<P> Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader ? is an American quiz game show on Fox . It is produced by Mark Burnett and is hosted by Jeff Foxworthy . The show premiered as a three - day special which began on February 27 , 2007 with the first two shows each a half - hour in length . Regular one - hour episodes began airing Thursdays from March 1 through May 10 , and the first season continued with new episodes beginning May 31 . Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader ? was picked up for the 2007 -- 08 season , which began on September 6 , 2007 , and aired in the same timeslot . Following the end of the original run of the primetime version on September 18 , 2009 , a first - run syndicated version of the show ran from September 2009 to May 2011 , with Foxworthy returning as host . On May 26 , 2015 , the program returned to Fox for a new , sixth season , with Foxworthy , again , returning as host . The show also airs internationally , and the format has been picked up for local versions in a number of other countries . </P>
when did are you smarter than a 5th grader first air
began on February 27 , 2007