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''Beauty and the Geek'' is a Reality Television show, first aired by The WB network on June 2 2005 . It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher , Jason Goldberg and Nick Santora . Each season, 8 "beauties" (young women who have relied primarily on their looks thus far in life) and 8 " Geeks " (young men who have relied primarily on intellect and are socially inept) are paired up to compete as couples for $250,000 and other prizes. Each beauty lives together in a room with her geek during the course of the competition. There is a competition during each episode, after which one couple is eliminated. By the end of the competition, many of the contestants say that they have learned much about interacting with people from a different social group (and positive lessons about the character of people from that group), positive things about themselves and their own characters, and often something about human nature in general. 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 version. The first two seasons 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 Television Network , 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 8PM EST on The CW. The fourth season is to premiere September 18 , making ''BATG'' the first series opening up the 2007-08 season. SEASON 1 Cast Challenges SEASON 2 Cast Challenges SEASON 3 Cast Challenges Season 3 marked what may be the first time in the history of reality television that a contestant "threw" the game in the final round. All previously eliminated contestants were brought back to spend one more night in the mansion and to assess which of the final two teams had undergone the most personal change. Their votes on this question would determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. The majority of the contestants were torn between wanting Nate to win and his partner, Cecille to lose. Nate, believing that winning would only reinforce Cecille's behavior, asked contestants to vote against him. This led to Megan and Scooter winning 8 to 2. SEASON 4 This season will feature a twist. A "handsome" man will be paired with a "geeky" girl. Bios for the cast members as well as a preview for the fourth season can be found at the official site . INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS A Finnish version of the show, '' Kaunotar Ja Nörtti '' (''The Beauty and The Nerd'') started at September 4 , 2005 on MTV3 . The show was filmed in Estonia . The Bulgarian version of the show started at October 3 , 2005 on BTV . On February 7 , 2006 a British Version of the show debuted on E4 . Although there is no host, voiceovers are provided by David Mitchell . A Norwegian version will start on Norwegian TV3 in March 2006 . It has been given the name ''Prinsessen og Professoren'' (''The Princess and the Professor''). In Denmark , the original American show is aired with Danish subtitles. An Italian version started on Italia 1 in September 2006 , called ''La pupa e il secchione'' (''The Doll and the Nerd''), hitting ratings records for the channel. An Estonia n version also started on Estonian TV3 in September 2006 called ''Kaunitar ja geenius'' (''The Beauty and the Genius'') and a Colombia n version also debuted on Canal Caracol in May 2006, called ''La Bella y el Nerdo'' (''The Beauty and The Geek''). The Portuguese version started March 2007 and it's called ''A Bela e o Mestre'' (''The Beauty and the Master''). The "master" word was used because there is no word in Portuguese that has the same meaning as geek. A Russia n version has aired on REN TV . The German version called ''Das Model und der Freak'' (''The Model and the Freak'') running on ProSieben hasn't got much to do with the original format despite the name (two "freaky" contestants get a Makeover by two models in each episode). A new version of the show is now set to debut on Show TV 's ''Güzel ve Dahi'' (''The Beauty and The Genius'') was aired on July 7 2007 .http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2007/07/13/son/sonsiy02.aspBut after some public pressure against showing unintelligent contestant girls, the producers had to cancel the show. In Belgium and the Netherlands, a Dutch version of the show is produced by VTM and RTL 5 . The first season aired late 2006 and a second season is in the making. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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