Series synopsis
Beat the Geeks is an American drama television series that premiered on Comedy Central on November 7, 2001. It ended on October 7, 2002. It was created by Mark Cronin. It stars J. Keith van Straaten, Blaine Capatch, Paul Goebel and Michael Farmer.
Beat the Geeks is an American comedy game show that aired on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002. The show was rerun on The Comedy Network in Canada and reruns currently air on G4techTV Canada and Prime in New Zealand.
On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against "geeks" who are well-versed in music, movies, and television, as well as a fourth guest geek with an alternate area of expertise which varies from episode to episode. The object is to outsmart the geek at their own subject; ...
Premise
Beat the Geeks is an American comedy game show that aired on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002. The show was rerun on The Comedy Network in Canada and reruns currently air on G4techTV Canada and Prime in New Zealand.
On the show, contestants face off in trivia matches against "geeks" who are well-versed in music, movies, and television, as well as a fourth guest geek with an alternate area of expertise which varies from episode to episode. The object is to outsmart the geek at their own subject; as a handicap, the geeks are given questions of considerably greater difficulty than the contestants. Beat the Geeks was taped at the Hollywood Center Studios.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 129 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 64 | November 7, 2001 | March 12, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 65 | July 8, 2002 | October 7, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Music Geek: Michael Jolly Special Segment A Geek Moment: TV Geek discusses his favorite shows. Final Round: Movie Geek (won) |
November 7, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Music Geek: Michael Jolly Special Segment A Geek Moment: Movie Geek discusses that running a film projector is an artwork. Final Round: Comic Book Geek (lost) |
November 14, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Music Geek: Michael Jolly Special Segment None Final Round: Star Trek Geek (won) |
November 28, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 66 Music Geek: Andy Zax Special Segment Public Service Announcement: TV Geek gives a tip to parents letting them know it's not bad for kids to watch TV, but it's important to know what they watch and to watch stuff with them. Final Round: Star Wars Geek (won) |
July 8, 2002 |
| 2 | Episode 67 | July 9, 2002 |
| 3 | Episode 68 | July 10, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Comedy Central |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 7, 2001 |
| Last aired | October 7, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |