 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Who's Still Standing
- NBC
- Genre: Game Shows
Common Sense Media says
Fast-paced trivia with lots of family-friendly excitement.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this family-friendly game show features people answering trivia questions for a cash prize and being dropped through a trap door when incorrect. Aside from some light boasting, there's nothing to really worry about here. Questions deal with lots of pop-culture details, including references to celebs and product brands.
What's the story?
Hosted by Cash Cab's Ben Bailey, WHO'S STILL STANDING is a game show that features a contestant challenging 10 strangers in a series of trivia battles for a million dollars. The players must stand on trap doors as the contestant and one of the colorful challengers battle it out in a fast-paced trivia round. The contestant only gets two chances to pass on a question; if the stranger misses a question, he gets dropped through the floor, and the contestant qualifies to win a chunk of change after dropping five strangers. Contestants who miss a question also get dropped through the floor empty handed, but if they beat all 10 challengers, they win $1 million. Adding to the fun is the speed round, in which any remaining strangers get to play each other for some cash.
Is it any good?
This family-friendly quiz show, which is adapted from a hit Israeli series, features lots of entertaining moments thanks to fun players and quick-moving challenges. Watching people drop through trap doors (which is always followed by a slow-motion replay) also adds to the fray.
The show highlights the contributions the contestants make to their communities, but all the players on the show are extremely likable. Trivia buffs will definitely like it, but even those who aren't game show fans will find themselves easily drawn in by the excitement.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the history of game shows. Did you know that many American game shows actually started on radio? What game shows have proven to be most successful on TV?
Many popular U.S. game shows are based on ones that originated in other countries like the United Kingdom, Japan, and Israel. What are some of the changes that are made to make the show appropriate for U.S. audiences?
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Ben Bailey is educational!
From what I've seen so far this trivia show looks pretty family friendly. Ben Bailey's always been a fun character and it's educational as well. I'll watch!
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Horrible, obnoxious game show
The contestants on Who's Still Standing are so fake it's disgusting. People are forgetting that on game shows, you're supposed to ROOT for the contestant. On this show, you can't because every contestant has a very obnoxious and mega-hyper personality. These aren't real people, they're wannabe actors that are exaggerating/faking a personality type for the show and being fed one-liners by the producers. Is it really a wonder that Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are still around? Of course not because on those shows the contestants are 100% real and normal and not obnoxious and fake. Skip by all means.
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Tweens are OK but No one under 9
This Is Good For My two 10 year-olds
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fun family friendly game show
we have been enjoying this game as a family for the past two weeks and hope it will continue to be as good and family friendly as it is now
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Good, family-friendly show
I've only seen 1 episode of this show, but it seems like an ok show. It has very little content inappropriate for kids, and it's a good, family-friendly game show. OK for kids 8+. Violence: Contestants are shown falling through the floor when missing a question, but nobody gets hurt. Consumerism: Questions about celebrities and other products are common.
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| TV rating: | TV-G |
| Network: | NBC |
| Cast: | Bill Bailey |
| Genre: | Game Shows |
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