King of the Nerds - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Welcome to the Nerdvana
Eleven contestants meet each other and hosts Curtis Armstrong and Robert Carradine for the first time, while also exploring their new home, Nerdvana. In the first Nerd War, teams are picked and friendships and alliances are made. In the Nerd-Off a supersized game of strategy will determine which nerd is to be banished from Nerdvana forever.
Imaginary Realms
Team Blue and Team Orange face off in a fantasy cosplay Nerd War challenge, hero-vs.-villain style. The losing team must send two of their own to the Nerd-Off, from which one will never return. As the competition heats up, an unusual roll of the dice determines who will stay and who will go.
Games without Frontiers
One contestant's unexpected gaming skills earn him the respect of his fellow nerds. A backstabbing move sends dramatic shockwaves through Team Orange. One important question remains: Who will be banished from Nerdvana in this weeks' remote-control Nerd-Off? H
Supernerds
A grueling Nerd War superhero debate leads to a controversial call by a panel of guest judges. Then the Nerd-Off is all about superhero trivia, forcing the self-proclaimed superhero expert to prove herself or get left in the rubble.
High IQ's
A slippery test of intelligence, teamwork and athleticism decides which team wins the Nerd War. And in a bittersweet Nerd-Off, close friends must face a 400-pound weapon of mass distraction to prove they deserve to stay another week in Nerdvana.
Nerdy Dancing
During this episode's Nerd War, Team Orange and Team Blue get nerdy with their bad selves in the world's first Nerd Anthem competition. Then, two nerds show off some serious dancing moves as they go head-to-head in the Nerd-Off.
Enginerds
The laws of physics - as well as some broken glass - decide which nerd is safe from exile in this week's Nerd War, and it comes as a surprise to all. To determine the final four contestants, one last Nerd-Off tests the nerds and the structural integrity of their engineering wonders.
The King Is Crowned
While attempting to navigate the Maze of Terror, one nerd's stay at Nerdvana comes to a dead end. Then the tension and trivia-filled Nerd Bowl whittles the competition down to the final two contestants, who must face one final twist to determine who will be crowned "King of the Nerds."
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