King of the Nerds
King of the Nerds invites competitors spanning the full nerd spectrum to come together to face challenges that will test their intellect, ingenuity, skills and pop-culture prowess. The nerds will first compete as teams before moving on to individual challenges, all with the goal of being named the quintessential master of all things nerdy.
- Metascore54
- 2013-2015
- 3 seasons
- TBS
- Game Show, Reality
- TV-14
King of the Nerds invites competitors spanning the full nerd spectrum to come together to face challenges that will test their intellect, ingenuity, skills and pop-culture prowess. The nerds will first compete as teams before moving on to individual challenges, all with the goal of being named the quintessential master of all things nerdy.
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Judgement Day
Fri, Jan 23, 2015 42 mins
Twelve new nerds arrive at Nerdvana to compete for $100,000. The Nerds must create Rube Goldberg-type devices and go deep into the worlds of steam punk and anime. When the first two Nerds face elimination, only Nerdzilla can save them.
Episode 2
And Now for Something Different
Fri, Jan 30, 2015 42 mins
With $100,000 on the line and the right to be called King (or Queen), the Nerds let loose. Cosplay is back and even Nerdier (if that's possible). Cosplay-trix extraordinaire Yaya Han returns to judge with My Little Pony star Tara Strong. And Billy Boyd from The Lord of the Rings tosses one team into Mount Doom. Tears, jeers and too many beers in Nerdvana lead to alliances, talk about sex and a devilish Nerd Off with some Knights who say Ni! Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.
Episode 3
The Gods Are Angry
Fri, Feb 6, 2015 41 mins
The Nerds travel back in time in this destined-to-be-classic episode in order to raise great triremes and cross the "Adriatic Sea." (It's really a pool.) When a big nerd reveals a particularly barbaric side, a dark cloud threatens Nerdvana's party-all-the-time attitude. And Pom Pom Kitty attempts a coup on Curtis. Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.
Episode 4
Do They Choose Wisely... Or Poorly?
Fri, Feb 13, 2015 42 mins
Nerd Anthem is back. And with the nerds being picked off one by one, the secret alliance has to think about the future. Will they hit the right note & survive another week? One of the Nerds decides it's a good idea to get in a fight with guest judge Moby. When fellow guests Lisa Loeb and Travie McCoy back him up, it gets awwwkward. Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.
Episode 5
Nuclear Nerd Games
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 42 mins
Penn Jillette and Rachelle Lefevre star in the ultimate Nerdy Game night. But when the Nerds go off the rails and Rachelle offers herself as tribute, the Secret Six alliance implodes. Armageddon comes to Nerdvana, and one Nerd is unable to survive the nuclear fallout of the Nerd Off. Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.
Episode 6
Murder at Nerdvana?!
Fri, Feb 27, 2015 42 mins
In the darkest episode yet in the storied history of Nerdvana, Pom Pom Kitty is Scooby Doo-ed, and it is up to the intrepid Nerds to determine what monster is behind her disappearance. A master strategist struggles with loyalty, and two of the brainiest bash zombie brains to survive another night. When the teams are disbanded, they must sally forth into the darkness ahead alone.
Episode 7
Invasion of the Nerd Snatchers
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 42 mins
With $100,000 looming and the title of King of the Nerds drawing nigh, the remaining Nerds find themselves thwarted by an Alien Queen - with one observant Nerd finding a key stratagem in Nerdvana. Acid melts the face of a Nerd, while another must play Games with a capital G to win in this double-elimination episode. Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.
Episode 8
The Nerdtastic Finale
Fri, Mar 13, 2015 42 mins
There can only be one. The King or Queen is crowned after surviving a gauntlet of impossibly Nerdy challenges and stratagems. A wise-cracking Monster visits our planet with the help of Stan Winston Studios and Legacy Effects. Season three culminates in one of the most shocking endings yet. Awesome sauce anyone? Hosted by Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine.