Big Fan (game show)

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| image = Big Fan image.jpg

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| genre = Game show

| runtime = 30 minutes

| creator = Jimmy Kimmel

| presenter = Andy Richter

| narrated =

| executive_producer = Jimmy Kimmel
David Goldberg
Caroline Baumgard
Jeff Krask
Michael Canter

| director =

| theme_music_composer =

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 4

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = ABC

| company = Smo King Baby
Banijay Studios North America

| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|1|9}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2017|1|16}}

| related = Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Big Fan is an American short-lived game show that debuted on ABC. The series premiered on January 9, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/abc-big-fan-jimmy-kimmel-premiere-date-1201867378/|title=Jimmy Kimmel's 'Big Fan' Game Show Sets Debut Date With Matthew McConaughey|last=Evans|first=Greg|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 8, 2016|accessdate=December 8, 2016}}

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The US TV network ABC announced Big Fan in February 2016. The series is based on a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live! called Who Knows...?,{{cite press release| url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/02/08/abc-orders-comedic-game-show-big-fan-from-jimmy-kimmel-736215/20160208abc02/| date= February 8, 2016| accessdate= March 22, 2016| publisher= ABC|website=The Futon Critic| title=ABC Orders Comedic Game Show 'Big Fan' from Jimmy Kimmel}} in which a contestant competes against a celebrity or sports figure of whom he or she is a fan, answering trivia and biographical questions about the star.{{cite news| url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jimmy-kimmels-who-knows-scores-862952/ |title=ABC Orders Game Show Based on Jimmy Kimmel Segment 'Who Knows?'| work=The Hollywood Reporter| date = February 8, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2022}}{{cite news| url = https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/big-fan-abc-jimmy-kimmel-1201699997/ |title=ABC Orders Game Show 'Big Fan' from Jimmy Kimmel and Banijay Studios|work=Variety| date=February 8, 2016}}

The half-hour series is hosted by Andy Richter, with Jimmy Kimmel, David Goldberg, and Caroline Baumgard as executive producers, and Banijay Studios North America producing.