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

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NameTemplate:Efn	Age	Celebrity Relationship	Placement
Loreal Chanel Palmer ("L.C.")	33	Sister of Keke Palmer	Winner
Logan Crosby	21	Cousin of Jason Aldean	Runner-up
Pepper Martin	29	Granddaughter of Dean Martin	Third place
Lark Skov	24	Niece of Cindy Crawford	Eliminated Week 9
Adria Biles ("Louise")	23	Sister of Simone Biles	Eliminated Week 8
Amara Skye Dean	33	Granddaughter of Whoopi Goldberg	Eliminated Week 7
Jasmine English ("Kai")	N/A	Sister of Tiffany Haddish	Eliminated Week 6
Dominique Sharpton	35	Daughter of Al Sharpton	Eliminated Week 5
Brittany Favre	33	Daughter of Brett Favre	Eliminated Week 4
M Lamar ("X")	50	Identical twin sibling of Laverne Cox	Eliminated Week 3
Cubb Coleman ("Michael")	N/A	Cousin of Zendaya	Eliminated Week 2
Maxwell Norris	22	Grandson of Chuck Norris	Disqualified Week 1Template:Efn

Season 2

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NameTemplate:Efn	Age	Celebrity Relationship	Placement
Gabriel Ezra Cannon	34	Brother of Nick Cannon	Winner
Jerrica Monay Brooks ("Monay")	29	Daughter of J.B. Smoove	Runner-up
Chris Osmond	32	Son of Donny Osmond	Third place
Karsyn Elledge	22	Niece of Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Eliminated Week 9
Robert Lamar Stafford, Jr. ("J.R.")	33	Brother of Lil Nas X	Eliminated Week 8
Hugo Wentzel	23	Grandson of Jimmy Carter	Eliminated Week 7
Olivia Aquilina	27	Niece of Jenny McCarthy	Eliminated Week 6
Cole Cook	32	Brother of Alicia Keys	Eliminated Week 5
Shayne Murphy	28	Daughter of Eddie Murphy	Eliminated Week 4
Jada Star ("Jane")	44	Niece of Dolly Parton	Eliminated Week 3
Travis Tyson	22	Son of Neil DeGrasse Tyson	Eliminated Week 2
Carly Reeves	39	Niece of Tom Hanks	Eliminated Week 1

Season 3

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NameTemplate:Efn	Age	Celebrity Relationship	Placement
Adam Christoferson	40	Nephew of Michael Bolton	Winner
Hud Mellencamp	30	Son of John Mellencamp	Runner-up
Mackenzie Adkins	26	Daughter of Trace Adkins	Third place
Shane Donovan Brando	36	Grandson of Marlon Brando	Eliminated Week 7
Nael Zayas ("Danny")	N/A	Nephew of Marc Anthony	Eliminated Week 6
Sigmund Jackson, Jr. ("Dedrick")	47	Nephew of Michael Jackson	Eliminated Week 5
Naomi Burns	N/A	Cousin of Molly Ringwald	Eliminated Week 4
Raphael Curtis ("Miguel")	21	Nephew of Jamie Lee Curtis	Eliminated Week 3
Gracie Lou Hyland	24	Niece of Jon Cryer	Eliminated Week 2
Jill Kurlfink	23	Niece of John Stamos
Bianca Roberts	47	Niece of Robin Roberts	Eliminated Week 1

Contestant progress

Season 1

Contestant	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
L.C.	BTM	SAFE	BTM	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WON	WON	WON	WINNERTemplate:Efn
Logan	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	SAFE	Template:White	RUNNER-UPTemplate:Efn
Pepper	BTMTemplate:Efn	Template:White	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	THIRDTemplate:Efn
Lark	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WONTemplate:Efn	SAFE	OUT
Louise	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	WON	WON	WONTemplate:Efn	OUT
Amara	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	OUT
Kai	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAVE	Template:White	OUT
Dominique	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Brittany	WON	SAFE	SAFE	WRONG
X	SAFE	WON	OUT
Michael	SAFE	OUT
Maxwell	DISQTemplate:Efn

Key

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

Template:Color box The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

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

Template:Color box The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

Template:Color box 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.

Template:Color box The contestant was eliminated by the guesser correctly identifying their celebrity relative.

Template:Color box The contestant was disqualified from the game.

Season 2

Contestant	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Gabriel	SAFE	Template:White	BTM	SAFE	WON	WON	WON	BTM	WONTemplate:Efn	WON	WINNERTemplate:Efn
Monay	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	Template:White	RUNNER-UPTemplate:Efn
Chris	SAFE	SAFE	SAVE	WON	SAFE	BTM	SAVE	SAVE	SAFE	THIRDTemplate:Efn
Karsyn	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	SAVE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
J.R.	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	WRONG
Hugo	Template:White	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	WRONG
Olivia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WRONG
Cole	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Template:White	OUT
Shayne	SAFE	SAFE	WON	OUT
Jane	SAFE	BTM	WRONG
Travis	WON	OUT
Carly	OUT

Key

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

Template:Color box The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

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

Template:Color box The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

Template:Color box 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.

Template:Color box The contestant was eliminated by the guesser correctly identifying their celebrity relative.

Season 3

Contestant	Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Adam	SAFE	SAVE	SAFE	Template:White	SAVE	SAFE	SAFE	WONTemplate:Efn	WINNER
Hud	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	WON	WON	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER-UPTemplate:Efn
Mackenzie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAVE	WONTemplate:Efn	THIRDTemplate:Efn
Shane	SAVE	SAFE	BTM	WON	BTM	BTM	OUT
Danny	SAFE	SAFE	WON	SAFE	SAFE	WRONG
Dedrick	SAFE	SAFE	SAVE	SAFE	WRONG
Naomi	SAFE	WON	SAFE	OUT
Miguel	BTM	SAVE	WRONG
Gracie Lou	WON	WRONG
Jill	SAFE	WRONG
Bianca	WRONG

Key

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

Template:Color box The contestant was one of the bottom two from the challenge.

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

Template:Color box The contestant was selected by the guesser, but because the guesser guessed incorrectly and was eliminated, this contestant was saved.

Template:Color box 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.

Template:Color box 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

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".

External links

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