The Greatest Average American (game show)

Three contestants compete in each game. In the first round, the contestants are asked a series of 3 or 4 questions that are asked to a group of 100 people. The contestants get points for answering the questions correctly (4 questions: 1 for questions 1 and 2, 2 for question 3, 3 for question 4; 3 questions: either 1 for question 1, 2 for question 2, 3 for question 3 or 1 for question 1, 1 for question 2, 2 for question 3). One or two of the questions asks the percentage of people who got it right. The contestant gets points for guessing the closest percent. The contestants with the highest scores move ahead to the next round while the contestant with the fewest points is eliminated. If two contestants either don't get a point or are tied with fewer points by the last question, they will participate in the tiebreaker question and whoever gets the right answer will advance to the next round.

In the second round, Nate does a challenge for up to 60-90 seconds and a contestant makes a numerical prediction while the other contestant decides if the number is over or under. The contestant with the highest score from the first round can decide whether to make the numerical prediction or the over/under prediction. If the original numerical prediction or the over/under prediction is correct, the contestant wins $10,000 and moves ahead to the third and final round while the other contestant is eliminated. If the contestant making the numerical prediction is exactly correct, that contestant automatically moves ahead to the third and final round while the contestant making the over/under prediction is eliminated.

In the third and final round, known as the bonus round, the contestant will be asked a series of 7 questions. If the contestant gets at least 5 questions correct, they will win $67,920 and a prize for the audience. If the contestant gets at least 3 questions wrong, they go home with the $10,000 they won in the second round.

On November 7, 2025, it was announced that ABC had ordered the series, which premiered on February 25, 2026.^[1][2][3][4]