Show Discussion: Secret Genius

Sundays, 9pm,
(but episode 2 Monday 9pm),
Channel 4

Alan Carr and Susie Dent challenge ordinary everyday people who may have had their brainpower overlooked to games devised by British Mensa to see if secretly they’re actually geniuses, with the top twelve people from four regional heats going through to the final at Oxford.

And from the adverts this looks like it might be good fun – large immersive set-ups like games from The Crystal Maze which we presume have been edited for playalong value (in fact there’s even a playalong website for it). Alan Carr basically Doing A Claudia, presenting shorthand that a format that might sound a bit weird and unappealing might actually be for them. Would presume Susie Dent does the explanation heavy lifting. Surprised it’s taken this long for Dent to get a format outside of Countdown, actually.

But is it any good? Let us know what you think in the comments!