John Anderson (ESPN’s “SportsCenter”) and Comedian John Henson (“Talk Soup”) Host
“Episode
101” -- Human cannonballs! Human pinballs! Crashes, smashes and mud splashes!
“Wipeout” features the world’s largest obstacle course, designed to provide the
most crashes, face plants and wipeouts ever seen on television. Viewers will
laugh out loud at this hilarious, fun-filled hour. Hosted by John Anderson
(ESPN’s “SportsCenter”), John Henson (“Talk Soup”) and co-hosted by Jill
Wagner, “Wipeout” premieres TUESDAY,
JUNE 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Each week 24 new contestants of
all ages, shapes and sizes will go head to head through four rounds of grueling
and physically demanding obstacles to battle for the title of “Wipeout
Champion” and the grand prize of $50,000. Not only do the contestants change
every week, so does the course. In the end, only one contestant will win, while
everyone else will Wipeout!
Big Balls! Dizzy Dummy! Sucker
Punch! Topple Towers! Killer Surf! are just a few of the wild and wacky
obstacles our contestants will attempt to master in the season premiere.
Contestants include a a deputy sheriff, a pastor, a go-go dancer, a masseuse, a
waitress, a car show model, a senior credit manager and a handyman.
Executive producer is Matt
Kunitz (“Fear Factor”). Co-executive producers are Scott Larsen and Shye
Sutherland.
“Wipeout” is produced by
Endemol USA.
David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA, a leading producer of
television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for
network and cable television. The company produces the break-out hits “Deal or
No Deal,” “1 vs 100,” “Fear Factor,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “Big
Brother.” Endemol USA
is a division of Endemol Holding, a prominent international content developer,
producer and distributor of television and online programming. The company,
headquartered in the Netherlands,
has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 21 countries, including the major
European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Endemol Entertainment is
a fully owned subsidiary of telecommunications giant Telefónica S.A., one of the largest companies in Spain.
“Wipeout”
is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV
parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.
