Pearson's Smart Test rates well for France 2

Pearson Television's latest gameshow format Smart Test has proved a success for France 2, pulling in an average 31% market share over its first week on air.

Airing Monday to Saturday at 11:15, Smart Test (called La Gym Des Neurones in France) has {consistently ranked the number one programme in its time slot across all key target demographics over its first two weeks on air,{ according to a Pearson spokeswoman.

France 2 commissioned Pearson Television Worldwide Productions to produce 60 half-hour episodes of the show to run until September 1.

The hosted quiz has three contestants competing through three rounds involving logic, drawings, puzzles and anagrams. The host also poses a daily question to internet users, which gets answered in the next day's show.