'Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader' With Host Colin Mochrie Premieres Thursday, October 25 - 9pm ET/PT On Global EDITORS: Art Available Now at canwesttvmedia.com User: canwest / password: press

TORONTO, Oct. 3 /CNW/ - Global Television is pleased to announce broadcast details surrounding its homegrown production, 'ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CANADIAN 5TH GRADER?'. The highly anticipated Canadian run of the hit series - led by host Colin Mochrie and seven kid 'classmates' from across Canada - premieres Thursday, October 25th at 9pm ET/PT, following Survivor: China. Produced expressly for Global Television by Insight Production Company Ltd. and in agreement with Mark Burnett Productions, these five hour-long episodes will be broadcast exclusively in Canada. 

"Audiences of all ages have already responded in a big way to 'ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CANADIAN 5TH GRADER?'," said Barbara Williams, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for CanWest MediaWorks. "From the overwhelming turnout at our national kid-casting tour, right through to the amazing response we received from our online contestant search, fans nationwide are ready for the challenge. Along with our producing partners at Insight, Global is delighted to bring it all together, delivering one of Canada's most buzzworthy original productions of the season."

GLOBAL TELEVISION'S 'ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CANADIAN 5TH GRADER?' TUNING GUIDE: << Episode 1: Thursday, October 25 - 9pm ET/PT Episode 2: Thursday, November 1 - 9pm ET/PT Episode 3: Thursday, November 8 - 9pm ET/PT Episode 4: Thursday, November 15 - 9pm ET/PT Episode 5: Thursday, November 22 - 9pm ET/PT

'C5G' FAST FACTS:

- REPORTING FOR BRAIN BATTLE: Over 5,000 contestants were brave enough to apply at globaltv.com, willing to test their grade school smarts for a chance at $1 million dollars.

- ANY ROCKET SCIENTISTS?: The official 'CANADIAN 5TH GRADER' contestant pool contains a university professor, a nuclear engineer, an air traffic controller, an occupational therapist, a lawyer and an Anglican priest.

- CLASS ACTS: While taping in Toronto, the seven-student 'classmates' are fast becoming kids about town -- with field trips to the Royal Ontario Museum and Ontario Legislature as part of their daily tutoring sessions.

- READY, GO, SET: The 'CANADIAN 5TH GRADER' unique 'schoolhouse' set designed by Peter Faragher includes a bird's-eye-view of a map of Canada with custom floor icons designed by artist Patrick O'Keefe, a science lab and a mid-scale dinosaur skeleton.

 

Source: Global Television Press Release

 

 

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