Go-Big Show
Go-Big Show is an American competition series that aired on TBS from January 7, 2021, to March 10, 2022. In contrast to other talent shows, Go-Big Show focuses on bigger scale performances featuring monster trucks, horse riding and large stage acts. On each episode, performers compete for an opportunity to advance toward the season finale, with a grand prize of $100,000 at stake. The second season premiered on January 6, 2022.
The show formerly featured Rosario Dawson, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Jennifer Nettles and T-Pain as judges. It was hosted by Bert Kreischer.
Cast
Go-Big Show is hosted by Bert Kreischer. Judges include "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Jennifer Nettles and Rosario Dawson. Snoop Dogg was one of the four judges during season one. However, in August 2021, it was announced that T-Pain would replace him for season two. Previously, DJ Khaled was planned to join the show.Format
On each of the six qualifier episodes, three pairs of acts perform for the judges. Each act is scored on a scale of 1 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.
Season 1 overview (2021)
Each act is scored on a scale of 1 to 100, calculated as an average of the scores given by the individual judges. During the Qualifier Rounds, performers go head-to-head, and the act that receives the highest combined score moves on to the next round.Qualifier Rounds
Episode 1: "Welcome to the Go-Big Show"
Original air date: January 7, 2021US Viewership: 1.03
Match-Up 1: Kurtis Downs vs. Grace Good
Match-Up 2: Andrew S. vs. Scott Anderson
Andrew won the tie-breaking coin toss.Match-Up 3: Orissa Kelly vs. Jamie Keeton
Episode 2: "You Can't Unsee This!"
Original air date: January 14, 2021US Viewership: 0.99
Match-Up 1: The Gator Crusader vs. Tulga
Match-Up 2: Wheelz vs. Tomas Garcilazo
Match-Up 3: Gabe The One Armed Archer vs. Cassidy Rose
Episode 3: "And You Thought That Was Risky?"
Original air date: January 21, 2021US Viewership: 0.77
Match-Up 1: Ben Blaque vs. Tyler Scheuer
Match-Up 2: Ginger Duke vs. Christopher Joyce
Match-Up 3: Jackie Bibby vs. David Kalb
Episode 4: "Danger, Danger Everywhere"
Original air date: January 28, 2021US Viewership: 0.94
Match-Up 1: Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles vs. Wesley Williams
Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben Schneider vs. Bill Dixon
Match-Up 3: Amina The Great vs. Leonid The Magnificent
Episode 5: "Go Out With a Bang!"
Original air date: February 4, 2021US Viewership: 0.87
Match-Up 1: Justin the Bull Fighter vs. Sideshow Star Krystal
Match-Up 2: James the Archer vs. Justin the Yo-Yoer
Match-Up 3: Chris the Shooter vs. Twin Motorcycle Stunts
Episode 6: "The Last Chance"
Original air date: February 11, 2021US Viewership: 0.75
Match-Up 1: Zach The Sling Shooter vs. The Monster Trucker
Match-Up 2: The Balance Guru vs. Scooter Trick Deijon
Match-Up 3: Callie The Baller vs. Wayne the Mentalist
Semi-Finals
Episode 7:"Semifinals"
Original air date: February 18, 2021US Viewership: 0.78
Match-Up 1: Tulga vs. Krystal vs. Deijon
Match-Up 2: Reckless Ben vs. Ben Blaque vs. Chris Cheng
Tulga advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Ben Schneider.Episode 8:"Go Big, Fly High"
Original air date: February 25, 2021US Viewership: 0.80
Match-Up 1: Jackie vs. Tomas vs. Gabe
Match-Up 2: Kurtis vs. Leonid vs. Callie
Tomas Garcilazo advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Kurtis Downs.Episode 9:"This Show is on Fire!"
Original air date: March 4, 2021US Viewership: 0.67
Match-Up 1: Kevin vs. Andrew vs. Orissa
Match-Up 2: James vs. Rider & Bethany vs. Christopher
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.
Finale
Episode 10: "A Very Go Big Final"
Original air date: March 11, 2021US Viewership: 0.69
Finale Knock Out
Tomas Garcilazo won the competition and the grand prize of $100,000.Season 2 overview (2022)
Similar to season one, the four judges' scores for an act are averaged to determine the overall score. Unlike the prior season, each judge's individual scores were also revealed. During the Qualifier Rounds, performers go head-to-head, and the act that receives the higher average score moves on to the next round.- Note: For some of the match-ups, some or all of the judges' individual scores were not shown on screen. This is indicated in the score box as "unknown".
Qualifier Rounds
Episode 1: "We're Back, Bigger Than Ever!"
Original air date: January 6, 2022Match-Up 1: JD "Iceman" Anderson vs. Amadeus "Ironjaw" Lopez
Match-Up 2: Professor Splash vs. David Matz
Match-Up 3: James Carter vs. Molly Schuler
Episode 2: "Now That's What I Call Big!"
Original air date: January 13, 2022Match-Up 1: Dare Daughter vs. Bazoo The Kloun
Match-Up 2: Gladius vs. Thomas Vu
Match-Up 3: Andrew Lee vs. Joe "Axe Man" White
Episode 3: "Bulls, Balls and Falls"
Original air date: January 20, 2022Match-Up 1: Jon "Divine Strength" Bruney vs. Manu "Flying Frenchman" Lataste
Match-Up 2: Horse vs. Charles Peachock
Match-Up 3: Dariella & Elena vs. Jose Angeles
Episode 4: "No Pain, No Gain"
Original air date: January 27, 2022Match-Up 1: Zavell 'Zero Gravity' Perry vs. Anastasia Synn
Match-Up 2: Jonathan "Rolla Bolla" Rinny vs. Leroy Patterson
Match-Up 3: Christopher & Stephanie vs. Kamikaze Kid
Episode 5: "This Is Definitely Not Child's Play"
Original air date: February 3, 2022Match-Up 1: The Amazing Sladek vs. Beaver Fleming
Match-Up 2: Rob Lake vs. Andrew Parker
Match-Up 3: Tori Boggs vs. Anthony Nevarez
Episode 6: "One Last Shot"
Original air date: February 10, 2022Match-Up 1: Lina Liu vs. Mike 'Mind Boss' Gillette
Match-Up 2: Dane Beardsley vs. Kevin 'Iron Hands' Taylor
Match-Up 3: Fernando Velasco vs. Jefrick 'Knife Ninja' Barrios
Semi-Finals
Episode 7:"Time To Raise The Game"
Original air date: February 17, 2022Match-Up 1: Manu Lataste vs. Kamikaze Kid vs. Andrew Parker
Match-Up 2: Daredaughter vs. Jose Angeles vs. Kevin Taylor
Manu advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Annaliese Nock.Episode 8:"It's A Wild, Wild Semifinal"
Original air date: February 24, 2022Match-Up 1: James Carter vs. Tori Boggs vs. The Amazing Sladek
Match-Up 2: Horse vs. Lina Liu vs. Fernando Velasco
James Carter advanced to the finals in a 3–1 vote over Lina Liu.Episode 9:"It's Never Been Closer"
Original air date: March 3, 2022Match-Up 1: Thomas Vu vs. JD Anderson vs. Jonathan Rinny
Thomas was eliminated due to having a combing score of 383, while JD and Jonathan once again tied with a combined score of 385. JD advanced due to having a higher score in the Qualifier round.Match-Up 1: Professor Splash vs. Andrew Lee vs. Anastasia Synn
advanced to the finals in a 3-0 vote over JD Anderson. Cody didn't vote given Professor Splash already had the majority vote.Annaliese Nock received a "Wildcard" spot in the finals over Lina Liu and JD Anderson.
Episode 10: "Only One Can Win - The Finale"
Original air date: March 10, 2022Finale Knock Out
Manu Lataste won the competition and the grand prize of $100,000.Season 1 acts (2021)
Season 1 featured 36 different acts.| | Wild Card
| Act | Talent | Elimination |
| Grace Good | Circus Performer | Qualifier Round |
| Scott Anderson | Magician | Qualifier Round |
| Jamie Keeton | Human Mutant | Qualifier Round |
| The Gator Crusader | Alligator Act | Qualifier Round |
| Wheelz | Wheelchair Motocross | Qualifier Round |
| Cassidy Rose | Country Singeing & Yodeling | Qualifier Round |
| Tyler Scheuer | Face Balancing Act | Qualifier Round |
| Ginger Duke | Trick Riding | Qualifier Round |
| David Kalb | Trick Shot | Qualifier Round |
| Wesley Williams | Box Jumper | Qualifier Round |
| Bill Dixon | Street Bike Freestyle Stunt Rider | Qualifier Round |
| Amina The Great | Strong Woman | Qualifier Round |
| Justin Josey | Bullfighter | Qualifier Round |
| Justin Weber | Yo-Yoer | Qualifier Round |
| Shannon & Sawyer Schmidtman | Motorcycle Stunt Duo | Qualifier Round |
| Zachary Fowler | Slingshot Marksmen | Qualifier Round |
| Travis Horn | Handstand, Balancing | Qualifier Round |
| Wayne Hoffman | Mentalist | Qualifier Round |
| Deijon Taylor | Scootering | Semi-Finals |
| Krystal Kurio | Sideshow Performer | Semi-Finals |
| Ben Blaque | Crossbow | Semi-Finals |
| Chris Cheng | Marksman | Semi-Finals |
| Gabe George | One Armed Archery | Semi-Finals |
| Jackie Bibby | Snake Handler | Semi-Finals |
| Leonid Filatov | Circus Performer | Semi-Finals |
| Callie Bundy | Football Trickshots | Semi-Finals |
| Orissa Kelly | Foot Archery Performer | Semi-Finals |
| Christopher Joyce | Handstand Master | Semi-Finals |
| Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles | Rope Artist | Semi-Finals |
| Kevin King | Monster Truck | Semi-Finals |
| Ben Schneider | Extreme Slackliner | Semi-Finals Judge Vote |
| James Jean | Redneck Archer | Semi-Finals Judge Vote |
| Andrew Stanton | Sideshow Performer | Finalist |
| Kurtis Downs | Freestyle BMX | Finalist |
| Tulga | Mongolian Strong Man | Runner-Up |
| Tomas Garcilazo | Rope Artist & Horseman | Winner |