The Big Brain Theory
Follow two teams of contestants as they attempt to solve a seemingly impossible engineering challenge each week, from a missile defense system to robots that serve food. Celebrity judges include car racer Carl Edwards and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. At the end: a $50,000 grand prize.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
- Game Show, Reality
- TV-PG
Follow two teams of contestants as they attempt to solve a seemingly impossible engineering challenge each week, from a missile defense system to robots that serve food. Celebrity judges include car racer Carl Edwards and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. At the end: a $50,000 grand prize.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
The Next Great Innovator
Wed, May 1, 2013 43 mins
Ten of the country's brightest minds begin a competition designed to discover the next great American Innovator.
Episode 2
Seek and Destroy
Wed, May 8, 2013 43 mins
The contestants face their toughest challenge yet: stop a missile with a missile. But when Dan storms out of the shop after a heated fight and the opposing team struggles to complete an improbable design, will either team complete their build?
Episode 3
Three Little Pigs
Wed, May 15, 2013 43 mins
After Joe and Joel are eliminated, the contestants now face a real-world challenge: build a personal shelter to keep a rescue worker safe from extreme wind, water, and fire. Can the teams keep their cool or will clashes over design derail both builds?
Episode 4
Triathalabots
Wed, May 22, 2013 43 mins
Competitors take on an Olympian challenge: design a robot that can tackle three athletic events. The threat of failure looms when one leader fails to manage his team's talents and later, a shocking elimination leaves one competitor in distress.
Episode 5
Waterfall
Wed, May 29, 2013 43 mins
The competitors must harness the power of a waterfall to build an elevator. While one team works together to get their idea off the ground, the other falls apart when tensions between Gui, Amy and Dan reach an all time high. Can they put aside their diffe
Episode 6
The Wildcard
Wed, Jun 5, 2013 43 mins
An explosive wildcard winner is brought back and the contestants are given the challenge of creating an automated machine that can prepare a meal for the masses. Stakes are higher than ever with a double elimination for the losing team, who will survive t
Episode 7
Catching Cars
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 43 mins
Check out new episodes of Property Wars, Thursdays at 10PM E/P. Four semifinalists face off in a contest to bring a speeding car to a safe stop. And in the closest elimination yet, the judges must choose between innovation and simplicity.
Episode 8
Bridge Battle
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 43 mins
In the season finale, the final two contestants go head-to-head in a challenge to build a deployable bridge. While one team goes with complexity and creativity, the other goes with simplicity. Which method will win its team leader the $50,000 grand prize?
