Casey Simpson-Led Game Show Coming to Kartoon Channel!

Social media influencer Casey Simpson, who stars in the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, is set to host the first season of Genius Brands International’s KC! Pop Quiz.

The game show is based on pop culture and gives its kid contestants a chance to win prizes. The second original series and first live-action program produced by Genius Brands International exclusively for Kartoon Channel!, KC! Pop Quiz will premiere on September 14.

KC! Pop Quiz is currently in production on 140×11-minute episodes. Anna Lotto (Best Ever Trivia Show, Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove, The $100,000 Pyramid, Boom!, Supermarket Sweep) serves as executive producer and series showrunner, with Executive Producer Guy Shalem (Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Lovespring International, Fall Into Me). Kartoon Channel! Chief Creative Officer David Neuman and Genius Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Heyward are also executive producers.

Simpson said: “Kids love trivia, and I love being a part of a show where kids can compete in a positive environment that is fast and fun. We can’t wait to give fans a taste of KC! Pop Quiz in September. I’m thrilled to be working with the creative team at Kartoon Channel! and our contestants, and look forward to bringing this energetic trivia series to screens soon!”

Jon Ollwerther, president of Kartoon Channel!, said: “We describe it as Jeopardy meets HQ Trivia—with super cool prizes for kids. KC! Pop Quiz is our second original series, following the hit Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten. This is also the first live-action series produced exclusively for Kartoon Channel! We are thrilled to have Casey host the series, bringing his unique talent, as well as providing an amazing opportunity to reach his millions of fans!”