John Cena and Nickelodeon’s “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” are back for a new season on Friday evening, but you won’t have to wait until 7 o’clock to get a few chuckles over an adult struggling with basic math.

Not only is Alfred the assistant dean at Yale, he is a former Princeton professor. Both are Ivy League schools.

Here is Nick’s enjoyable logline for the “College Dean” episode:

In the episode, an Ivy League professor aims to prove his years of schooling haven’t gone to waste. But when his big brain starts to overthink, he considers cheating off a 5th grader!

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Watch Alfred fret his way through a third-grade subtraction question via the sneak peek video above, which is exclusive to TheWrap.

And yes, he was correct. We hope your backwards counting concurs.

On-again, off-again WWE Superstar Cena hosts and executives produces this version of “5th Grader,” which Nickelodeon describes as a “reimagined iconic family game show follows the original premise of kids helping adult contestants put their knowledge to the test with questions taken directly from an elementary school curriculum.”

“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” will air two back-to-back season premiere episodes tonight, with the first at 7/6c and the second, “Policeman,” starting a half-hour later.

11 WWE Superstars With Their Own TV Shows (Photos)

These days, WWE Superstars don't just make their TV money through in-ring performances on "Raw," "SmackDown Live" and WWE Network pay-per-views -- there's an entire universe of opportunity for popular pro wrestlers to earn big bucks on the small screen.

In our gallery are 11 WWE wrestlers with their own television shows. We've included a few select series from recent years to help paint a picture of the non-canvas landscape. A few: "Straight Up Steve Austin," "Fight Like a Girl" and "The Big Show Show" have yet to premiere.

For the purposes of this story, we only counted the three people who appeared in all 111 episodes of "Total Divas" -- Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Natalya -- as it being *their* show, but we included the names of everyone who showed up in seven or more episodes of that one.

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Wrestler(s): "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Show(s): "Straight Up Steve Austin," "Broken Skull Challenge," "Redneck Island"
Network(s): USA, CMT, Country Music Television

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CMT
Wrestler(s): Nikki Bella, Brie Bella
Show(s): "Total Bellas," "Total Divas"
Network(s): E!

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E!
Wrestler(s): The Miz, Maryse
Show(s): "Miz & Mrs"
Network(s): USA

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USA Network
Wrestler(s): Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Show(s): "Ballers"
Network(s): HBO

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HBO
Wrestler(s): John Cena
Show(s): "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"; "American Grit"
Network(s): Fox; Nickelodeon

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Nickelodeon
Wrestler(s): The Big Show
Show(s): "The Big Show Show"
Network(s): Netflix

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Netflix
Wrestler(s): Christian
Show(s): "Knight Fight"
Network(s): History

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Tim O'Connell for History channel
Wrestler(s): Stephanie McMahon, various female WWE Superstars
Show(s): "Fight Like a Girl"
Network(s): Quibi

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WWE.com
Wrestler(s): Brie Bellas, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Naomi, Eva Marie, Paige, Cameron, Alicia Fox, Lana, Maryse, Renee Young, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, Nia Jax, Jo Jo, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Mandy Rose, Emma, various others
Show(s): "Total Divas"

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Network(s): E!
E!

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These days, WWE Superstars don't just make their TV money through in-ring performances on "Raw," "SmackDown Live" and WWE Network pay-per-views -- there's an entire universe of opportunity for popular pro wrestlers to earn big bucks on the small screen.

In our gallery are 11 WWE wrestlers with their own television shows. We've included a few select series from recent years to help paint a picture of the non-canvas landscape. A few: "Straight Up Steve Austin," "Fight Like a Girl" and "The Big Show Show" have yet to premiere.

For the purposes of this story, we only counted the three people who appeared in all 111 episodes of "Total Divas" -- Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Natalya -- as it being *their* show, but we included the names of everyone who showed up in seven or more episodes of that one.

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