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Secret Genius

Sun, Feb 1, 2026
  • Reality
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Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Are you a secret genius? Alan Carr and Susie Dent unearth the hidden potential in ordinary people with extraordinary minds, as contestants take on a series of epic intelligence games.

Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Channel 4↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Alan Carr
    Alan Carr
    as Self - Host
  • Susie Dent
    Susie Dent
    as Self - Host
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Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Running · 6 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 65m

    Alan Carr and Susie Dent host a show in which people from across the UK put their brain power to the test in immersive and ambitious challenges. The first 12 contestants face a quickfire round where they must spot the missing letters from the months of the year and a memory game where pairs must memorise the positions of ice cream tubs, toppings and cones.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 60m

    Alan Carr and Susie Dent challenge 12 more contestants to compete for one of three places in the final by spotting the common link between sets of words, solving an anagram puzzle, and taking a sweet shop-based memory test.

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Sun, Feb 8, 2026 · 60m

    The next 12 contestants face a fresh set of challenges based on the games Mensa use to measure IQ, including a code-breaking challenge so complex that the youngest contestant, student Rosie, really struggles with - and not just because she may never have seen a landline phone before. By the end of the episode, only three will earn a coveted place in the Oxford finals.

  • E4
    Episode 4
    Aired · Sun, Feb 15, 2026 · 60m

    Alan Carr and Susie Dent host the final heat, with 12 more contestants competing for the last three slots in the finals. They must take on a physical anagram grid where contestants stand in the middle to become the missing letter, a twist on Guess Who? featuring pictures of cats and dogs dressed in regalia, and a bamboozling clock conundrum.

  • E5
    Episode 5
    Aired · Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 60m

    The final 12 players are faced with a high-pressure quickfire round, where they must solve a complex maths game to work their way out of a maze. After some surprising drop-outs, the remaining players face each other in a mind-bending memory game based on the periodic table.

  • E6
    The Final
    Aired · Sun, Mar 1, 2026 · 60m

    Alan Carr and Susie Dent host the grand final. The four remaining contestants must place famous geniuses correctly on a giant board, before two are chosen to face the final challenge - a nail-biting second round of fluid reasoning and memory games.