Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots is an American variety television series co-created and produced by Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres. The series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with the host.

For the British adaptation, see Little Big Shots (British TV series). For the Filipino adaptation, see Little Big Shots (Philippine TV series). For the Australian adaptation, see Little Big Shots (Australian TV series).

Little Big Shots
Logo from 2016-2018
GenreTalent show
Created by
Creative director(s)Russell Norman
Presented by
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes47 + 1 special
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ellen DeGeneres
  • Melissa McCarthy
  • Ben Falcone
  • Steve Harvey
  • Jeff Kleeman
  • Alison Holloway
  • Ed Glavin
  • Mary Connelly
  • Andy Lassner
Production location(s)Television City
Hollywood, California (2016–18)
Warner Bros. Studios
Burbank, California (2020–)
Running time44 minutes
Production company(s)East 112th Street Productions
On the Day Productions
A Very Good Production
Warner Horizon Television
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsLittle Big Shots: Forever Young
External links
Website

The series was ordered by NBC & Citytv in May 2015 for an eight-episode first season,[1] which premiered on March 8, 2016 with Steve Harvey as host. On March 14, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2017.[2][3] The series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on March 18, 2018.[4] A special holiday episode aired in Citytv December 2018. In May 2019, nearly a year after the third season finished airing, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fourth season and that Melissa McCarthy would be replacing Harvey as the new host.[5] The fourth season premiered on February 24, 2020.[6]

Episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)
213March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
3127March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)
5June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)
SpecialDecember 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
413February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24)[7]

Season 1 (2016)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [8]Original air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Little Bruce Lee"March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)10112.81[9]
22"Little Boy Blue"March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)10315.00[10]
33"I'm Not a Princess"March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)10513.32[11]
44"A One, Two Punch"March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)10410.57[12]
55"Little Piece of Heavenly"April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)10211.33[13]
66"The Karate Kid"April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10)10612.27[14]
77"Little Piano Man"April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)10710.66[15]
88"The Idiom of Love"May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)10810.10[16]
99"Top 10 Moments"May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)1097.57[17]

Season 2 (2017)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [8]Original air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
101"We're Back"March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)20111.72[18]
112"Little Barber Shop"March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)20210.12[19]
123"New Sheriff in Town"March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)2039.58[20]
134"The Princess and the Hot Dog"March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)2049.81[21]
145"Tugging on the Harp Strings"April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)2058.65[22]
156"Tiny Dancer"April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)2068.76[23]
167"The Snail Whisperer"April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)2078.40[24]
178"Bend It Like Bella"April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)2088.89[25]
189"Little Big Steppers"May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)2097.97[26]
1910"Memory Lane"May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)2107.34[27]
2011"Little Big News"May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)2117.45[28]
2112"The Magic Johnsons"June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)2127.04[29]
2213"The Grande Finale"June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)2137.29[30]

Season 3 (2018)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [8]Original air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
231"Third Time's a Charm"March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)3016.00[31]
242"We're in La La Land"March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)3027.54[31]
253"Eggcellent Eggsperiment"March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)3035.97[32]
264"Little Miss Sunshine"April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)3046.67[33]
275"Beauty and the Steve"April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)3055.66[34]
286"Too Many Chefs"April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)3065.93[35]
297"Tour De Harvey"April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)3076.04[36]
308"Little Ninja Warrior"June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)3085.68[37]
319"Give Us S'mores"June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)3095.62[38]
3210"Sreveosaurus Rex"June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)3105.96[39]
3311"Brotherly Love"July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)3116.51[40]
3412"Double the Fun"July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)3125.84[41]

Special (2018)
Title [8]Original air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
"Little Big Holiday Special"December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)5.20[42]

Season 4 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [8]Original air date [8]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
351"You Don't Have to be Big, to be a Big Deal"February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)4014.72[43]
362"You Be You"March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)4023.40[44]
373"Icing on the Cake"March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)4033.15[45]
384"Best Day of My Life"March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)4042.69[46]
395"Great Big Little Music Show"March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)4053.36[47]
406"On Top Of The World"March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)4062.92[48]
417"I May Be Short But My Dreams Are Giant"April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)4072.63[49]
428"Be Mighty"April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)4082.66[50]
439"Strong Is The New Pretty"April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)4092.94[51]
4410"Together We'll See It Through"May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)4102.84[52]
4511"Endless Dreams That Are Reachable"May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)4112.08[53]
4612"Lean On Me"May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24)4121.95[54]
4713"The World Just Touches My Heart"May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24)4131.68[54]

Reception

Ratings

The series premiered as a "preview" after The Voice with more than 12 million viewers, it then premiered in its regular Sunday at 8:00 PM timeslot on March 13, 2016 and it proved to be a hit for NBC with more than 15 million viewers.[9][10]

Season Time slot (ET/PT) Episodes Season premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)		 Date Viewers
(in millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 pm (Premiere)
Sunday 8:00 pm		 9 March 8, 2016 12.81[9] May 8, 2016 7.57[17] 2015–16 #13 12.39[55]
2 Sunday 8:00 pm (1-10)
Wednesday 8:00 pm (11-13)		 13 March 5, 2017 11.72[18] June 14, 2017 7.29[30] 2016–17 #25 10.32[56]
3 Sunday 7:00 pm (Premiere)
Sunday 8:00 pm (1-7)
Thursday 8:00 pm (8-12)		 12 March 18, 2018 6.00[31] July 12, 2018 5.84[57] 2017–18 #57 7.18[58]
4 Monday 10:00 pm (Premiere)
Sunday 8:00 pm (2-4)
Sunday 7:00 pm (5-12)		 13 February 24, 2020 4.72[43] May 24, 2020 1.68[54] 2019–20

Forever Young

In September 2016, NBC ordered a senior-focused spin-off, Little Big Shots: Forever Young, which premiered on June 21, 2017[59][60] and aired for 6 episodes.

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Source
2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Steve Harvey Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series Little Big Shots Nominated [61]

International versions
Country/language Local title Host Channel Date aired/premiered
 Arab World Little Big Stars نجوم صغار Ahmed Helmy MBC1 November 16, 2018
 Armenia Մեծ փոքրիկներ Hrant Tokhatyan Shant TV March 11, 2018
 Australia Little Big Shots Shane Jacobson Seven Network August 27, 2017
 Belgium Little Big Shots Nathalie Meskens VTM September 2, 2016
 China 神奇的孩子 Xie Na Hunan Television February 3, 2017
 Colombia Grandes Chicos Andrés López Canal RCN March 8, 2016
 France Little Big Stars: Le Grand Show des Petits Cyril Hanouna C8 January 22, 2018[62]
 Germany Little Big Stars Thomas Gottschalk Sat.1 April 23, 2017[63]
 Indonesia Little Big Shots Tora Sudiro (season 1)
Irfan Hakim (season 2)		 GTV October 6, 2017[64]
 Iran اعوجبه ها Mehran Ghafourian (season 1)
Nader Soleimani (season 2)		 IRIB TV3 2019
 Israel הם גדולים Eli Yatzpan Keshet 12 December 14, 2017
 Italy Little Big Show Gerry Scotti Canale 5 December 13, 2016[65]
 Netherlands Little Big Stars Najib Amhali RTL 4 September 8, 2017[66]
 Philippines Little Big Shots Billy Crawford ABS-CBN August 12, 2017
 Russia Лучше всех! Maksim Galkin Channel One November 6, 2016
 Spain Little Big Show Carlos Sobera Telecinco December 29, 2017[67]
 Thailand Little Big Shots ตัวเล็ก...โชว์ใหญ่ Note Chernyim Channel 3 2018
 Ukraine Круче всех Andrey Domansky
Andrey Danilevich		 Inter September 10, 2017
 United Kingdom Little Big Shots Dawn French ITV March 1, 2017
 Vietnam Mặt Trời Bé Con Lại Văn Sâm VTV3 September 9, 2017
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See also

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