Bet on Your Baby

Bet on Your Baby is an American game show that is hosted by Melissa Peterman. The series premiered on ABC on April 13, 2013, with two back-to-back episodes.^[1] Each episode features five families with toddlers between the ages of two to three-and-a-half years old, who play to see how well they can guess their child's next move in order to win money toward their college fund.^[2][3][4]

Bet on Your Baby
Genre	Game show
Created by	Craig Armstrong Rick Ringbakk Charles Wachter Ben Silverman Jimmy Fox
Presented by	Melissa Peterman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Ben Silverman Chris Grant Jimmy Fox Craig Armstrong Rick Ringbakk
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Electus 5x5 Media
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13) – July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19)

On January 28, 2014, Bet on Your Baby was renewed for an eight episode second season.^[5] Season 2 premiered on May 31, 2014.^[6] The show did not make ABC's Summer 2015 schedule.

Format

Four families of three (two parents and a toddler) participated per episode.

First round

Each family participates in this round separately. For each family, the toddler and one of the parents is sent to a separate room called the "baby dome" to perform a challenge. Before the challenge starts, the remaining parent remains on stage is asked multiple-choice question about the kid's performance to the challenge and the parent must guess the answer. The challenge starts after he or she locks in their answer by hitting a button on their table. If the kid's performance in the challenge matches with the parent's answer, the family wins $5,000 towards the kid's college fund.

Second round

All parents participate in this round together. The parents are shown a clip of a conversation between the host and all toddlers about a secret keyword. Throughout the conversation, the host and toddlers will discuss about this word, giving hints or notable features about it. Once a family figures out the answer, they must buzz in. Giving the correct answer sends the family to the college round, while an incorrect answer locks them out, but they will be allowed to buzz in again when another family is locked out.

College round

The winning family is shown 10 piggy banks, each holding a different value towards the kid's college fund ranging from $500 to $50,000 (with the $50,000 grand prize being shown as the word "College"). The family is allowed to smash up to four piggy banks; after each smash that is not the $50,000 "College" prize, the family has to decide whether to quit with the amount in that piggy bank only, or give up this amount and smash another piggy bank.

International versions

Country	Name	Host	Channel	Premiere	Finale	Prize	Ref.
Argentina	Si los chicos quieren!	Julian Weich	Canal 13	November 1, 2013		$50,000	[7]
China	正大综艺.宝宝来了	Zhu Xun & Qiang Zi	CCTV-1	November 10, 2013		1-year admission to an international kindergarten	[8]
Colombia	¡Apuesta a su Chico!	Lady Mina	Caracol TV	June 2015		$200,000
Mexico	Le apuesto a mi Bebé	Cecilia Gabriela	Canal de las Estrellas	2014		MX$5,000,000
Philippines	Bet on Your Baby	Judy Ann Santos	ABS-CBN	October 19, 2013	September 9, 2017	₱1,000,000	[9]
South Korea	COME ON BABY	Noh Hong-chul, Park Ji-yoon	tvN	July 14, 2014		₩5,000,000	[10]
Turkey	Çocuk Oyuncağı	Ezgi Mola	Star TV	July 10, 2013		₺50.000	[11]
Ukraine	Мій малюк зможе Miy Malyuk Zmozhe	Irma Vitovska	1+1	June 15, 2014		₴50.000	[12]
USA (Spanish)	Si Los Bebes Quieren	Maria Eugenia Payan	Univision	November 1, 2019		$50,000
Argentina	Bet On Your Baby Uruguay!	Lady Mina Cecilia Gabriella	Telefe	May 15, 2013	March 8, 2015	$10,000
Vietnam	Cố lên con yêu!	Ốc Thanh Vân, Trần Tiểu Hào	VTV3	April 17, 2016	May 20, 2018	đ 30.000.000

References

1. "It's a Bouncing, Beautiful...Game Show! ABC Delivers "Bet on Your Baby" Saturday, April 13 Hosted by Melissa Peterman". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
2. "About the Show". ABC.com. February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. Keene, Allison (April 12, 2013). "Bet on Your Baby: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
4. McCarthy, Tom (April 12, 2013). "ABC's latest game show asks you to Bet on Your Baby for a hefty sum". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
5. Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2014). "'Bet on Your Baby' Renewed for Second Season by ABC". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
6. Bentley, Jean (May 31, 2014). "'Bet On Your Baby' Season 2 returns: Watch a sneak peek now". Zap2it. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
7. "Si los chicos quieren!". Canal 13. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
8. "Bet on Your Baby (China)". CCTV-1. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
9. "Bet on Your Baby". ABS-CBN. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
10. "COME ON BABY". tvN. CJ E&M. 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
11. "Ҫocuk oyuncağı". Star TV. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
12. Miй мaлюк ɜмоҗе. 1+1. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine
• Bet on Your Baby at IMDb