Our Little Genius, which was scheduled to debut on FOX's prime-time schedule on January 13, 2010, was pulled six days before its debut by producer Mark Burnett due to concerns about the show's integrity. On February 20, it was reported that a contestant's parent sent a letter to the FCC on December 17, 2009 claiming that a member of the production staff supplied the contestant and parent with questions and answers that the child "needed to know".
The FCC is currently looking into the matter, to determine if criminal charges will be filed. If the show were found to have been deliberately rigged, it will mark the first known instance of such a deception in America since the 1950s.
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