Season 1

Prodigy Mania had its first season in 2015.

Auditions
Open casting auditions began on February 12, 2015 in New York City and concluded on March 9 in Philadelphia. Participants were required to be between the ages of 7 and 15 at the time of auditions.

Contestants
(Ages stated are at time of contest)

Head Start (June 12, 2015)

 * End credits song: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen

Level 1 (June 19, 2015)

 * Group performance: "#HISTORY"
 * End credits song: "Don't Worry" by Madcon and Ray Dalton

Level 2 (June 26, 2015)

 * Group performance: "We Rock"
 * End credits song: "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls

Level 3 (July 3, 2015)

 * Group performance: "Determinate"
 * End credits song: "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga

Level 4 (July 10, 2015)

 * Group performance: "Viva la Vida"
 * End credits song: "Send It On" by Disney's Friends for Change

Level 5 (July 17, 2015)

 * Group performance: "Flying Without Wings"
 * End credits song: "Perfect World" by Tom Jones

Level 6 (July 24, 2015)

 * Group performance: "I Am What I Am"
 * End credits song: "Indestructible" by EXILE

Grand Finale (July 31, 2015)
In the final, the winner of the season was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed Hollywood/Broadway song that was never performed in previous episodes, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the season, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on Head Start.


 * Group performances:
 * "Number One" (Top 5)
 * "#HISTORY" (all 10 contestants)
 * End credits song: "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA

Controversy
During Level 6, phone scam operation based in Van Nuys was discovered, in which people were tricked into believing that viewers could vote for their favorites through a 718 number, rather than the 212 number used on the show. They were then instructed to call a 917 number to vote. This allowed the company to charge callers nationwide from $1.49 to nearly $4.