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Kid Nation (2007)

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Kid Nation was an American reality television show hosted by Jonathan Karsh that premiered on the CBS network on September 19, 2007 created by Tom Forman Productions and Endemol USA and aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET . The show, featuring 40 children aged 8 to 15, was filmed on location at the Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, a privately owned town built on the ruins of Bonanza City, New Mexico, eight miles south of Santa Fe, with production beginning on April 1, 2007. In the show, the children try to create a functioning society in the town, including setting up a government system with minimal adult help and supervision.

IMDb rating
7.0 (1,866 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.73 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 8.0 45 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 25 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 24 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1I'm Trying to Be a Leader Here7.231
2To Kill or Not to Kill6.725
3Deal with It!7.821
4Bless Us and Keep Us Safe7.124
5Viva la revolución!8.121
6Bonanza Is Disgusting!8.122
7The Root of All Evil7.719
8Starved for Entertainment8.122
9Not Even Close to Fair7.821
10Let Me Talk!8.224
11I Just Like the Recess Part7.921
12Where's Bonanza, Dude?7.820
13We've All Decided to Go Mad!8.021

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