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MythBusters Jr.
Genre	Factual television; Science;
Created by	Adam Savage; Wyatt Channell; John Luscombe; John Tessier;
Based on	MythBusters
Presented by	Adam Savage; Valerie Castillo; Elijah Horland; Cannan Huey-You; Jesse Lawless; Rachel Pizzolato; Allie Weber;
Narrated by	Robert Lee
Composer	Neil Sutherland
Country of origin	United States; Australia;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	43–44 minutes
Original release
Network	Science (2019–present)
Release	January 2 –; February 6, 2019

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MythBusters Jr. is an Australian-American science entertainment television program created for the Science TV network and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series is a spin-off of the TV show MythBusters and follows its premise of examining the validity of myths. It premiered on the Science network on January 2, 2019 and consisted of 10 episodes.

The show is hosted by Adam Savage and has a cast of six children skilled in STEM topics.

Cast

Main host

Adam Savage

Junior Mythbusters

Valerie Castillo - 15-year-old skilled builder and robotics expert with experience in CAD drawing and 3D printing.
Elijah Horland - 12-year-old self-taught maker and programmer who started building computers at 9.
Cannan Huey-You - 12-year-old with a background in coding and motion physics who dreams of being an astronaut.
Jesse Lawless - 15-year-old car enthusiast who built a mini chopper by himself at age 12.
Rachel Pizzolato - 14-year-old who's remodeled houses since she was young. Rachel is an award winning scientist who has won numerous Regional and National Science Competitions. She has been a Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS Finalist in 2016 & 2017, 2018 Akron Global Polymer Academy Champion, and 2018 AIAA National Essay Champion.
Allie Weber - 13-year-old patent inventor recognized by 3M as one of the top 10 young scientists in the country.

Builders

Tamara Robertson - contestant and finalist of MythBusters: The Search.
Jon Marcu

Episodes

No.	Title ^[1]	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Duct Tape Special"	January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)	0.323^[2]
2	"Dynamite Air Freshener"	January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	0.191^[3]
3	"Battery Blast"	January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)	0.260^[4]
4	"Demolition Dominoes"	January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)	0.242^[5]
5	"Gravity Busters"	January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)	0.256^[5]
6	"Shredder Explosion" "Paper Shred Ka-Boom!"	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)	N/A
7	"Flatus Special" "Countdown to Gas-tastrophe"	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)	N/A
8	"Bug Special"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.166^[6]
9	"Deep Space Hollywood"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.161^[6]
10	"Breaking Bad Blow-Up"	February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	0.190^[6]
Note: Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan makes a guest appearance.

References

^ "Mythbusters Jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.9.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 17, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (January 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Metcalf, Mitch (February 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

External links

[1] "Mythbusters Jr". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

[2] Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[3] Metcalf, Mitch (January 10, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.9.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[4] Metcalf, Mitch (January 17, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[1.04-1.05-5] Metcalf, Mitch (January 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[1.08-1.10-6] Metcalf, Mitch (February 7, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

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 '''''MythBusters Jr.''''' is an Australian-American science entertainment television program created for the [[Science (TV network)|Science TV network]] and produced by Australia's [[Beyond Television Productions]]. The series is a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of the TV show ''[[MythBusters]]'' and follows its premise of examining the validity of myths''.'' It premiered on the Science network on January 2, 2019 and consisted of 10 episodes.

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