''Child Genius'' is an Australian

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series, hosted by

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and broadcast on SBS. The show involves a group of

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completing a series of tasks to gain the title of ''child genius''. Gifted consultant and Chairman of

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's Gifted Youth Committee Alan D. Thompson appeared for Australian Mensa.

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2018 Australian television series debuts 2010s Australian game shows English-language television shows Special Broadcasting Service original programming Television shows set in Sydney {{reality-tv-stub