Claim to Fame

Claim to Fame is an American reality competition series that premiered on ABC on July 11, 2022. The series is hosted by Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas. A second season premiered on June 26, 2023, followed by a third season on July 10, 2024.

Gameplay

A number of contestants, each of whom has a famous relative, move into a secluded house together and are tasked with deducing which celebrities the other contestants are related to while also keeping their own celebrity relationship a secret. Every episode, the contestants participate in a competition, most of which incorporate cryptic clues that the contestants can use in their deductions. The winner (or the captain of the winning team in a team challenge) is usually granted immunity for the round and a bonus rebus that can be deciphered into a clue about another contestant.

At the end of most episodes, the contestants secretly vote between the two lowest-ranked performers in the competition (or the captain of the losing team, along with another losing team member of their choice) to be the round's "guesser". The guesser then chooses any other non-immune contestant and must announce which celebrity they think this other contestant is related to. If the guesser is correct, the other contestant will be eliminated; if the guesser is wrong, the guesser will be eliminated instead.

The final contestant remaining wins $100,000.

Contestants

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Contestant progress

Season 1

Key

 WON  The contestant won the challenge, was safe for the week, and received a clue about one of the other contestants.

 BTM  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

 GUESS  The contestant was the guesser, attempted to identify the contestant's celebrity relative, and were safe because they were correct.

 SAVE  The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

 WRONG  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge, was voted by the other contestants to be the guesser, and was eliminated because the guess was incorrect.

 OUT  The contestant was eliminated by the guesser correctly identifying their celebrity relative.

 DISQ  The contestant was disqualified from the game.

Season 2

Key

 WON  The contestant won the challenge, was safe for the week, and received a clue about one of the other contestants.

 BTM  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

 GUESS  The contestant was the guesser, attempted to identify the contestant's celebrity relative, and were safe because they were correct.

 SAVE  The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

 WRONG  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge, was voted by the other contestants to be the guesser, and was eliminated because the guess was incorrect.

 OUT  The contestant was eliminated by the guesser correctly identifying their celebrity relative.

Season 3

Key

 WON  The contestant won the challenge, was safe for the week, and received a clue about one of the other contestants.

 BTM  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

 GUESS  The contestant was the guesser, attempted to identify the contestant's celebrity relative, and were safe because they were correct.

 SAVE  The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

 WRONG  The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge, was voted by the other contestants to be the guesser, and was eliminated because the guess was incorrect.

 OUT  The contestant was eliminated by the guesser correctly identifying their celebrity relative.

Production

On March 23, 2022, it was announced that ABC had ordered the series with Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas as hosts. On April 7, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 7, 2022.

On January 11, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 26, 2023. A third season premiered on July 10, 2024.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023)

Season 3 (2024)

Reception

Stephanie Morgan of Common Sense Media gave the series two stars out of five and said that the show will, "appeal only to viewers old enough to recognize the celebrities referenced," adding on, "many of the celebrities are either too niche, or too old, for younger viewers to recognize -- making the big reveals less and less satisfying." Entertainment Weekly described the show as, "a bit of a Frankenstein's monster — part Big Brother, part The Masked Singer, a pinch of The Other Two", saying that, "It's almost impossible not to play along".

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Claim to Fame at IMDb