Go-Big Show

Go-Big Show is an American talent show television series that premiered on TBS on January 7, 2021. In contrast to other talent shows, Go-Big Show focuses on talents on a bigger scale, e.g., featuring monster trucks, horse riding, and large scale stage acts.[1][2] On each episode, performers compete for an opportunity to advance toward the season finale, with a grand prize of $100,000 at stake.

Go-Big Show
Presented byBert Kreischer
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07) –
present (present)
External links
Website

The show currently features Rosario Dawson, Cody Rhodes, Jennifer Nettles and T-Pain as judges, and is hosted by Bert Kreischer.[1][3]

Season one overview (2021)

On each of the six qualifier episodes, three pairs of acts perform for the judges. Each act is scored on a scale of 0 to 100; the higher-scoring act of the pair advances to the semifinals. If both acts in a match-up receive the same score, a coin toss is used to decide the winner.

For each of the three episodes in the semifinals, two heats of three acts each perform and are scored as in the preliminaries. The high scorers from the respective heats advance to a vote by the judges to determine which act will move on to the finals. Once the semifinals are complete, the judges select one of the three acts eliminated by their votes to advance as a "wild card."

The finale consists of three rounds, with each act being scored as in previous episodes. Two acts face off in the first round, and the low scorer is eliminated; in each of the following rounds, one new act performs and must outscore the winner of the previous round in order to eliminate them and advance. The winner of the third round receives the $100,000 grand prize.

  Match-Up Winner

Episode 1: "Welcome to the Go-Big Show"[4]

Original air date: January 7, 2021 US Viewership: 1.03[5]

Match-Up 1: Kurtis Downs vs. Grace Good
Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 96
Grace Good Circus Performer 90

Match-Up 2: Andrew S. vs. Scott Anderson
Act Talent Score
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 95
Scott Anderson Magician 95

Andrew won the tie-breaking coin toss.

Match-Up 3: Orissa Kelly vs. Jamie Keeton
Act Talent Score
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer 89
Jamie Keeton Human Mutant 79

Episode 2: "You Can't Unsee This!"[6]

Original air date: January 14, 2021 US Viewership: 0.99[7]

Match-Up 1: The Gator Crusader vs. Tulga
Act Talent Score
The Gator Crusader Alligator Act 85
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 94

Match-Up 2: Wheelz vs. Tomas Garcilazo
Act Talent Score
Wheelz Wheelchair Motocross 86
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 91

Match-Up 3: Gabe The One Armed Archer vs. Cassidy Rose
Act Talent Score
Gabe George One Armed Archery 91
Cassidy Rose Country Singing & Yodeling 89

Episode 3: "And You Thought That Was Risky?"[8]

Original air date: January 21, 2021 US Viewership: 0.77[9]

Match-Up 1: Ben Blaque vs. Tyler Scheuer
Act Talent Score
Ben Blaque Crossbow 94
Tyler Scheuer Face Balancing Act 88

Match-Up 2: Ginger Duke vs. Christopher Joyce
Act Talent Score
Ginger Duke Trick Riding 91
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master 92

Match-Up 3: Jackie Bibby vs. David Kalb
Act Talent Score
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler 91
David Kalb Trick Shot 60

Episode 4: "Danger, Danger Everywhere"[10]

Original air date: January 28, 2021 US Viewership: 0.94[11]

Match-Up 1: Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles vs. Wesley Williams
Act Talent Score
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist 96
Wesley Williams Box Jumper 71

Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben Schneider vs. Bill Dixon
Act Talent Score
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner 93
Bill Dixon Street Bike Freestyle Stunt Rider 89

Match-Up 3: Amina The Great vs. Leonid The Magnificent
Act Talent Score
Amina The Great Strong Woman 79
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer 85

Episode 5: "Go Out With a Bang!"[12]

Original air date: February 4, 2021 US Viewership: 0.87[13]

Match-Up 1: Justin the Bull Fighter vs. Sideshow Star Krystal
Act Talent Score
Justin Josey Bullfighter 83
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer 85

Match-Up 2: James the Archer vs. Justin the Yo-Yoer
Act Talent Score
James Jean Redneck Archer 88
Justin Weber Yo-Yoer 83

Match-Up 3: Chris the Shooter vs. Twin Motorcycle Stunts
Act Talent Score
Chris Cheng Marksman 66
Shannon & Sawyer Schmidtman Motorcycle Stunt Duo 65

Episode 6: "The Last Chance"[14]

Original air date: February 11, 2021 US Viewership: 0.75[15]

Match-Up 1: Zach The Sling Shooter vs. The Monster Trucker
Act Talent Score
Kevin King Monster Truck 88
Zachary Fowler Slingshot Marksmen 80

Match-Up 2: The Balance Guru vs. Scooter Trick Deijon
Act Talent Score
Deijon Taylor Scootering 91
Travis Horn Handstand, Balancing 86

Match-Up 3: Callie The Baller vs. Wayne the Mentalist
Act Talent Score
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots 52
Wayne Hoffman Mentalist 49

Episode 7:"Semifinals"[16]

Original air date: February 18, 2021 US Viewership: 0.78[17]

Match-Up 1: Tulga vs. Krystal vs. Deijon
Act Talent Score
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 95
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer 90
Deijon Taylor Scootering 91

Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben vs. Ben Blaque vs. Chris Cheng
Act Talent Score
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner 92
Ben Blaque Crossbow 90
Chris Cheng Marksman 67

Tulga advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Ben Schneider.

Episode 8:"Go Big, Fly High"[18]

Original air date: February 25, 2021 US Viewership: 0.80[19]

Match-Up 1: Jackie vs. Tomas vs. Gabe
Act Talent Score
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler 90
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 93
Gabe George One Armed Archery 90

Match-Up 2: Kurtis vs. Leonid vs. Callie
Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 97
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer 85
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots 64

Tomas Garcilazo advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Kurtis Downs.

Episode 9:"This Show is on Fire!"[20]

Original air date: March 4, 2021 US Viewership: 0.67[21]

Match-Up 1: Kevin vs. Andrew vs. Orissa
Act Talent Score
Kevin King Monster Truck 88
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 98
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer 95

Match-Up 2: James vs. Rider & Bethany vs. Christopher
Act Talent Score
James Jean Redneck Archer 93
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist 90
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master 84

Andrew Stanton advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over James Jean.

Kurtis Downs received a "Wildcard" spot in the finals over James Jean and Ben Schneider.

Episode 10: "A Very Go Big Final"[22]

Original air date: March 11, 2021 US Viewership: 0.69[23]

Finale Knock Out
Act Talent Score
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX 93
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Kurtis was Eliminated
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer 95
Andrew was Eliminated
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man 96
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman 97

Tomas Garcilazo won the competition and the grand prize of $100,000.

Season one acts (2021)

Go-Big Show featured 36 different acts.

  Winner |   Runner-up |  Finalist Wild Card

Act Elimination Chart
Act Talent Elimination
Grace Good Circus Performer Qualifier Round
Scott Anderson Magician
Jamie Keeton Human Mutant
The Gator Crusader Alligator Act
Wheelz Wheelchair Motocross
Cassidy Rose Country Singeing & Yodeling
Tyler Scheuer Face Balancing Act
Ginger Duke Trick Riding
David Kalb Trick Shot
Wesley Williams Box Jumper
Bill Dixon Street Bike Freestyle Stunt Rider
Amina The Great Strong Woman
Justin Josey Bullfighter
Justin Weber Yo-Yoer
Shannon & Sawyer Schmidtman Motorcycle Stunt Duo
Zachary Fowler Slingshot Marksmen
Travis Horn Handstand, Balancing
Wayne Hoffman Mentalist
Deijon Taylor Scootering Semi-Finals
Krystal Kurio Sideshow Performer
Ben Blaque Crossbow
Chris Cheng Marksman
Gabe George One Armed Archery
Jackie Bibby Snake Handler
Leonid Filatov Circus Performer
Callie Bundy Football Trickshots
Orissa Kelly Foot Archery Performer
Christopher Joyce Handstand Master
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles Rope Artist
Kevin King Monster Truck
Ben Schneider Extreme Slackliner Semi-Finals Judge Vote
James Jean Redneck Archer
Andrew Stanton Sideshow Performer Finalist
Kurtis Downs Freestyle BMX
Tulga Mongolian Strong Man Runner-Up
Tomas Garcilazo Rope Artist & Horseman Winner

List of notable appearances of acts

Many acts from the show have appeared in prior sports events and/or talent competitions.

Sports events and competitions

Talent competition

Production

The show is filmed at the Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia, United States[1] via Propagate and Boat Rocker Media's Matador Content. Production for the 10-episode hour-long second season began in August 2021.[31]

Judges and host

Snoop Dogg was one of the four judges during Season 1. However, in August 2021, it was announced that T-Pain would replace him for Season 2.[32] Previously, DJ Khaled was planned to join the show.[33]

Cast by season
Season Host Judges
1 Bert Kreischer Cody Rhodes Jennifer Nettles Rosario Dawson Snoop Dogg
2 T-Pain

Ratings and reviews

The debut episode drew a million viewers[34] and was the best unscripted series launch by TBS in 3 years.[35] Viewership declined slightly each week during the first season.[36][37] However, due to its success, the series was renewed for a second season.[38]

Common Sense Media reported it is a "mixed-bag of talent" featuring profanity and mild violence meant for mature audiences, along with family-friendly performances. The positive impact on younger viewers is the discussion of safety and the unique talents of the performers.[39]

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