Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J.D. Roth. The show's title is a parody of Beauty and the Beast. This was the first show produced by the Fox Television Studios sub-division Fox 21.
| Beauty and the Geek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Starring | Brian McFayden Mike Richards |
| Opening theme | "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by Pet Shop Boys |
| Composers | Jeff Lippencott Mark T. Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ashton Kutcher Nick Santora J.D. Roth Jason Goldberg Todd A. Nelson John Foy |
| Producers | Heather Carrington Dana C. Arnett Allison Kaz Paul Hogan Danny Kon Steve Youel Matt Assmus Matt Westmore Ian Golding Julie Singer Lisa Michelle Singer Adam Paul Steve Pilot Mike Richards Sean Paulsen Siegfried Hildebrand Jessley Ranek Jamie Sykes Tee-a Hof |
| Cinematography | Darrin Webb Steve Russell Adam Sampson Mark S. Jacobs Tim Baker |
| Editors | D.J. Nurre Colin Dixon Jamie Sykes Stephen Baumhauer J.R. Arinaga Josh Lennox Debra Light Paul Makkos Joe Weiss Scott Zabielski Michael Degl'Innoenti Anne-Marie Hess Marina Catala Kurt Jones Ryan Main William Drucker Scott Bagley Katherine Griffin Mike Barry Pierre Dwyer Karl Kimbrough Teresa O'Mara Paul Sadowski Bradford L. Dean Chris McKnerney Tori Rodman Shawn Chou Greg Berg Dan Golding David Dooyun Kim Robert Marshall Kathy Messer Daniel Paek Joe Shugart Roger Bourdeau Daniel Korb Barry Murphy |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Production companies | Katalyst Films 3 Ball Productions Fox 21 |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB (2005–2006) The CW (2007–2008) Fox Reality (reruns) |
| Original release | June 1, 2005 – May 13, 2008 |
The show follows groups of "Beauties" (people — almost always women — who rely on their attractiveness and outgoing personalities but typically lack intellect) and "Geeks" (people — almost always men — who rely on their intellect, but typically lack social ability) who must pair up to compete in challenges to survive episodic elimination. The final pair remaining is declared as being "More than just a Beauty and a Geek" and wins the grand prize of $250,000.
While a competition, the show is also billed as a social experiment, in which each contestant typically learns from their teammate. During the competition, the contestants live in a mansion and compete in a series of challenges, with the beauties competing in challenges of intellect, and the geeks competing in challenges involving social ability.
Production
The theme song, "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by the Pet Shop Boys (originally released in 1985), is used also on the British, Danish and Belgian-Dutch versions. Commercial promos for the show featured a different theme song, "The Geeks Get the Girls" by American Hi-Fi.
Following the second season, the American version moved to The CW, the new network formed when both The WB and UPN ceased operations in September 2006. The two-hour season premiere for the third season aired Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. EST on The CW. The fourth season premiered on September 18, making BATG the first series to premiere for the CW for the 2007-08 television season. Beauty and the Geek was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on March 12, 2008.
After the fifth season, the show was put on indefinite hiatus in order to stoke renewed interest in the show, and perhaps the addition of innovative twists to the format.[1] In October 2008, casting began for a sixth season,[2] scheduled to air on MTV, with minor celebrities as the beauties.[3] However, a sixth season never materialized.
Season 1
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks |
|---|---|
| Cheryl Elliott "Cocktail Waitress" | Eric Chase "Computer Programmer" |
| Erika Rumsey "Life-Sized Barbie Doll" | Joe Hanson[lower-alpha 1] "Has never been on a date" |
| Krystal Tini "NBA Dancer" | Brad Hooker "Mensa Member" |
| Lauren Bergfeld "Lingerie Model" | Bill Lambing "Vice President, 'Dukes of Hazzard' Fan Club" |
| Scarlet Garcia "Beer Spokesmodel" | Shawn Bakken "Assistant Scoutmaster" |
| Mindi Emanuel "Sorority Girl" | Richard Rubin[4] "Has never kissed a girl" → "Has kissed three girls"[lower-alpha 2] |
| Caitilin Stoller "Aspiring Fashion Expert" | Chuck Munyon "Medical Student: Functional Neurology" |
- Hanson came out as transgender in 2021, changing her name to Lily Hanson. This section reflects the male identity Hanson presented at the time of the filming and airing.
- After incidents when Richard kissed Krystal (in episode 3), Lauren (in episode 4), and MIndi (in episode 5), Richard's title was changed from "Has never kissed a girl" to "Has kissed three girls".
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Beauty Challenge (Winner) | Geek Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fifth Grade Knowledge (Mindi) | Dancing Competition (Richard) | Cheryl & Eric | Erika & Joe |
| 2 | Car Repair (Caitilin) | Massage (Chuck) | Erika & Joe | Krystal & Brad |
| 3 | Rocket Science (Caitilin) | Women's Fashion (Shawn) | Krystal & Brad | Mindi & Richard |
| 4 | Math (Lauren) | Get Girls' Phone Numbers (Chuck) | Lauren & Bill | Mindi & Richard |
| 5 | Outdoor Challenge (Caitilin & Chuck) | Scarlet & Shawn | Mindi & Richard | |
| 6 | How much do you know about your partner (Caitilin & Chuck) | Mindi & Richard | Caitilin & Chuck | |
| Winners | Caitilin & Chuck | |||
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | Caitilin | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||
| Chuck | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Mindi | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Richard | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Scarlet | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Shawn | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 4 | Lauren | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Bill | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Krystal | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Brad | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| 6 | Erika | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Joe | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Cheryl | OUT | |||||||
| Eric | OUT | ||||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge, but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner was eliminated.
- The contestant or their partner won the challenge and were also eliminated.
Season 2
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Horan "Hairstylist" | Brandon Blankenship "Assistant Neurobiologist" | Amanda's Week 1 partner: Chris Brandon's Week 1 partner: Tristin[lower-alpha 1] |
| Brittany Knott "Tanning Salon Administrator" | Joe Block "Speed Chess Champion" | |
| Cher Tenbush "Beer Spokesmodel" | Josh Herman "Museum Critic" | |
| Danielle Gonzalez "Cocktail Waitress" | Karl Hench "Dungeon Master" | |
| Jennipher Johnson "Camp Counselor" | Ankur Mehta "MIT Graduate" | |
| Sarah Coleman "Dental Assistant" | Wes Wilson "Tracks Monkeys With Lasers" | |
| Thais Soares "Model" | Tyson Mao "Rubik's Cube Record Holder" | |
| Tristin Clow "Cocktail Waitress/Shot Girl" | Chris Saroki "Has Only Kissed One Girl" | Tristin's Week 1 partner: Brandon
Chris's Week 1 partner: Amanda[lower-alpha 1] |
- After winning the first challenge, original partners Chris & Amanda were allowed to choose any two teams (including themselves) and swap their partnerships. They opted to swap themselves and Brandon & Tristin.
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1 | Cher | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RISK | WIN | WINNER | ||
| Josh | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RISK | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Brittany | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Joe | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Jennipher | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | OUT | |||
| Ankur | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 4 | Sarah | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Wes | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Danielle | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Karl | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 6 | Tristin | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Chris | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Thais | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| Tyson | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| 8 | Amanda | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| Brandon | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner was eliminated.
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Beauty Challenge (Winner) | Geek Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiz (Amanda & Chris) | No eliminations | ||
| 2 | Public Speaking (Cher) | Karaoke (Tyson) | Amanda & Brandon | Tristin & Chris |
| 3 | Assemble a computer and burn a song (Cher) | Interior decorating (Joe) | Thais & Tyson | Tristin & Chris |
| 4 | Makeover for the Geeks | Speed dating (Wes) | Tristin & Chris | Cher & Josh |
| 5 | Strip poker (Brittany) | Party planning (Josh) | Danielle & Karl | Jennipher & Ankur |
| 6 | Frumpy flirting (Jennipher) | Fashion photography (Joe) | Sarah & Wes | Cher & Josh |
| 7 | Navigation (Cher) | Shopping (Josh) | Jennipher & Ankur | Brittany & Joe |
| 8 | How their partners think (Cher & Josh) | Brittany & Joe | Cher & Josh | |
| Winners | Cher & Josh | |||
Season 3
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks | Episode Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Hauserman "Playboy Model" | Alan "Scooter" Zackheim "Harvard Graduate" | Winners |
| Cecille Gahr "Bikini Model" | Nate Dern "Singer: Star Wars Band" | Episode 7 |
| Jennylee Berns "U.F.C. Ring Girl" | Niels Hoven "Had A Perfect S.A.T. Score" | Episode 6 |
| Nadia Underwood "Sorority Girl" | Mario Muscar "Owns 25,000 Comics" | Episode 5 |
| Erin Gipson "Voice Teacher" | Drew Sawa "Trekker" | Episode 4 |
| Andrea Ciliberti "Beauty Pageant Queen" | Matt Herman "M.I.T. Graduate" | Episode 3 |
| Sheree Swanson "Former Hooters Waitress" | Piao Sam "Has Only Kissed One Girl" | Episode 2 |
| Tori Elmore "Model" | Sanjay Shah "Virgin" | Episode 1 pt. 2 |
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 1 | Megan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
| Scooter | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | |
| 2 | Cecille | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP |
| Nate | WIN | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |
| 3 | Jennylee | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |
| Niels | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||
| 4 | Nadia | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||
| Mario | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| 5 | Erin | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Drew | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 6 | Andrea | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||
| Matt | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| 7 | Sheree | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||||
| Piao | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 8 | Tori | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Sanjay | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner was eliminated.
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Beauty Challenge (Winner) | Geek Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Part 1) | Library Search (Cecille) | Social Challenge (Nate) | ||
| 1 (Part 2) | News Interview (Sheree) | Stand-up Comedy (Nate) | Tori & Sanjay | Erin & Drew |
| 2 | Museum Tour Guiding (Nadia) | Model Quiz (Mario) | Sheree & Piao | Andrea & Matt |
| 3 | Geek Makeover & Charity Auction (Jennylee & Niels) | Andrea & Matt | Cecille & Nate | |
| 4 | Beach Escape Challenge (Cecille) | Fitness Instructor (Scooter) | Erin & Drew | Jennylee & Niels |
| 5 | Building a Doghouse (Megan) | Collecting Phone Numbers (Nate) | Nadia & Mario | Jennylee & Niels |
| 6 | Ranch Duties Challenge (Megan & Scooter) | Jennylee & Niels | Cecille & Nate | |
| 7 | Who Changed the Most (decided by previously eliminated contestants) (Megan & Scooter) | Cecille & Nate | Megan & Scooter | |
| Winners | Megan & Scooter | |||
Season 4
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks |
|---|---|
| Amanda Hanshaw[5] "Aspiring Playboy Model" | Tony Tran[6] "Biomedical student" |
| Erin Schneider[7] "Beautician" | Jesse Yeary[7] "Lives with parents" |
| Hollie Winnard "Professional Betty Boop" | Josh Bishop-Moser[8] "Rubberband Club President" |
| Jasmine Moore[9] "Babysitter" | David Olsen[10] "LARPer" |
| Jennifer Carter "Cigar Model" | William McDonald[11] "Server, Online gamer" |
| Katie Roberson "Sorority Girl" | Luke Neyer[12] "Robotics Engineer" |
| Natalie Reeves "Ultimate Hooters Girl" | John Gardner "Perfect 5.0 at MIT" |
| Rebecca Nichols[13] "Cocktail Waitress" | Will Frank[13] "Software Engineer" |
| Shalandra "Shay" Champ[14] "Beauty Pageant Queen" | Joshua Green[14][15] "Astrophysicist" |
| Sam Horrigan "Club Promoter" | Nicole Morgan "Musicologist" |
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 1 | Jasmine | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||
| David | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Sam | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Nicole | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Jen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
| William | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||
| 4 | Shay | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||
| Joshua | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Natalie | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| John | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| 6 | Erin | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Jesse | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Katie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| Luke | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| 8 | Rebecca | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| Will | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| 9 | Hollie | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Josh | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
| 10 | Amanda | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
| Tony | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner were eliminated.
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Beauty Challenge (Winner) | Geek Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intellectual Skills Analysis (lowest score wins) (Shay) | Social Skills Analysis (lowest score wins) (Joshua) | No eliminations | |
| 2 | Debating (Sam) | Rap Off (Will) | Amanda & Tony | Natalie & John |
| 3 | Anatomy Body Paint (Rebecca) | Romantic Gift Basket (Will) | Hollie & Josh | Erin & Jesse |
| 4 | Rocket Building (Sam) | Massage Skills (Jesse) | Rebecca & Will | Jen & William |
| 5 | Teaching 3rd Graders (Shay) | Prom King or Queen (John) | Katie & Luke | Sam & Nicole |
| 6 | Comic-Con Superhero Challenge (Sam & Nicole) | Erin & Jesse | Natalie & John | |
| 7 | Mayan Glyph Memorization (Sam) | Salsa Dancing (David) | Natalie & John | Shay & Joshua
Jen & William[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Zoology/Insect Challenge (Sam) | Flair Bartending Challenge (David) | Shay & Joshua | Jen & William |
| 9 | Wine Challenge (Jasmine & David) | Jen & William | Sam & Nicole | |
| 10 | Viewer's Vote[lower-alpha 2] | Sam & Nicole | David & Jasmine | |
| Winners | David & Jasmine | |||
- There was no elimination room finale; instead, the two challenge-winning teams selected a team to eliminate directly.
- For the first time, the show's winner was decided by America's votes, four months after the taping of the first 12 episodes.
Season 5
Season 5 premiered on March 11, 2008, taking over the timeslot of Reaper.[16] For the first three episodes, the beauties competed as a group against the team of geeks. The remaining beauties and geeks then paired off to compete against the other pairs, as in previous seasons.
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks |
|---|---|
| Amber Griffin "Runway Model" | John English[17] "Child Genius" |
| Jillian Beyor "Playboy Cyber Club Model" | Jonathan Prater[18] "Mama's Boy" |
| Tiffany Wade "One Tough Mama" | Jim Babcock[19] "Video Game Programmer" |
| Cara Goldberg "Aspiring Soap Star" | Chris Follett[20] "MIT Oceanographer" |
| Tara McComas "Daisy Dukes Hostess" | "Cowboy" Joe Cortez Assignment Desk Editor |
| Randi Ferrera "The Navy Diva" | Greggy Soriano[21][22][23][24][25] "Self-Proclaimed 'Gaysian'" |
| Kristina Savenok[26] "Daddy's Girl" | Jason Prager "One Buff Geek" |
| Leticia Cline "Extreme Sports Model" | Matt Carter "The Poet" |
| Amanda Corey[27] "Hawaiian Tropic Model" | Tommy Severo "Sweater Vest Enthusiast" |
Note: John, Amber and Jillian were all eliminated before the teams paired. Jonathan was left without a partner and was therefore eliminated.
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| 1 | Amanda | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | WINNER | ||||
| Tommy | RISK | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | WINNER | |||||
| 2 | Cara | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| Chris | RISK | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||||
| 3 | Leticia | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | RISK | WIN | OUT | |||||
| Matt | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 4 | Tara | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Joe | RISK | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| 5 | Kristina | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| Jason | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| 6 | Randi | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Greggy | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| 7 | Tiffany | WIN | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Jim | SAFE | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||||||||
| 15 | Jonathan | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||
| 16 | Jillian | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||||||||
| 17 | Amber | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 18 | John | OUT | |||||||||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner was eliminated.
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauties | Geeks | |||
| 1 | Getting Phone Numbers (Beauties) | John | Chris, Joe, Jonathan, Tommy | |
| 2 | Talent Show (Geeks) | Amber | Amanda, Jillian, Kristina, Randi | |
| 3 | Flag Football Game (Beauties)[lower-alpha 1] | Jillian | Chris | |
| Teammate draft[lower-alpha 2] | Jonathan | All other geeks | ||
| 4 | Science Fair (Cara) | Love Hotline (Tommy) | Tiffany & Jim | Leticia & Matt |
| 5 | Geek Makeover & Soap Opera Challenge (Leticia & Matt) | No Elimination | ||
| 6 | Garbage Math (Kristina) | Geek Firefighter (Tommy) | Randi & Greggy | Tara & Joe |
| 7 | Building a Sled (Amanda & Tommy) | Kristina & Jason | Leticia & Matt, Cara & Chris, Tara & Joe[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 8 | Plumbing (Leticia) | Geeky Girls' Makeovers (Chris) | Tara & Joe | Amanda & Tommy |
| 9.1 | How Well Do You Know Your Partner | Leticia & Matt | Amanda & Tommy, Cara & Chris | |
| 9.2 | Former Cast Members Hunt in LA (Amanda & Tommy) | Cara & Chris | Amanda & Tommy | |
| Winners | Amanda & Tommy | |||
- For this challenge, one member of each team was required to temporarily join the other team. After the selections were made, the contestants were informed that the temporary member of the losing team would be automatically eliminated.
- The seven remaining beauties were asked to each pair up with a geek. The last remaining unpaired geek would be eliminated.
- Instead of elimination trivia, each losing team cast a vote for another team to be eliminated. Since each team received one vote for elimination, Tommy and Amanda cast the tie-breaking vote.
Contestants who appeared on other competition shows
- Richard Rubin would later appear on 1 vs 100 as a member of the mob.
- Tyson Mao appeared on Identity as a stranger.
- Megan Hauserman appeared on the second season of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, finishing in 5th place; the first season of I Love Money, where she quit on the last episode, officially finishing in 3rd place; and Rock of Love: Charm School, getting expelled on the 4th episode. She would later get her own dating game show: Megan Wants a Millionaire.
- Greggy Soriano competed on the first season of Cake Boss's Next Great Baker, where he was eliminated in 7th place.
- Jason Prager appeared on season 1 of The Gong Show revival.
International versions
- Currently airing franchise
- Cancelled
| Country | Name | Host | Channel | Prize | Year aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Beauty and the Geek Australia | Bernard Curry (2009-2012) James Tobin (2013–2014) Sophie Monk (2021-) |
Seven Network Nine Network |
A$100,000 | 8 October 2009 – 27 November 2014 2021 |
| Bulgaria | Красавицата и отличникът Krasavitsata i otlichnikat |
Borislav Lazarov | bTV | 300,000 лв. | 3 October – 29 November 2005 |
| Chile | La Bella y el Geek | Pablo Mackenna | Chilevisión | CL$20,000,000 | 22 October – 17 December 2012 |
| Colombia | La Bella y el Nerdo | Víctor Gómez | Canal Caracol | CO$200,000,000 | 4 May 2006 |
| Croatia | Ljepotice i genijalci | Igor Mešin | Nova TV | 200,000 kn | 18 March 2019 |
| Denmark | Skønheden og nørden | Thomas Hartmann | TV3 | Kr. 250,000 | 13 February 2006 |
| Estonia | Kaunitar ja geenius | Osalejad Lauri and Adelina | TV3 | ? | 3 September 2006 |
| Finland | Kaunotar ja nörtti | Lauri Salovaara | MTV3 | €20,000 | 4 September 2005 |
| France | Bimbo face aux Intello | Laurent Ournac | TF1 | ? | Cancelled |
| Germany | Beauty & The Nerd | Daniel Boschmann (2013) | ProSieben | €100,000 (2013) €50,000 (2020–present) |
31 January – 21 February 2013 4 June 2020 – present |
| India | [V] Beauty and the Geek | VJ Andy | Channel V | ₹1,000,000 | 19 March – 5 June 2011 |
| Israel | היפה והחנון HaYafa VeHaChnun |
Pini Tavger Micheal Hanegbi |
Channel 10 | ₪200,000 | 23 July 2008 – 7 April 2014 |
| Italy | La pupa e il secchione La pupa e il secchione e viceversa La pupa e il secchione Show |
Federica Panicucci and Enrico Papi (2006) Paola Barale and Enrico Papi (2010) Paolo Ruffini and Francesca Cipriani (2020) Andrea Pucci and Francesca Cipriani (2021) Barbara D'Urso (2022) |
Italia 1 | €200,000 (2006) 1,8 kg of gold money (2010) €20,000 (2020–present) |
7 September 2006 18 April 2010 7 January 2020 21 January 2021 15 March 2022 |
| Mexico | La Bella y el Nerd | Michel Gurfi | TV Azteca | MEX$500.000 | 20 August – 26 November 2007 |
| Netherlands Belgium (Flanders) |
Beauty & de Nerd | Mathias Coppens Bridget Maasland |
RTL 5 VTM |
€25,000 | 2006 – 2009 |
| Norway | Prinsessen og professoren | Jasmin Aasland | TV3 | 200,000kr | 9 March – 27 April 2006 |
| Portugal | A Bela e o Mestre | José Pedro Vasconcelos and Iva Domingues | TVI | €100,000 | 11 March – 13 May 2007 |
| Russia[28] | Красавицы и Умники Krasavitsy i Umniki |
Alexander Anatolyevich and Irina Grigorieva | REN TV | 1.000.000₽ | 20 December 2005 – 21 February 2006 |
| Чики и фрики Chiki i friki |
(original US show) | MTV Russia | ? | 2010 | |
| Spain | Nadie es Perfecto | Jesús Vázquez | Telecinco | ? | 5 July – 14 August 2007 |
| Turkey | Güzel ve Dahi | Show TV | ₺100.000 | 7 – 28 July 2007 | |
| Ukraine[29] | Гламурні штучки та заучки Hlamurni shtuchky ta zauchky |
Gregory Herman (2010) | 1+1 | 100.000 ₴ | 21 October - 29 December 2010 |
| TBA | TBA | Novyy Kanal[30] | 1 000 000 ₴ | TBA | |
| United Kingdom | Beauty and the Geek | David Mitchell | E4 | £40,000 | 7 February – 14 March 2006 |
| United Kingdom | Beauty and the Geek (rebooted series)[31] | Matt Edmondson and Mollie King | Discovery+[32] | TBA | 2022 |
In Brazil, the original American show aired on the cable television network Multishow under the title As Gostosas e os Geeks (The Hotties and the Geeks).[33]
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