Editing Brainiac: Science Abuse (section)

{{Short description|British entertainment documentary television series}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}
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| image                = Brainiac Science Abuse logo.svg
| genre                = [[Entertainment]]
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| director             = Peter Eyre
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| presenter            = [[Richard Hammond]]<br />[[Vic Reeves]]
| starring             = [[Jon Tickle]]<br />[[Charlotte Hudson]]<br />[[Thaila Zucchi]]
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| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 6
| num_episodes         = 58 <small>(inc. 7 specials)</small>
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| executive_producer   = Stewart Morris
| producer             = Richard Greenwood
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| runtime              = 60 minutes <small>(inc. adverts)</small>
| company              = [[ITV Studios|Granada Productions]]
| network              = [[Sky One]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2003|11|13|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2008|3|30|df=y}}
| related              = ''[[Brainiac: History Abuse]]''<br />''[[Brainiac's Test Tube Baby]]'' 
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'''''Brainiac: Science Abuse''''' (often shortened to simply '''''Brainiac''''') is <!-- do not change it to "was", see WP:TVLEAD for more info --> a British entertainment [[documentary]] show that aired on [[Sky One]] from 13 November 2003 to 30 March 2008. It was created by Executive Producer Stewart Morris and Andy Milligan. During each episode of the show, numerous experiments are carried out to verify whether common conceptions are true (such as whether it is possible to run across a pool of [[custard]]) or simply to create impressive explosions. The experimenters on the show are referred to as "Brainiacs", and each episode usually finishes with the destruction of a [[Travel trailer|caravan]].

The original presenters were [[Richard Hammond]] and [[Jon Tickle]], who were joined in the second series by [[Charlotte Hudson]]. Hammond and the original production team left after the fourth season, and was replaced by [[Vic Reeves]] and Hudson left after the fifth, and was replaced by [[Thaila Zucchi]].  On 28 July 2008 Sky cancelled the show saying it had been taken as far as it could go.<ref name="Guardian-3">{{Cite news|last=Holmwood|first=Leigh|title=Sky Calls Time on Brainiac|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 July 2008|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/28/bskyb.television|access-date=18 October 2009}}</ref>