British reality TV series
This article is about the United Kingdom version. For the American version, see
King of the Nerds
.
King of the Nerds
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Genre
| Reality competition
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Directed by
| Ashley Meneely
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Presented by
| Konnie Huq
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Country of origin
| United Kingdom
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Original language
| English
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No.
of series
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 8
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Executive producers
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- Adam Adler
- Shannon Delwiche
- Andrew Newman
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Producer
| Ross Curran
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Running time
| 40 to 43 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Sky 1
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Release
| 12 July
(
2015-07-12
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30 August 2015
(
2015-08-30
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King of the Nerds
is a British
reality competition
series co-produced by
Electus
and
Objective Productions
.
[1]
Based on the American series of the
same name
, the show features
nerds
and
geeks
competing in challenges for a
£
15,000 prize and the title of "King of the Nerds".
[1]
It is hosted by television presenter and writer
Konnie Huq
.
[1]
The series premiered on
Sky 1
on 12 July 2015.
[2]
Premise
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Following roughly the same format as the American series,
King of the Nerds
follows several contestants as they compete in various challenges testing their intellect, ingenuity, skills, and pop-culture prowess.
[3]
The competitors live together in one house, named "Nerdvana", initially competing as teams before proceeding to individual challenges.
[4]
In each episode, the contestants compete in a challenge called the "Nerd War". The winner(s) of the Nerd War are granted
immunity
from elimination. Two losing players are then selected to compete in a head-to-head elimination challenge called the "Nerd-Off"; one player is selected by vote between the losers of the Nerd War, while the other is selected by the winner(s).
[5]
Unlike its US counterpart, which features different challenges for each Nerd-Off, the UK version uses a single,
quiz bowl
-style challenge. The Nerd-Off consists of two rounds. In the wild-card round, the two nerds compete simultaneously to answer questions about a mystery topic. In the Quick Fire round, the contestants, taking turns, are given 90 seconds to answer as many questions as possible on a subject chosen by their opponent. The person with the fewest points by the end of both rounds is eliminated from the competition.
[5]
In the event of a tie, the contestants are given one final "killer question". One contestant is eliminated in each episode until the finale, where the last remaining competitor is crowned the "King of the Nerds", claims the Throne of Games (a reference to the television series
Game of Thrones
), and wins the show's £15,000 prize.
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Development and production
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Sky 1
announced that it had ordered an adaptation of
King of the Nerds
for the United Kingdom on 31 July 2014.
[1]
The UK version, which received an order for eight episodes, was co-produced by
Objective Productions
and
Electus
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and filmed at
Felsted School
in Felsted, England. Electus International distributed the UK series, alongside the format and the US series.
[6]
The first series was originally scheduled to air in October 2014; however, the premiere was delayed to 2015 due to unspecified reasons.
[7]
Series 1 (2015)
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Contestants
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Name
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Age
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Specialty
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Curtis Reubens
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19
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Maths nerd
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Emily Jones
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24
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Star Wars
nerd
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Harry Luck
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17
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Pixar
nerd
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Hannah Harle
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21
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Role-play nerd
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Karen Dawson
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31
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Doctor
nerd
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Kenny Lam
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23
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Cosplay
nerd
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Kerry Allingham
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21
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Gamer Nerd
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Mark Hughes
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28
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Trekkie
nerd
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Matt Barr
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30
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Trivia nerd
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Robyn Potter
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?
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Potter
nerd
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Ryan MacDonald
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21
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Space nerd
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Yasmeen Ojeleye
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21
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Manga
nerd
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Contestant progress
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Contestant
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Episode
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
2
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8
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Matt
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IN
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WIN
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WIN
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RISK
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WIN
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IN
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RISK
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WIN
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WINNER
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Mark
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WIN
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IN
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RISK
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WIN
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IN
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WIN
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IN
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WIN
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RUNNER-UP
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Kenny
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IN
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WIN
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WIN
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IN
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WIN
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RISK
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WIN
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OUT
3
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Emily
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WIN
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RISK
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IN
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WIN
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RISK
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WIN
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IN
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OUT
3
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Curtis
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IN
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WIN
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WIN
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IN
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WIN
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WIN
1
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OUT
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Kerry
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IN
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WIN
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WIN
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IN
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WIN
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OUT
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Yasmeen
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WIN
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IN
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IN
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WIN
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OUT
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Karen
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RISK
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WIN
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WIN
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OUT
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Hannah
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WIN
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IN
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OUT
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Ryan
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WIN
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OUT
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Robyn
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OUT
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Harry
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WD
4
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^Note 1
: Curtis switched from Team Defenders of Time to Team E.V.I.L.
^Note 2
: Teams were dissolved and Nerd Wars became individual challenges.
^Note 3
: The losers of the final Nerd War were automatically eliminated.
^Note 4
: Harry was supposed to be the twelfth contestant but they changed the format and Harry was nominated by the other contestants.
- Key
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(WINNER) The contestant won the competition and was crowned "King of the Nerds".
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(RUNNER-UP) The contestant was the runner-up in the competition.
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(WIN) The contestant won the Nerd War and received immunity from elimination.
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(IN) The contestant lost the Nerd War, but was not selected to compete in the Nerd-Off.
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(RISK) The contestant won the Nerd-Off and escaped elimination.
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(OUT) The contestant lost the Nerd-Off and was eliminated from the competition.
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(WITHDRAW) The contestant quit before joining a team.
- Teams
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The contestant was a member of Team Defenders of Time.
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The contestant was a member of Team E.V.I.L. (Extremely Valiant Independence League).
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The contestant was not a member of any team.
Episodes
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References
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