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8 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
Mon, Jan 20, 202043 mins
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard go head-to-head in the Battle of the Sexes, a series of games designed to find out how men's and women's brains differ. Field correspondent Cara Santa Maria plays a game of "telephone" with a group in Los Angeles and mentalist Lior Suchard astonishingly reveals the names of Bell's and Shepard's first crushes. Challenges include solving a math puzzle before a gas balloon explodes.
Episode 2
Mon, Jan 20, 202043 mins
Actor Ted Danson and special guests The Blue Man Group play along with host Keegan-Michael Key as we learn how our brains distinguish fact from fiction. Games include identifying real vs. fake news headlines. Additionally, master mentalist Lior Suchard predicts who's lying when it comes to hiding a treasured object, and Danson takes a ride through the show's mental obstacle course, known as the Gauntlet.
Episode 3
Mon, Jan 27, 202043 mins
NFL football player Drew Brees puts his brain to the test with a series of mental challenges exploring how humans have hacked their brains; Keegan and Drew play a game called Draft Day, which shows how the brain must react quickly and be flexible.
Episode 4
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
Actors Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin face off in a series of games with host Keegan-Michael Key.
Episode 5
Mon, Feb 10, 202043 mins
Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass join Keegan-Michael Key to learn how music affects the brain. Games and demonstrations include a round of musical mad libs, "Odd-itory" illusions and experiments that show how music can affect our perception of images, emotions and even taste. Mentalist Lior Suchard asks Black to think of any song in the world and tries to guess it correctly.
Episode 6
Mon, Feb 17, 202043 mins
Keegan-Michael Key welcomes billionaire CEO and star of "Shark Tank" Mark Cuban to explore how business-savvy, powerful brains might be different from others, and how power can manipulate the way we think. Cuban and Key undergo a series of challenges involving split-second decision-making via rapid hiring and firing and memory mastery. Plus, actor Colin Hanks makes a special guest appearance.
Episode 7
Mon, Feb 24, 202043 mins
Actress Rebel Wilson joins Keegan-Michael Key to explore the power of the subconscious when it comes to falling in love. Master mentalist Lior Suchard stuns Wilson by giving her details of a date she remembers - and pairs off potential partners who have a surprising thing in common - before Wilson takes on the Gauntlet, an obstacle course designed to test mental strength and agility.
Episode 8
Mon, Mar 2, 2020
Actress Tiffany Haddish and director Jordan Peele join Keegan-Michael Key to play games that show how Hollywood pros manipulate our brains to make us feel genuine emotion while watching movies.