Kid Nation was an American reality television show hosted by Jonathan Karsh that premiered on the CBS network on September 19, 2007 created by Tom Forman Productions and Endemol USA and aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET . The show, featuring 40 children aged 8 to 15, was filmed on location at the Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, a privately owned town built on the ruins of Bonanza City, New Mexico, eight miles south of Santa Fe, with production beginning on April 1, 2007. In the show, the children try to create a functioning society in the town, including setting up a government system with minimal adult help and supervision.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | I'm Trying to Be a Leader Here | 2007-09-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | To Kill or Not to Kill? | 2007-09-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Deal With It! | 2007-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Bless Us and Keep Us Safe | 2007-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Viva La Revolucion! | 2007-10-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Bonanza Is Disgusting | 2007-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Root of All Evil | 2007-10-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Starved for Entertainment | 2007-11-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Not Even Close to Fair | 2007-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Let Me Talk! | 2007-11-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | I Just Like the Recess Part | 2007-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Where's Bonanza, Dude? | 2007-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | We've All Decided to Go Mad! | 2007-12-12 | 60 min |
| Directing | Jack Cannon | Director |
| Sound | Jeff Lippencott | Music |
| Sound | Mark T. Williams | Music |
| Production | Tom Forman | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Platt | Supervising Producer |
