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The Big Brain Theory
GenreReality
Presented byKal Penn
JudgesMark Fuller & Dr. Christine Gulbranson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time45 min.
Production companyPilgrim Studios
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseMay 1 (2013-05-01) –
June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)[1]

The Big Brain Theory is an American television show on the Discovery Channel that first aired in 2013, hosted by Kal Penn.[2] Eight episodes were produced.[3]

Format

Each week the contestants enter the blueprint challenge, where they are given 30 minutes to solve an engineering problem using only an electronic blackboard.[4] The 2 contestants with the best solutions are chosen by the judges to be the leaders of the blue team and the red team, who now have to build a working solution.[5] The team leaders pick their members one by one, and they are given a certain time and budget to finish the task; workshop time is limited to 12 hours a day.[6]

Their builds are then tested and the team that fails will face elimination. If both teams fail then nobody is safe from elimination. The judges will determine who leaves the competition. Once eliminated, one competitor can get back in if he/she wins the wild card, decided by the judges.[7]

The winner of the competition gets US$50,000.00 and a one-year contract to work for WET Enterprises, founded by Mark Fuller.[8] Contestants who have been eliminated can't participate in the blueprint challenge any more, but they can still be picked for the teams and are eligible for the Judges' Prize, which is US$20,000.00.[9]

Judges

In addition to the full judges, there is always a third guest judge that changes every week. The two full judges are:

Overview

  • Winner: Corey Fleischer, mechanical engineer
  • Runner-up: Amy Elliott, engineering grad student[13]
  • Judges' Prize: Tom Johnson, mechanical engineer
  • Eric Whitman, robotics grad student[14]
  • Andrew Stroup, defense systems engineer[15]
  • Dan Moyers, space systems engineer
  • Gui Cavalcanti, robotics engineer
  • Alison Wong, product designer
  • Joel Ifill, welding engineer
  • Joe Caravella, rocket scientist

Bold denotes team captain.

# Title Guest judge Winner Eliminated Original airdate

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Reception

  • Metacritic:[16]
    • Metascore: no score yet
    • User score: 7.0

References

  1. ^ "BIG BRAIN THEORY, THE: PURE GENIUS (DISCOVERY)". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ James Sullivan (2013-05-14). "Kal Penn on 'The Big Brain Theory' | Movies News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. ^ Newzware - ICannon (2013-06-19). "The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius - Timesonline.com: TV". Timesonline.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. ^ Wiegand, David (2013-04-29). "'Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius' review - San Francisco Chronicle". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  5. ^ Spangler, Todd (2013-04-25). "'The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius,' 'Karma's a B*tch!'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  6. ^ "The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius Episodes - The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius Season 1 2013 Episode Guides - Watch The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius Episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  7. ^ "MAKE | Makers on TV: Big Brain Theory". Makezine.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  8. ^ Holmes, Linda (2013-05-01). "Discovery's 'Big Brain Theory': Not That Kind Of Nerd TV : Monkey See". NPR. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  9. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2013-04-30). "Gray Matter in Moments of Triumph and Defeat". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "WET TV | The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius". Wetdesign.tv. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  11. ^ "Dr. Christine Gulbranson * Innovation Strategist * Renewable Energy Innovator * Entrepreneur * Judge on The Big Brain Theory". Christinegulbranson.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  12. ^ "CHRISTALIS, LLC is a strategic advisory firm". Christalis.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  13. ^ Jacob Demmitt. "Virginia Tech Engineering student ends run on 'Big Brain Theory'". roanoke.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  14. ^ "Engineer from Westfield competes on Discovery Channel's 'The Big Brain Theory'". NJ.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  15. ^ ""The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius": Former Oklahoman among contestants on Discovery Channel’s new reality competition show". newsok.com. April 24, 2013.
  16. ^ "The Big Brain Theory - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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