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Season 1 – Genius Game

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) Jul 22
2/5
Genius Game is not simple, yet ironically some of its games seem half-cocked. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) May 7
2/5
This would all be fine – well, disappointingly average, but fine – if the challenges were entertaining to follow at home. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Aug 4
1/5
Genius Game? Sheer cobblers, more like. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) Jun 13
The contestants can’t be blamed for the boredom. It’s not strictly their job to sparkle, though it would have helped enormously. It was up to Tennant to bring the party, and he didn’t. Go to Full Review Rachael Sigee iNews.co.uk May 15
1/5
ITV’s new gameshow is more tedious team-building exercise than The Traitors. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Genius Game — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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David Tennant

Host

James Tyndall

Director

Jeanette Goulbourne

Director

Tom Craine

Writer

Tamara Gilder

Executive Producer

Kelly Lynn

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 30, 2025 David Tennant guides players with exceptional abilities through a series of mind-bending games. Details Episode 2 Aired May 1, 2025 The main match is Zombie Game, where players will either be zombies or humans; the zombie's objective is to turn the humans into zombies, whilst the humans have to avoid being turned. Details Episode 3 Aired May 7, 2025 Nine players return for their third main match and compete to try to crack a ten-letter code word in Codebreakers; one player becomes the undercover agent and it's their job to protect the word and stop the other players from working it out. Details Episode 4 Aired May 8, 2025 The competition continues with Lights Off as players desperately avoid the Black Block in order to stay out of the Death Match, but tensions rise and tempers flare as players deceive to survive. Details Episode 5 Aired May 14, 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. Details Episode 6 Aired May 15, 2025 The players return for their sixth main match and their first team game; they aim to win as a team but stay safe as individuals. Details Episode 7 Aired May 21, 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. Details

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Genius Game — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
James Tyndall, Jeanette Goulbourne
Executive Producer
Tamara Gilder, Kelly Lynn, Anna Kidd
Screenwriter
Tom Craine
Network
ITV
Genre
Game Show, Entertainment
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Apr 30, 2025