Idiot Savants is an American television game show on the MTV network which ran from December 9, 1996, to April 25, 1997.
[1] It was created by Michael Dugan and Chris Kreski, directed by Steve Paley, and hosted by comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.
In each of the first four shows of the week, contestants were eliminated one by one, and the day's top scorer played a bonus round for a prize.
The contestant who had the highest total at the end of the Friday episode won the week's grand prize, usually a vacation or a car.
At this point, the lowest scorer was labeled as the day's "dunce" and made to sit in a corner of the stage, separate from the other contestants.
The winner of each day's contest played the bonus round for a mid-level prize, such as a vacation or a television set.
The contestant was then asked a series of rapid fire questions from his or her savant category, and had to answer 10 of them correctly within the allotted time to win the bonus prize.
In spite of its short run, Idiots Savants won the CableAce Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1997.