Editing It's Academic (section)

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[[File:It's Academic WMAQ TV 1967.JPG|thumb|180px|''It's Academic'' show at WMAQ-TV in 1967. The team is from Chicago's Kennedy High School.]]
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An [[It's Academic (Australian game show)|Australian version]] of the show aired on [[Network 10]] and the [[Seven Network]] from 1968 to 1975, and was revived by [[TVW|Seven's Perth affiliate]] in 2001. Seven took the show national in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/b/its-academic/|title = Yahoo Australia &#124; News, email and search}}</ref><ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itsacademicquizshow.com/history/|title=History}}</ref>

A [[It's Academic (New Zealand game show)|New Zealand version]] was also screened by [[TVNZ]] in the 1980s, with [[Lockwood Smith]] and John Hayden as hosts.

[[WNBC]] in New York aired a local edition of ''It's Academic'' from September 15, 1963<ref>{{Cite news |date=Sep 15, 1963 |title=Television Programs |pages=146 |work=New York Times}}</ref> through July 1, 1972,<ref>{{Cite news |date=Jul 1, 1972 |title=Television |pages=49 |work=New York Times}}</ref> hosted most of the time by [[Art James]], with [[Lee Leonard]] filling in for a year.

[[WMAQ-TV]] in Chicago had a version in the 1960s and 1970s under the ''It's Academic'' name, hosted by [[Ed Grennan]]. The show debuted on September 29, 1962, with [[Arlington High School (Illinois)|Arlington High School]] facing off against [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]].<ref name="chicago-debut">{{cite news|last=Wolters|first=Larry|title=Teen-Agers to Match Wits in Quiz Series|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=1962-09-17}}</ref>

[[WLWT]], [[WCPO-TV]] and [[WCET (TV)|WCET]] in [[Cincinnati]] aired a local ''It's Academic'' from October 13, 1963 to May 30, 1982.  The Cincinnati hosts included Dave Manning, Lloyd Baldwin, Steve Douglas and Claire Slemmer.

A version of ''It's Academic'' aired on [[CBS]] affiliate [[WIVB-TV|WBEN-TV]] in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] from January 27, 1968 through 1986. Initially hosted by [[National Football League]] [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] radio broadcaster of the [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Van Miller]], the first season concluded on April 20, 1968. The show was later revived for a few months in 2008 by [[NBC]] affiliate [[WGRZ]], with Kevin O'Neill as host. The show returned to the area starting January 12, 2013 and was hosted by O'Neill and produced by [[Full Circle Studios]] for broadcast on WGRZ.

A show using the ''It's Academic'' name aired in [[Richmond, Virginia]] on the [[NBC]] affiliate, [[WWBT]] Channel 12, from November 22, 1975 to June 26, 1976 (the Richmond championship aired on May 16, 1976), which was also hosted by Mac McGarry and sponsored by Giant. That was replaced by ''[[Battle of the Brains]]''. ''Battle of the Brains'' has also replaced a version of ''It's Academic'' that aired in [[Hampton Roads]].

The World Affairs Council, in conjunction with the [[United States Department of State]], hosted an ''It's Academic International'' event in 2002, also hosted by Mac McGarry.

[[KHII-TV]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] aired a local version titled ''It's Academic Hawaii'' hosted by Billy V (from Hawaii News Now-Sunrise). It was previously hosted by Rick Hamada and Keahi Tucker.

[[WEWS-TV|WEWS]] in Cleveland has had a version of the series since 1964. It was originally titled ''It's Academic'' and hosted by Don Cameron. In 1972, the series changed its name to ''Academic Challenge'' with host [[Don Webster (media personality)|Don Webster]], later replaced by Lou Maglio; the series later reverted to its former title during the mid-1990s, at which time Webster also returned as emcee. After a 35 consecutive year run and a brief hiatus, ''Academic Challenge'' returned to the WEWS airwaves in 2003 with host [[Adam Shapiro (television reporter)|Adam Shapiro]]. Danita Harris hosted the 2006 season; from 2007 to 2016, Jason Nicholas was the host, succeeded by Hakem Dermish in December 2016 after Nicholas left WEWS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsnet5.com/news/education/academic-challenge/history|title=Academic Challenge|access-date=March 21, 2016|work=[[WEWS-TV|WEWS]]|date=12 February 2010 |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]}}</ref> Dermish was succeeded by [[WCLV|WCPN]] host Rick Jackson on April 28, 2018 after Dermish left WEWS for [[CBS Sports]] in New York, while Jackson was subsequently replaced by Rob Powers for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/education/academic-challenge|title = Academic Challenge}}</ref>