In a press release:

LIFETIME ORDERS NEW COMPETITION DOCU-SERIES

CHILD GENIUS,

FOLLOWING AMERICA’S MOST GIFTED KIDS

AS THEY FACE OFF IN THE INAUGURAL ANNUAL

NATIONALINTELLIGENCE SHOWDOWN

In Cooperation with American MENSA, Show Based on Popular UK Series

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 2, 2014) – Move over spelling bees! Lifetime has ordered eight episodes of the new competition docu-series Child Genius centering on some of America’s most extraordinary and gifted children and their families as they prepare for a national intelligencecompetition. In cooperation with American MENSA, the competition will take place over several weeks this summer and will test America’s best young minds on their knowledge of logic, current affairs, history, memory, science, spelling, math and debate. Only one phenomenal kidwill shine brighter than the rest and be named Child Genius 2014.

Casting is currently underway nationally to find the most intelligent kids in the country.  More information can be found at http://www.shedcasting.com/ChildGenius/ and at http://mylifetime.com/shows/child-genius.  Child Genius will premiere later this year on Lifetime.

Based on the popular UK format, Child Genius is produced by Shed Media US.  Pam Healey, John Hesling and Dan Snook serve as executive producers, along with Lifetime’s Eli Lehrer, Mary Donahue and David Hillman.

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