ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? Turns Into A Huge Ratings Surprise For FOX

Comic Jeff Foxworthy's new game show turned out to be a far bigger hit than executives at FOX could have probably ever expected. Last week's three runs drew more than 26 million viewers one night, and more than 23 million on two other nights. This even far outpaced NBC's biggest hit TV show, DEAL OR NO DEAL which drew more than 17 million viewers by comparison.

With such monster ratings, executives at FOX will have to decide if cutting the program back to a regular run of just once a week is really wise. Sometimes you have to just strike when the iron is hot, and this new program has success written all over it.

Why the new Jeff Foxworthy program is such a huge draw is a bit of a mystery. But only a few TV programs have such a magical quality to be huge hits, and the public certainly loves this new show based on the monster ratings so far.