Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots
Genre Talent show
Created by
Creative director(s) Russell Norman
Presented by Steve Harvey
Music by Joshua Atchley
Bleeding Fingers Music
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s)
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) East 112th Street Productions
A Very Good Production
Warner Horizon Television
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) – present
Chronology
Related shows Little Big Shots: Forever Young
External links
Website

Little Big Shots is an American variety television series. Co-created and produced by Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres, with Harvey serving as host, the series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with Harvey. The series was ordered by NBC in May 2015 for an eight-episode first season,[1] which premiered on March 8, 2016.

On March 14, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2017.[2][3] The series has since been renewed for third season, which premiered on March 18, 2018.[4]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)
213March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
3127March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
5June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Little Bruce Lee"March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)10112.81[5]
22"Little Boy Blue"March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)10315.00[6]
33"I'm Not a Princess"March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)10513.32[7]
44"A One, Two Punch"March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)10410.57[8]
55"Little Piece of Heavenly"April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)10211.33[9]
66"The Karate Kid"April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10)10612.27[10]
77"Little Piano Man"April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)10710.66[11]
88"The Idiom of Love"May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)10810.10[12]
99"Top 10 Moments"May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)1097.57[13]

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
101"We're Back"March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)20111.72[14]
112"Little Barber Shop"March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)20210.12[15]
123"New Sheriff in Town"March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)2039.58[16]
134"The Princess and the Hot Dog"March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)2049.81[17]
145"Tugging on the Harp Strings"April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)2058.65[18]
156"Tiny Dancer"April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)2068.76[19]
167"The Snail Whisperer"April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)2078.40[20]
178"Bend It Like Bella"April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)2088.89[21]
189"Little Big Steppers"May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)2097.97[22]
1910"Memory Lane"May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)2107.34[23]
2011"Little Big News"May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)2117.45[24]
2112"The Magic Johnsons"June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)2127.04[25]
2213"The Grande Finale"June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)2137.29[26]

Season 3 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
231"Third Time's a Charm"March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)3016.00[27]
242"We're in La La Land"March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)3027.54[27]
253"Eggcellent Eggsperiment"March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)3035.97[28]
264"Little Miss Sunshine"April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)3046.67[29]
275"Beauty and the Steve"April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)3055.66[30]
286"Too Many Chefs"April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)3065.93[31]
297"Tour De Harvey"April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)3076.04[32]
308"Little Ninja Warrior"June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)3085.68[33]
319"Give Us S'mores"June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)3095.62[34]
3210"Sreveosaurus Rex"June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)3105.96[35]
3311"Brotherly Love"July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)3116.51[36]
3412"Double the Fun"July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)3125.84[37]

Reception

Ratings

The series premiered as a "preview" after The Voice with more than 12 million viewers, it then premiered in its regular Sunday at 8:00 PM timeslot on March 13, 2016 and it proved to be a hit for NBC with more than 15 million viewers.[5][6]

Season Time slot (ET/PT) Episodes Season premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 pm (Premiere)
Sunday 8:00 pm
9 March 8, 2016 12.81[5] May 8, 2016 7.57[13] 2015–16 #13 12.39[38]
2 Sunday 8:00 pm (1-10)
Wednesday 8:00 pm (11-13)
13 March 5, 2017 11.72[14] June 14, 2017 7.29[26] 2016–17 #25 10.32[39]
3 Sunday 7:00 pm (Premiere)
Sunday 8:00 pm (1-7)
Thursday 8:00 pm (8-12)
12 March 18, 2018 6.00[27] July 12, 2018 5.84[40] 2017–18

Forever Young

In September 2016, NBC ordered a senior-focused spin-off, Little Big Shots: Forever Young, which premiered on June 21, 2017[41][42] and aired for 6 episodes.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Source
2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Steve Harvey Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series Little Big Shots Nominated [43]

International versions

Country/language Local title Host Channel Date aired/premiered
 Armenia Մեծ փոքրիկներ Hrant Tokhatyan Shant TV 11 March 2018
 Australia Little Big Shots Shane Jacobson Seven Network 27 August 2017
 Belgium Little Big Shots Nathalie Meskens VTM 2 September 2016
 China 神奇的孩子 Xie Na Hunan Television 3 February 2017
 Colombia Grandes Chicos Andrés López Canal RCN 8 March 2016
 France Little Big Stars Cyril Hanouna C8 22 January 2018[44]
 Germany Little Big Stars Thomas Gottschalk Sat.1 23 April 2017[45]
 Indonesia Little Big Shots Tora Sudiro GTV 6 October 2017
 Italy Little Big Show Gerry Scotti Canale 5 13 December 2016[46]
 Netherlands Little Big Stars Najib Amhali RTL 4 8 September 2017[47]
 Philippines Little Big Shots Billy Crawford ABS-CBN 12 August 2017
 Russia Little Big Shots Maxim Galkin Channel One 6 November 2016
 Spain Little Big Show Carlos Sobera Telecinco 29 December 2017[48]
 Ukraine Little Big Shots Andrey Domansky, Andrey Danilevich Inter 10 September 2017
 United Kingdom Little Big Shots Dawn French ITV 1 March 2017
 Vietnam Mặt Trời Bé Con Lại Văn Sâm VTV3 9 September 2017

See also

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