{{Short description|British television show}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = | genre = | presenter = Rachel Riley<br>Ben Miller<br>Romesh Ranganathan | starring = Dr. Kevin Fong | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | list_episodes = | runtime = 60 minutes <small>(inc. adverts)</small> | company = | network = ITV | first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2016|2|16}} | last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2016|3|22}} }}
'''''It's Not Rocket Science''''' is a British television show that aired on ITV in 2016. It was presented by Rachel Riley, Ben Miller, and Romesh Ranganathan. The resident scientist was Kevin Fong.
==Episodes== The first series aired from 16 February until 22 March 2016. Negative reviews and low ratings resulted in the series not being recommissioned.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Episode !! Original air date !! Features !! Guests |- | 1 || 16 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week7/its-not-rocket-science|title=It's Not Rocket Science|work=ITV Press Centre}}</ref> || Joey Essex tries to drive a car controlled by his thoughts and sprinter Adam Gemili attempts to outrun a Red Arrows jet.<ref name=itv>[http://www.itv.com/hub/its-not-rocket-science/2a4091a0001 Its Not Rocket Science at ITV]. Retrieved 24 February 2016</ref> || Joey Essex, Luther Burrell and Adam Gemili |- | 2 || 23 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week8/its-not-rocket-science|title=It's Not Rocket Science|work=ITV Press Centre}}</ref> || Romesh attempts to beat a drone in a delivery van driven by rally driver Elfyn Evans.<ref name=itv/> Ben is strapped inside a wrecking ball set on a course to hit Romesh and observes an experiment to simulate an explosion in space. || Elfryn Evans |- | 3 || 1 March 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week9/its-not-rocket-science|title=It's Not Rocket Science|work=ITV Press Centre}}</ref> || Rachel learns what life in space is like for British astronaut Tim Peake.<ref name=itv/> Romesh is saved from being crushed by a falling fridge by the effect of friction. Eamonn Holmes and Ben launch rockets to prove that sugar can be an effective fuel. || Eamonn Holmes, Tim Peake and Calum Chambers |- | 4 || 8 March 2016 ||An attempt is made to break the world record for bursting balloons with a laser. Rachel helps conduct an experiment to investigate the placebo effect and Ben meets a friendly robot.<ref name=itv/>|| |- | 5 || 15 March 2016 ||Rachel visits a team building a car that they hope will be able to reach a speed of 1,000 mph.<ref name=itv/> Ben survives being shot at with a flaming arrow. ||Andy Green |- | 6 || 22 March 2016 ||Rachel rides a bicycle along a tightrope sixty feet above the ground.<ref name=itv/> Ben visits Germany to see nuclear fusion.|| |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|5466928}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:It's Not Rocket Science}} Category:2016 British television series debuts Category:2016 British television series endings Category:English-language British television shows Category:ITV (TV network) original programming Category:Popular science Category:Science education in the United Kingdom