GSN orders app-based gameshow

GSN in the US has ordered 40 episodes of a new gameshow based on a popular app originally made for mobile devices.

Idiot Test (40×30′) sees contestants with a preexisting rivalry answer a series of questions on a variety of specialist subjects to determine who knows more. It’s being exec produced by H2R Productions, He Shoots, He Scores Productions and Little Wooden Boat Productions.

The US network has also ordered two new pilots including App Wars, which will see app creators present their latest work to a panel of judges who then help mentor contestants to develop the best product and win a cash prize. It’s being exec produced by Cheri Brownlee of Cheri Sundae Productions.

GSN is also piloting Say What (working title), based on a Nippon Television format, that tests two teams on their ability to memorise a phrase. It’s being exec produced by Kevin Healey and Jesse Fawcett of Essential 11 Television along with Darryl Trell and Howard Kitrosser of Smoke And Mirrors Creative.

The broadcaster is also developing a host of original shows including The Tunnel (wt), which tests contestants in the dark, and Heavy Betters (wt), which sees two teams gamble against their ability to lose weight.