Series synopsis
Child Support is an American comedy family television series that premiered on ABC on January 5, 2018. It ended on December 7, 2018. It stars Fred Savage and Ricky Gervais.
Contestants are asked to answer 10 questions correctly to earn the top prize of $200,000. If they answer incorrectly, they have a chance to be saved by a group of five children who have been asked the same question.
Premise
Contestants are asked to answer 10 questions correctly to earn the top prize of $200,000. If they answer incorrectly, they have a chance to be saved by a group of five children who have been asked the same question.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Fred Savage as Self - Host
- Ricky Gervais as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 5, 2018 | February 9, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | October 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Monica of San Diego, California, and Martin of Orange County, California, each try to answer 10 questions correctly in order to win the ultimate prize of $200,000. |
January 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Darrell of Los Angeles, California, and Tselane of Studio City, California, each try to answer 10 questions correctly in order to win the ultimate prize of $200,000. |
January 12, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Toni of Sherman Oaks, California, and EB of Santa Monica, California, each try to answer 10 questions correctly in order to win the ultimate prize of $200,000. |
January 19, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Dominic of Yonkers, New York, and Ashlie of Ontario, California, will each try to answer 10 questions correctly in order to win the ultimate prize of $200,000. If they answer incorrectly, the contestants will have a chance to be saved by a group of kids being asked the same question by comedic mastermind Ricky Gervais. |
October 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Vivia of Chicago and Mike of San Diego will each try to answer 10 questions correctly in order to win the ultimate prize of $200,000. The contestants will have a chance to be saved by a group of kids being asked the same question. |
October 12, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 With the help of Ricky Gervais and a group of young kids, adult players compete to win the grand prize. |
October 19, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 5, 2018 |
| Last aired | December 7, 2018 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |