Clay Aiken and Kellie Pickler won't be able to sing their way out of this one.

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Fox has announced the former American Idol finalists will both compete in special celebrity Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? episodes that will air on Thursday nights during the November ratings sweeps period.

Additional celebrities who will be appearing on the Mark Burnett-created game show's November episodes will include Live with Regis and Kelly host Regis Philbin; Access Hollywood correspondent and former Grease: You're the One that I Want host Billy Bush; skateboarding star Tony Hawk; and Miss America Lauren Nelson.

Similar to Burnett's recently announced celebrity The Apprentice edition plans, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'s celebrities will be donating all of the money they earn to charity. 

New episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? will air on both Thursday and Friday nights this fall, beginning with a special two-hour episode on Thursday, September 6 at 8PM ET/PT. 
About The Author: Christopher Rocchio
Christopher Rocchio is an entertainment reporter for Reality TV World and has covered the reality TV genre for several years.

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