The Genius Game

46min

Reality

Eleven strategically minded players, chosen not just for their high intellectual prowess but also their social IQ, participate in never before seen games designed to not only test their intellect but encourage them to carefully and creatively use the art of manipulation to outfox their opponents and win a cash prize.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

58min

30th Apr 2025

11 players take on their first Main Match in the group game Gold Heist, but one of them must be eliminated in the Death Match.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

55min

1st May 2025

The ten remaining players try to navigate a zombie apocalypse in the Main Match Zombie Game, but another of them must be sent home.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

57min

7th May 2025

Having said goodbye to another player, nine return for their third Main Match and complete to try and crack a ten-letter code word.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

46min

14th May 2025

The competition continues with Lights Off as players desperately avoid the Black Block in order to stay out of the Death Match.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

57min

21st May 2025

Seven players are left standing as they take on the next Main Match - Safari Race - and try to back the winning animals in a race.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

46min

28th May 2025

The players return for their sixth Main Match - and their first team game - as they aim to win as a team but stay safe as individuals.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

58min

4th Jun 2025

With only five players remaining, there is everything to play for in a Main Match where the winner will get a place in the final.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

46min

11th Jun 2025

The finalists go head-to-head in a best-of-three Death Match format, but one player can be victorious by winning two games.

First air date

30th Apr 2025

Last air date

11th Jun 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Reality

Original language

en

Networks