Go-Big Show

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Go-Big Show
Presented byBert Kreischer
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Go-Big Show is an American talent show television series that premiered on TBS on January 7, 2021. In contrast to other talent shows, Go-Big Show focuses on talents on a bigger scale, e.g., featuring monster trucks, horse riding, and large scale stage acts.[1][2] On each episode, performers compete for an opportunity to advance toward the season finale, with a grand prize of $100,000 at stake. The second season premiered on January 6, 2022.[3]

The show currently features Rosario Dawson, Cody Rhodes, Jennifer Nettles and T-Pain as judges, and is hosted by Bert Kreischer.[1][4]

Season 1 overview (2021)[]

On each of the six qualifier episodes, three pairs of acts perform for the judges. Each act is scored on a scale of 0 to 100; the higher-scoring act of the pair advances to the semifinals. If both acts in a match-up receive the same score, a coin toss is used to decide the winner.[citation needed]

For each of the three episodes in the semifinals, two heats of three acts each perform and are scored as in the preliminaries. The high scorers from the respective heats advance to a vote by the judges to determine which act will move on to the finals. Once the semifinals are complete, the judges select one of the three acts eliminated by their votes to advance as a "wild card."[citation needed]

The finale consists of three rounds, with each act being scored as in previous episodes. Two acts face off in the first round, and the low scorer is eliminated; in each of the following rounds, one new act performs and must outscore the winner of the previous round in order to eliminate them and advance. The winner of the third round receives the $100,000 grand prize.[citation needed]

  Match-Up Winner

Qualifier Rounds[]

Episode 1: "Welcome to the Go-Big Show"[5][]

Original air date: January 7, 2021 US Viewership: 1.03[6]

Match-Up 1: Kurtis Downs vs. Grace Good[]

Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 96
Grace Good Circus Performer 90

Match-Up 2: Andrew S. vs. Scott Anderson[]

Act Talent Score
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 95
Scott Anderson Magician 95

Andrew won the tie-breaking coin toss.

Match-Up 3: Orissa Kelly vs. Jamie Keeton[]

Act Talent Score
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer 89
Jamie Keeton Human Mutant 79

Episode 2: "You Can't Unsee This!"[7][]

Original air date: January 14, 2021 US Viewership: 0.99[8]

Match-Up 1: The Gator Crusader vs. Tulga[]

Act Talent Score
The Gator Crusader Alligator Act 85
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 94

Match-Up 2: Wheelz vs. Tomas Garcilazo[]

Act Talent Score
Wheelz Wheelchair Motocross 86
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 91

Match-Up 3: Gabe The One Armed Archer vs. Cassidy Rose[]

Act Talent Score
Gabe George One Armed Archery 91
Cassidy Rose Country Singing & Yodeling 89

Episode 3: "And You Thought That Was Risky?"[9][]

Original air date: January 21, 2021 US Viewership: 0.77[10]

Match-Up 1: Ben Blaque vs. Tyler Scheuer[]

Act Talent Score
Ben Blaque Crossbow 94
Tyler Scheuer Face Balancing Act 88

Match-Up 2: Ginger Duke vs. Christopher Joyce[]

Act Talent Score
Ginger Duke Trick Riding 91
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master 92

Match-Up 3: Jackie Bibby vs. David Kalb[]

Act Talent Score
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler 91
David Kalb Trick Shot 60

Episode 4: "Danger, Danger Everywhere"[11][]

Original air date: January 28, 2021 US Viewership: 0.94[12]

Match-Up 1: Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles vs. Wesley Williams[]

Act Talent Score
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist 96
Wesley Williams Box Jumper 71

Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben Schneider vs. Bill Dixon[]

Act Talent Score
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner 93
Bill Dixon Street Bike Freestyle Stunt Rider 89

Match-Up 3: Amina The Great vs. Leonid The Magnificent[]

Act Talent Score
Amina The Great Strong Woman 79
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer 85

Episode 5: "Go Out With a Bang!"[13][]

Original air date: February 4, 2021 US Viewership: 0.87[14]

Match-Up 1: Justin the Bull Fighter vs. Sideshow Star Krystal[]

Act Talent Score
Justin Josey Bullfighter 83
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer 85

Match-Up 2: James the Archer vs. Justin the Yo-Yoer[]

Act Talent Score
James Jean Redneck Archer 88
Justin Weber Yo-Yoer 83

Match-Up 3: Chris the Shooter vs. Twin Motorcycle Stunts[]

Act Talent Score
Chris Cheng Marksman 66
Shannon & Sawyer Schmidtman Motorcycle Stunt Duo 65

Episode 6: "The Last Chance"[15][]

Original air date: February 11, 2021 US Viewership: 0.75[16]

Match-Up 1: Zach The Sling Shooter vs. The Monster Trucker[]

Act Talent Score
Kevin King Monster Truck 88
Zachary Fowler Slingshot Marksmen 80

Match-Up 2: The Balance Guru vs. Scooter Trick Deijon[]

Act Talent Score
Deijon Taylor Scootering 91
Travis Horn Handstand, Balancing 86

Match-Up 3: Callie The Baller vs. Wayne the Mentalist[]

Act Talent Score
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots 52
Wayne Hoffman Mentalist 49

Semi-Finals[]

Episode 7:"Semifinals"[17][]

Original air date: February 18, 2021 US Viewership: 0.78[18]

Match-Up 1: Tulga vs. Krystal vs. Deijon[]

Act Talent Score
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 95
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer 90
Deijon Taylor Scootering 91

Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben vs. Ben Blaque vs. Chris Cheng[]

Act Talent Score
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner 92
Ben Blaque Crossbow 90
Chris Cheng Marksman 67

Tulga advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Ben Schneider.

Episode 8:"Go Big, Fly High"[19][]

Original air date: February 25, 2021 US Viewership: 0.80[20]

Match-Up 1: Jackie vs. Tomas vs. Gabe[]

Act Talent Score
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler 90
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 93
Gabe George One Armed Archery 90

Match-Up 2: Kurtis vs. Leonid vs. Callie[]

Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 97
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer 85
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots 64

Tomas Garcilazo advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Kurtis Downs.

Episode 9:"This Show is on Fire!"[21][]

Original air date: March 4, 2021 US Viewership: 0.67[22]

Match-Up 1: Kevin vs. Andrew vs. Orissa[]

Act Talent Score
Kevin King Monster Truck 88
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 98
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer 95

Match-Up 2: James vs. Rider & Bethany vs. Christopher[]

Act Talent Score
James Jean Redneck Archer 93
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist 90
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master 84

Andrew Stanton advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over James Jean.

Kurtis Downs received a "Wildcard" spot in the finals over James Jean and Ben Schneider.

Finale[]

Episode 10: "A Very Go Big Final"[23][]

Original air date: March 11, 2021 US Viewership: 0.69[24]

Finale Knock Out[]

Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 93
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Kurtis was Eliminated
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 95
Andrew was Eliminated
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 97

Tomas Garcilazo won the competition and the grand prize of $100,000.

Season 2 overview (2022)[]

Similar to season one, acts receive a combined score 1 to 100 based off the average Judge's score. Unlike the prior season, each judge's individual score were also revealed. During the Qualifier Rounds, acts go head to head, amd the act that receives the highest combined score will move on to the next round.

  Match-Up Winner

Qualifier Rounds[]

Episode 1: "We're Back, Bigger Than Ever!"[25][]

Original air date: January 6, 2022

Match-Up 1: JD "Iceman" Anderson vs. Amadeus "Ironjaw" Lopez[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
JD Anderson Strongman 91 91 94 92 92
Amadeus Lopez Aerialist 86 89 86 84 86

Match-Up 2: Professor Splash vs. David Matz[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Professor Splash High Diving 90
David Matz Circus Performer 85

Match-Up 2: James Carter vs. Molly Schuler[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
James Carter Freestyle Motocross Rider 94
Molly Schuler Competitive Eating 76

Episode 2: "Now That's What I Call Big!"[]

Original air date: January 13, 2022

Match-Up 1: Dare Daughter vs. Bazoo The Kloun[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Annaliese Nock Daredevil 92 94 96 93 94
Bazoo The Kloun Sideshow Clown 30 68 62 70 57

Match-Up 2: Gladius vs. Thomas Vu[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Gladius Equestrian 89 89 90 87 89
Thomas Vu Rubixcuber & Stunt Performer 93 89 95 90 92

Match-Up 3: Andrew Lee vs. Joe "Axe Man" White[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Andrew Lee Illusionist 89 88 90 92 90
Joe White Axe Thrower 75 78 65 79 74

Episode 3: "Bulls, Balls and Falls"[]

Original air date: January 20, 2022

Match-Up 1: Jon "Divine Strength" Bruney vs. Manu "Flying Frenchman" Lataste

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Manu Lataste Bull Leaping 94 95 97 96 95
Jon Bruney Strongman 93 93 95 92 93

Match-Up 2:Horse vs. Charles Peachock

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Horse Nutshot Taker 88
Charles Peachock Juggler 83 85 72 90 82

Match-Up 3: Dariella & Elena vs. Jose Angeles[]

Act Talent Judge's Score Total

Score

Cody Rosario T-Pain Jennifer
Dariella & Elena Aerialist 90 93 90 91 91
Jose Angeles Freerunner 91 91 92 93 92

Season 1 acts (2021)[]

Season 1 featured 36 different acts.

  Winner |   Runner-up |  Finalist Playing card heart A.svg Wild Card

Act Elimination Chart
Act Talent Elimination
Grace Good Circus Performer Qualifier Round
Scott Anderson Magician
Jamie Keeton Human Mutant
The Gator Crusader Alligator Act
Wheelz Wheelchair Motocross
Cassidy Rose Country Singeing & Yodeling
Tyler Scheuer Face Balancing Act
Ginger Duke Trick Riding
David Kalb Trick Shot
Wesley Williams Box Jumper
Bill Dixon Street Bike Freestyle Stunt Rider
Amina The Great Strong Woman
Justin Josey Bullfighter
Justin Weber Yo-Yoer
Shannon & Sawyer Schmidtman Motorcycle Stunt Duo
Zachary Fowler Slingshot Marksmen
Travis Horn Handstand, Balancing
Wayne Hoffman Mentalist
Deijon Taylor Scootering Semi-Finals
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer
Ben Blaque Crossbow
Chris Cheng Marksman
Gabe George One Armed Archery
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist
Kevin King Monster Truck
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner Semi-Finals Judge Vote
James Jean Redneck Archer
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer Finalist
Kurtis Downs Playing card heart A.svg Freestyle BMX
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man Runner-Up
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman Winner

List of notable appearances of acts[]

Many acts from the show have appeared in prior sports events and/or talent competitions.

Sports events and competitions[]

Talent competition[]

  • Andrew Stanton appeared on season 5 of America’s Got Talent as a apart of Swing Shift Side Show being eliminated during the Wild Card show.
  • Ben Blaque has appeared on four different Got Talent franchises; including season 7 of America’s Got Talent as a quarter-finalist, series 10 of Britain's Got Talent as a semi-finalist, season 2 of America’s Got Talent: The Champions and France Got Talent’s: Battle of the Judges.
  • Leonid Filatov, better known as Leonid the Magnificent, has appeared on America's Got Talent on three occasions, season 1 being eliminated in the semi-finals and in season 2 and season 6 being eliminated in the Vegas Round. He also competed in season 10 of La France a un incroyable talent and season 6 of Czechia Slovakia’s Got Talent.
  • Orissa Kelly appeared on series 10 of Britain's Got Talent, she also appeared and won Amazingness.[30]
  • Scott Anderson appeared on season 5 of America's Got Talent (being eliminated in the Vegas Round) and Wizard Wars.
  • Tulga has appeared on various Got Talent shows including season 12 of America’s Got Talent, season 13 of France’s Got Incredible Talent, season 9 of Australia's Got Talent, season 12 of Germany’s Got Talent and series 8 of Czechia Slovakia’s Got Talent. He has also appeared on other talent competition shows, including the firth edition of Tú sí que vales and season six of iUmor.[31]
  • Wayne Hoffman appeared on the third season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us where he successfully fooled Penn & Teller. He has also appeared on season 10 of America’s Got Talent and Phenomenon.[32]
  • JD Anderson appeared on Season 9 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Quarterfinals
  • Professor Splash appeared on Season 6 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Semifinals.
  • Annaliese Nock appeared on Season 13 of America's Got Talent where she withdrew prior to the Judge Cuts and Season 15 with her father Bello who were eliminated in the Quarterfinals
  • Andrew Lee appeared on Season 2 of Asia's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the semifinals and Series 12 of Britain's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the deliberations.
  • Horse appeared on Season 7 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Quarterfinals but returned for the wildcard round where he was eliminated again.
  • Charles Peachock appeared on Season 6 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Quarterfinals but returned for the wildcard round where he was eliminated again.
  • Jonathan Rinny appeared on Season 12 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Judge Cuts.
  • Leroy Patterson appeared on Season 10 of America's Got Talent where he was eliminated in the Judge Cuts.

Season 2 acts (2022)[]

Season 2 will feature 36 different acts.

Act Talent Elimination
Amadeus Lopez Aerialist Qualifier Round
David Matz Circus Performer
Molly Schuler Competitive Eating
Bazoo The Kloun Sideshow Clown
Gladius Equestrian
Joe White Axe Thrower
Jon Bruney Strongman
Charles Peachock Juggler
Dariella & Elena Aerialist
JD Anderson Strongman TBA
Professor Splash High Diving
James Carter Freestyle Motocross Rider
Annaliese Nock Daredevil
Thomas Vu Rubixcuber & Stunt Performer
Andrew Lee Illusionist
Manu Lataste Bull Leaping
Horse Nutshot Taker
Jose Angeles Freerunner

Production[]

The show is filmed at the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia,[1] via Propagate and Boat Rocker Media's Matador Content. Production for the 10-episode hour-long second season began in August 2021.[33]

Judges and host[]

Snoop Dogg was one of the four judges during Season 1. However, in August 2021, it was announced that T-Pain would replace him for Season 2.[34] Previously, DJ Khaled was planned to join the show.[35]

Cast by season
Season Host Judges
1 Bert Kreischer Cody Rhodes Jennifer Nettles Rosario Dawson Snoop Dogg
2 T-Pain

Ratings and reviews[]

The debut episode drew a million viewers[36] and was the best unscripted series launch by TBS in 3 years.[37] Viewership declined slightly each week during the first season.[38][39] However, due to its success, the series was renewed for a second season.[40]

Common Sense Media reported it is a "mixed-bag of talent" featuring profanity and mild violence meant for mature audiences, along with family-friendly performances. The positive impact on younger viewers is the discussion of safety and the unique talents of the performers.[41]

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