# Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots (also known as LBS) is an American variety television series co-created and produced by Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres. The series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with the host.
The series was ordered by NBC in May 2015 for an eight-episode first season, which premiered on March 6, 2016, with Steve Harvey as host. On March 14, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2017. The series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on March 18, 2018. A special holiday episode aired on December 12, 2018. In May 2019, nearly a year after the third season finished airing, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fourth season and that Melissa McCarthy would be replacing Harvey as the new host. The fourth season premiered on February 24, 2020.

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) | May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) | June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14) |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29) |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) | July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) |
| Christmas Special | Christmas Special | Christmas Special | December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) | December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) | May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24) |

### Season 1 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Little Bruce Lee" | March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) | 101 | 12.81 |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Boy Blue" | March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13) | 103 | 15.00 |
| 3 | 3 | "I'm Not a Princess" | March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20) | 105 | 13.32 |
| 4 | 4 | "A One, Two Punch" | March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27) | 104 | 10.57 |
| 5 | 5 | "Little Piece of Heavenly" | April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03) | 102 | 11.33 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Karate Kid" | April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) | 106 | 12.27 |
| 7 | 7 | "Little Piano Man" | April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) | 107 | 10.66 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Idiom of Love" | May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01) | 108 | 10.10 |
| 9 | 9 | "Top 10 Moments" | May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) | 109 | 7.57 |

### Season 2 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 10 | 1 | "We're Back" | March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) | 201 | 11.72 |
| 11 | 2 | "Little Barber Shop" | March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) | 202 | 10.12 |
| 12 | 3 | "New Sheriff in Town" | March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) | 203 | 9.58 |
| 13 | 4 | "The Princess and the Hot Dog" | March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) | 204 | 9.81 |
| 14 | 5 | "Tugging on the Harp Strings" | April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) | 205 | 8.65 |
| 15 | 6 | "Tiny Dancer" | April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) | 206 | 8.76 |
| 16 | 7 | "The Snail Whisperer" | April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) | 207 | 8.40 |
| 17 | 8 | "Bend It Like Bella" | April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) | 208 | 8.89 |
| 18 | 9 | "Little Big Steppers" | May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07) | 209 | 7.97 |
| 19 | 10 | "Memory Lane" | May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14) | 210 | 7.34 |
| 20 | 11 | "Little Big News" | May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) | 211 | 7.45 |
| 21 | 12 | "The Magic Johnsons" | June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07) | 212 | 7.04 |
| 22 | 13 | "The Grande Finale" | June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14) | 213 | 7.29 |

### Season 3 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| Part 1 ||||||
| 23 | 1 | "Third Time's a Charm" | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | 301 | 6.00 |
| 24 | 2 | "We're in La La Land" | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | 302 | 7.54 |
| 25 | 3 | "Eggcellent Eggsperiment" | March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25) | 303 | 5.97 |
| 26 | 4 | "Little Miss Sunshine" | April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08) | 304 | 6.67 |
| 27 | 5 | "Beauty and the Steve" | April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15) | 305 | 5.66 |
| 28 | 6 | "Too Many Chefs" | April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) | 306 | 5.93 |
| 29 | 7 | "Tour De Harvey" | April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29) | 307 | 6.04 |
| Part 2 ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Little Ninja Warrior" | June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14) | 308 | 5.68 |
| 31 | 9 | "Give Us S'mores" | June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21) | 309 | 5.62 |
| 32 | 10 | "Sreveosaurus Rex" | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) | 310 | 5.96 |
| 33 | 11 | "Brotherly Love" | July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) | 311 | 6.51 |
| 34 | 12 | "Double the Fun" | July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | 312 | 5.84 |

### Christmas Special (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 35 | 1 | "Little Big Holiday Special" | December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) | 313 | 5.20 |

### Season 4 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 36 | 1 | "You Don't Have to be Big, to be a Big Deal" | February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) | 401 | 4.72 |
| 37 | 2 | "You Be You" | March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01) | 402 | 3.40 |
| 38 | 3 | "Icing on the Cake" | March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) | 403 | 3.15 |
| 39 | 4 | "Best Day of My Life" | March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15) | 404 | 2.69 |
| 40 | 5 | "Great Big Little Music Show" | March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) | 405 | 3.36 |
| 41 | 6 | "On Top Of The World" | March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29) | 406 | 2.92 |
| 42 | 7 | "I May Be Short But My Dreams Are Giant" | April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) | 407 | 2.63 |
| 43 | 8 | "Be Mighty" | April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) | 408 | 2.66 |
| 44 | 9 | "Strong Is The New Pretty" | April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) | 409 | 2.94 |
| 45 | 10 | "Together We'll See It Through" | May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) | 410 | 2.84 |
| 46 | 11 | "Endless Dreams That Are Reachable" | May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17) | 411 | 2.08 |
| 47 | 12 | "Lean On Me" | May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24) | 412 | 1.95 |
| 48 | 13 | "The World Just Touches My Heart" | May 24, 2020 (2020-05-24) | 413 | 1.68 |

## Reception
### Ratings

The series premiered as a "preview" after The Voice with more than 12 million viewers, it then premiered in its regular Sunday at 8:00 PM timeslot on March 13, 2016 and it proved to be a hit for NBC with more than 15 million viewers.
| Season | Time slot (ET/PT) | Episodes | Season premiere | Season premiere | Season finale | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
| Season | Time slot (ET/PT) | Episodes | Date | Viewers (in millions) | Date | Viewers (in millions) | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
| 1 | Tuesday 10:00 pm (Premiere) Sunday 8:00 pm | 9 | March 8, 2016 | 12.81 | May 8, 2016 | 7.57 | 2015–16 | #13 | 12.39 |
| 2 | Sunday 8:00 pm (1-10) Wednesday 8:00 pm (11-13) | 13 | March 5, 2017 | 11.72 | June 14, 2017 | 7.29 | 2016–17 | #25 | 10.32 |
| 3 | Sunday 7:00 pm (Premiere) Sunday 8:00 pm (1-7) Thursday 8:00 pm (8-12) | 12 | March 18, 2018 | 6.00 | July 12, 2018 | 5.84 | 2017–18 | #57 | 7.18 |
| 4 | Monday 10:00 pm (Premiere) Sunday 8:00 pm (2-4) Sunday 7:00 pm (5-12) | 13 | February 24, 2020 | 4.72 | May 24, 2020 | 1.68 | 2019–20 | | |

## Forever Young

In September 2016, NBC ordered a senior-focused spin-off, Little Big Shots: Forever Young, which premiered on June 21, 2017 and aired for 6 episodes.
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Forever Young" | June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) | 101 |
| 2 | "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" | June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) | 102 |
| 3 | "103 Years Young" | July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) | 103 |
| 4 | "Jaws of Life" | July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) | 104 |
| 5 | "Young at Heart" | July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) | 105 |
| 6 | "Never Too Old to Dream Big" | July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26) | 106 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Source |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Steve Harvey | Nominated | |
| 2016 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series | Little Big Shots | Nominated | |

## International versions

The international rights are distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Production. Format created by Twenty Twenty Production Limited.
| Country/language | Local title | Host | Channel | Date aired/premiered |
| Arab World | Little Big Stars | Ahmed Helmy | MBC 1 MBC 3 MBC Iraq LBCI International | November 16, 2018 |
| Armenia | Մեծ փոքրիկներ | Hrant Tokhatyan | Shant TV | March 11, 2018 |
| Australia | Little Big Shots | Shane Jacobson | Seven Network | August 27, 2017 |
| Belgium | Little Big Shots | Nathalie Meskens | VTM | September 2, 2016 |
| China | 神奇的孩子 | Xie Na | Hunan Television | February 3, 2017 |
| Colombia | Grandes Chicos | Andrés López | RCN Televisión | March 8, 2016 |
| France | Little Big Stars | Cyril Hanouna | C8 | January 22, 2018 |
| Georgia | პატარების დიდი შოუ | Duta Skhirtladze | Imedi TV | December 14, 2020 |
| Germany | Little Big Stars | Thomas Gottschalk | Sat.1 | April 23, 2017 |
| Indonesia | Little Big Shots | Tora Sudiro (season 1) Irfan Hakim (season 2) | GTV | October 6, 2017 |
| Iran | اعوجبه ها | Mehran Ghafourian (season 1) Nader Soleimani (season 2) | IRIB TV3 | 2019 |
| Israel | הם גדולים | Eli Yatzpan | Keshet 12 | December 14, 2017 |
| Italy | Little Big Show | Gerry Scotti | Canale 5 | December 13, 2016 |
| Netherlands | Little Big Stars | Najib Amhali | RTL 4 | September 8, 2017 |
| Philippines | Little Big Shots | Billy Crawford | ABS-CBN | August 12, 2017 |
| Russia | Лучше всех! | Maksim Galkin (2016–2022) Zhanna Badoeva (2023) | Channel One | November 6, 2016 |
| Spain | Little Big Show | Carlos Sobera | Telecinco | December 29, 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | Little Big Stars Little Big News | Yasser Al-Qahtani | MBC Group MBC 1 MBC Iraq MBC 3 | March 8, 2021 |
| Thailand | Little Big Shots ตัวเล็ก...โชว์ใหญ่ | Note Chernyim | Channel 3 | 2018 |
| Ukraine | Круче всех | Andrey Domansky Andrey Danilevich | Inter | September 10, 2017 |
| United Kingdom | Little Big Shots | Dawn French | ITV | March 1, 2017 |
| Vietnam | Mặt Trời Bé Con | Lại Văn Sâm | VTV3 | September 9, 2017 |