AB | WINNER |
| Cat Jahnke | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Kaveh Kavoosi | Aurora, ON | |
| Jennifer Hurd | Ottawa, ON |
Episode 106 - November 2, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Charbonneau | Sainte-Genevieve, QC | |
| Daryl Dillman | Cole Harbour, NS | WINNER[13] |
| Kate LaFrance | Fredericton, NB | |
| Nick Nickerson | Merrickville, ON |
Episode 107 - November 9, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny MacRae | Vancouver, BC | WINNER[14] |
| Ellen Snider | Quispamsis, NB | |
| Chris Sensenig | Welland, ON | |
| Nader Nadernejad | Peterborough, ON |
Episode 108 - November 16, 2014
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Lauer | Vancouver BC | WINNER[15] |
| Alea Ciecko | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Dipna Horra | Ottawa, ON | |
| Brent Hayden | Vancouver, BC |
Episode 109 - November 23, 2014
In the series finale, the winners from each episode battle it out for the title of “Canada’s Smartest Person”.
| Participant | Origin | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Lauer | Vancouver BC | WINNER |
| Johnny MacRae | Vancouver, BC | |
| Daryl Dillman | Cole Harbour, NS | |
| Max Cameron | Calgary, AB | |
| Victoria Leenders-Cheng | Montreal, QC | |
| Mith Das | Toronto, ON | |
| Chris Tessaro | Mississauga, ON | |
| Albert Tam | Woodbridge, ON |
Notes
- ^ "'Canada's Smartest Person', CBC's New Brainchild, Wants To Take On The World".
- ^ "Jessi Cruickshank and Jeff Douglas host Canada's Smartest Person".
- ^ "Canada's Smartest Person': Are You Him/Her?".
- ^ "Get Read to Put Your Smarts to the Test".
- ^ "Canada's Smartest Person".
- ^ "Taped in front of a live studio audience".
- ^ "Canada's Smartest Person is 'out of control' says show's co-host".
- ^ "Electus Picks Up US rights".
- ^ "Canada's Smartest Person hopes to win Grey Cup..."
- ^ "St. Albert's Braden Lauer crowned Canada's Smartest Person".
- ^ "Is Vaughan's Albert Tam Canada's Smartest Person?".
- ^ "Queen Victoria reigns supreme, off to finals of Canada's Smartest Person".
- ^ "Cole Harbour's Daryl Dillman a finalist on Canada's Smartest Person".
- ^ "Macrae proved to be a stronger, maybe smarter, competitor".
- ^ "UBC Law student Braden Lauer competing to be Canada's Smartest Person".