Wipeout

44
Metascore
2008-2025
9 seasons
ABC
Comedy, Family, Game Show, Reality
TV-PG

Contestants make their way through a giant obstacle course to win a cash prize.

44
Metascore
2008-2025
9 seasons
ABC
Comedy, Family, Game Show, Reality
TV-PG

Contestants make their way through a giant obstacle course to win a cash prize.

ABC Sets Summer Premiere Dates

ABC has announced its summer lineup, including the premiere of The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Mistresses, and new shows Rising Star and The Quest. With a heavy reality TV lineup, ABC plans to launch The Quest, an adventure series from the Lord of the Rings producers, on Thursday, June 19. Singing competition show Rising Star will bow on Sunday, June 22. As previously announced, The Bachelorette returns on May 19 with the series' latest spin-off, Bachelor in Paradise, debuting Monday, August 4.

Mon, Mar 24, 2014

NBC Orders Game Show Wall of Fame

NBC has ordered new game show called Wall of Fame, the network announced Thursday. The one-hour comedic game show sees one family compete for a cash prize by...

Thu, Jul 11, 2013

Vanessa Lachey Gained 65 Pounds While Pregnant

Vanessa Lachey says she put on 65 pounds while pregnant with her first child, the former Wipeout host said in a live chat with HuffPost Live. The wife of...

Fri, Jun 21, 2013

Vanessa Lachey Gained 65 Pounds While Pregnant

Ratings: So You Think You Can Dance Premiere Drops

So You Think You Can Dance returned down from last year on Tuesday.The Season 10 premiere drew 5 million viewers and a 1.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down half a point from last year. The season finales ...

Wed, May 15, 2013

Ratings: So You Think You Can Dance Premiere Drops

Ratings: Scandal Surges to Series High

Scandal hit a series high Thursday with its reveal of the mole.The drama drew 8.9 million viewers and a 3.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up six-tenths from last week. Lead-in Grey's Anatomy (8.6 million, 2.9) was down ...

Fri, May 10, 2013

ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Summer is almost here! On Thursday, ABC announced its summer schedule, which will kick off Thursday, May 9 with the premiere of Wipeout (8/7c). Other returning shows will come later in the month, with Rookie Blue kicking off on Thursday, May 23 (10/9c) and The Bachelorette debuting in a special time period on Monday, May 20 (9/8c). ABC announces season finale dates New series...

Thu, Mar 21, 2013

Ask Matt: Zero's Epic Fail, CSI Split, Americans, Following, Southland

Question: Zero Hour canceled. OK. I get it. The ratings were too low in that time slot. But then I don't get it. This was, what, a planned 10-episode season? Three down, seven to go. It was always planned to be a mid-season short-run program. Aren't all the episodes already filmed and ready for broadcast? So the ratings are so low that they are willing to call it a complete loss? And execs think that reruns will generate more revenue in that same slot against the same competition? If you are losing the time slot ratings already, how does airing reruns change that result? And why not move shows like this to Saturday? They have already given up on Saturday programming as it is. At least let seasons like this run their course. — Joe

Mon, Mar 4, 2013

Ask Matt: Zero's Epic Fail, CSI Split, Americans, Following, Southland

ABC Cancels Zero Hour After Three Episodes

Audiences apparently had zero love for Zero Hour. The network has canceled the struggling Anthony Edwards-starring series after airing just three...

Sat, Mar 2, 2013

ABC Cancels Zero Hour After Three Episodes

Ratings: Glee Premieres OK, X Factor Dips

Glee got off to a decent start in its new Thursday timeslot, but it was off from its Season 3 premiere.Season 4 bowed to 8.1 million viewers and a 3.3 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down from last year's 9.2 million and 4.0 on a Tuesday. Glee, however, was the top-rated show ...

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Ratings: Glee Premieres OK, X Factor Dips

ABC Renews Wipeout for Season 6, Jill Wagner to Return

ABC is staying in the Wipeout business. The schadenfreude-inspiring competition series has been renewed for a sixth season, the network announced Wednesday. The sixth season...

Wed, Aug 29, 2012

ABC Renews Wipeout for Season 6, Jill Wagner to Return

Ratings: Big Bang Beats Idol Overall for the First Time

The ratings keep getting bigger for The Big Bang Theory — and they keep getting smaller for American Idol.The hit sitcom bested Idol outright for the first time in both viewership and the adults 18-to-49 demo Thursday, drawing 16.1 million and a 5.2, improving a tenth from last week. Idol averaged 15.4 million and a 4.4 (down 14 percent in the demo) for the hour. During the ...

Fri, Feb 24, 2012

Ratings: Big Bang Beats Idol Overall for the First Time

First Look: ESPN's Kornheiser and Wilbon, Wipeout's Henson on Kick Buttowski

Pardon the interruption, but ESPN hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon will provide guest voices on this Saturday's all-new episode of Disney XD animated series Kick Buttowski — Suburban Devil.

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

First Look: ESPN's Kornheiser and Wilbon, Wipeout's Henson on Kick Buttowski

Ratings: Big Bang Beats Idol Head to Head Again, But Fox Wins Another Low Night

The Big Bang Theory continued to dominate over American Idol head to head on Thursday, but it was a down night overall.The hit sitcom scored 15.5 million viewers and a 5.0 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demo, easily trumping ...

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Ratings: Big Bang Beats Idol Head to Head Again, But Fox Wins Another Low Night

Ratings: Big Bang Scores Its Biggest Viewership Yet

The Big Bang Theory just keeps getting bigger and bigger!The CBS sitcom hit an all-time viewership high Thursday — the first night of February sweeps — with 16.4 million viewers and a 5.4 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. If numbers hold, it would mark Big Bang's second straight win in ...

Fri, Feb 3, 2012

Ratings: Big Bang Scores Its Biggest Viewership Yet

Ratings: The Big Bang Theory Dominates Over American Idol

The nerds have slain the singers! American Idol's second Season 11 outing drew 18 million viewers, down from the 21.6 million who tuned in for the season premiere on Wednesday. Fox's reality series bested The Big Bang Theory in total viewers (15.8 million), but the 100th episode of the CBS comedy scored a 5.3 in the coveted 18-49 demo, with Idol trailing at 5.2 during its first half-hour. Overall, Idol was down 20 percent from the Wednesday telecast, and down 28 percent from last season's first Thursday airing...

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Ratings: The Big Bang Theory Dominates Over American Idol

Ratings: Rob Astounds in Its Debut; The Finder Gets Lost in the Shuffle

The Animal and Deuce Bigelow fans, unite! Rob Schneider's new sitcom delivered astounding numbers, both in viewership and within the industry-standard 18-to-49 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data.

Fri, Jan 13, 2012

Ratings: Rob Astounds in Its Debut; The Finder Gets Lost in the Shuffle

Guide to Thursday TV: An Ode to Community, Person Gets Interest-ing, and More!

Let us sing the praises of Community while we can — an apt sentiment as the NBC cult comedy, and recent TV Guide Magazine "Fan Favorite," airs its last original episode (8/7c) before taking an unwelcome and ...

Thu, Dec 8, 2011

Guide to Thursday TV: An Ode to Community, Person Gets Interest-ing, and More!

Ratings: Ringer Scores 2.7 Million Viewers; Parenthood Debut Down 15 Percent

Ringer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in her much ballyhooed return to TV, drew 2.7 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen data, boosting The CW to its most-watched Tuesday night in two years. The series, which has gotten decidedly mixed reviews, also scored a 1.2 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds — one-third of the 3.6 rating snagged by America's Got Talent's penultimate episode (which lured 13.20 million in viewership) at the same hour (9/8c).

Wed, Sep 14, 2011

Ratings: Ringer Scores 2.7 Million Viewers; Parenthood Debut Down 15 Percent

Ratings: Final Hour of MasterChef Sets Series Highs

MasterChef  capped its season like a fine espresso with a touch of anisette that tops off a meal: Its two-hour finale averaged 6.64 million viewers and 2.6 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds.

Wed, Aug 17, 2011

Ratings: Final Hour of MasterChef Sets Series Highs

Wipeout and 101 Ways Producer Matt Kunitz on His Reality Lessons

Reality producer Matt Kunitz has asked contestants to eat foul bugs (on Fear Factor) and jump on big red balls (see Wipeout). But that's child's play compared to what he's put people through on ABC's recent new entry, 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show.

Tue, Jul 26, 2011

Wipeout and 101 Ways Producer Matt Kunitz on His Reality Lessons

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Are Married

It's Newlyweds all over again! Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo tied the knot on Friday evening in a small, tropical island ceremony, People reports. "For us, this is...

Fri, Jul 15, 2011

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Are Married

Ratings: Mentalist, Star-Studded Office Finale Top the Night

American Idol still won the night on Thursday, but the season finales of The Mentalist and The Office put up a good fight. Nearly 22 million viewers tuned in to Idol to find out which two singers made it to next week's finale. The hourlong results show also drew a...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Ratings: Mentalist, Star-Studded Office Finale Top the Night

Exclusive: Jill Wagner Wipes Out of ABC's Wipeout

After four seasons as one of the hosts on ABC's hit competition series Wipeout, Jill Wagner is bouncing on to new things. Wagner will continue to be seen on the show's upcoming summer episodes, but plans to depart after that to focus on her acting career. Producers Endemol USA and Matt Kunitz are currently conducting a search to...

Tue, Apr 12, 2011

Exclusive: Jill Wagner Wipes Out of ABC's Wipeout

Ratings: Were Grey's Anatomy's Numbers Worth Singing About?

ABC has reason to sing: The buzzed-about Grey's Anatomy musical episode delivered big numbers, winning its timeslot and boosting the network to second place overall Thursday night. Grey's pulled in...

Fri, Apr 1, 2011

Ratings: Were Grey's Anatomy's Numbers Worth Singing About?

ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Television finale season is upon us, but ABC is already lining up its summer programming. The Alphabet network's warm-weather lineup includes the premiere of the ninth season of The Bachelorette and the return of cop drama Rookie Blue, New this summer are the debuts of The Hot Zone, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and game shows Expedition Impossible, Take the Money and Run and 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show. ABC announces finale dates

Fri, Mar 25, 2011

ABC Announces Finale Dates

ABC has announced its finale dates that include a two-hour episode of Desperate Housewives and a one-hour episode of Cougar Town. Fall 2011 TV scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't? Check out ABC's full list of season finales:

Tue, Mar 22, 2011

ABC Picks Up New Game Show for Summer

ABC has picked up 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show to air this summer, Deadline reports. The show features contestants competing in a series of multiple-choice questions for a $50,000 cash prize. Catch up on today's latest news What's the gimmick? Contestants are eliminated from the show in wild ways (like being shot of a cannon or pulled off a dock by a speed boat). The network has ordered six episodes, to be hosted by...

Fri, Mar 18, 2011

Wipeout's John Henson and Wife Welcome Baby Boy

Wipeout host John Henson is a dad. Henson and his wife, comedian Jill Benjamin, welcomed their first son, Jackson Wright, on March 7.

Tue, Mar 15, 2011

Wipeout's John Henson and Wife Welcome Baby Boy

Ratings: Sons of Anarchy Gets Off to Fast Start

The Season 3 premiere of Sons of Anarchy roared out of the gate, according to early Nielsen estimates.Sons of Anarchy: How will Jax handle his "emotional devastation"?Tuesday's episode drew 4.12 million viewers, ranking as the series' third most-watched episode just behind the Season 2 finale (4.33 million viewers) and the Season 2 premiere (4.29 million viewers). The show also drew 2.81 million viewers in the coveted adults-18-to-49 demographic, making it basic cable's highest-rated episode of scripted TV in 2010.Check out photos of Sons of AnarchyOn the broadcast networks...

Wed, Sep 8, 2010

Ratings: Sons of Anarchy Gets Off to Fast Start

President Obama to Deliver Prime-Time Address on End of Iraq Combat Mission

President Barack Obama will deliver a prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday about the end of the United States' combat mission in Iraq.The address, which will be broadcast on all four major networks, will be Obama's second from the Oval Office since taking office, following his June address ...

Tue, Aug 31, 2010

President Obama to Deliver Prime-Time Address on End of Iraq Combat Mission

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010

Rescue Me10/9c FX "No booze, no grudges and no Sheila." Those were Janet's conditions as she and Tommy set out, yet again, to put their marriage back together last week. We'll see in tonight's season finale how many of them Tommy will honor. Make that: How many can Tommy honor? He's being pulled in a number of different directions amid the turmoil following Damien's accident, and the episode's title, "A.D.D.," does refer to him. Meanwhile, Sean and Mike's efforts to memorialize firefighter Pat Mahoney finally pay off, sort of. And Lou has an FDNY physical coming up.Read on for previews of Wipeout, 19 Kids and Couting, Make It or Break It, Warehouse 13, Glee and Shaq Vs..

Tue, Aug 31, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010

Wipeout Gets Fourth Season, New Obstacles

ABC has ordered up a fourth season of its hit summer reality series Wipeout, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Watch free full episodes of Wipeout Two new obstacle courses ...

Mon, Aug 16, 2010

Wipeout Gets Fourth Season, New Obstacles

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, July 27, 2010

White Collar9/8c USAIf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Neal's ego is about to get a major boost. Someone has pulled off a Caffery-style heist, and the suspect is traced back to a college, where a criminology professor (guest star Aidan Quinn) just so happens to be teaching a class about Neal. Catching the crook proves to be a real challenge, then, because if someone's thinking just like Neal, how's he supposed to stay a step ahead?Read on for previews of Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, MasterChef, Growing Up Twisted, The Colony, Louie and Wipeout.

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Watercooler: Jimmy Kimmel Isn't Afraid of the Dark

I'm pretty sure if we cut Jimmy Kimmel open, we'd find that he is stuffed with awesome. Because the clown prince of late night once again showed us why he rocks last night with one of the strangest, silliest and most inspired talk-show episodes TV has been blessed with since, oh, ever.

Wed, Jun 23, 2010

Watercooler: Jimmy Kimmel Isn't Afraid of the Dark

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Wipeout8/7c ABC The hit summer festival of pratfalls is returning for a third season in three weeks, and this preview gives viewers a taste of things to come. Twelve single guys and 12 single women, paired up on blind dates, have a go at the extreme obstacle course, competing for a chance at the $100,000 prize. The gauntlets they'll run include Overdrive, Bruiseball and the evocatively named Love Handles Fling Set.Read on for previews of America's Got Talent, Losing It with Jillian, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Justified, Hell's Kitchen and Life Unexpected.

Tue, Jun 1, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

ABC Sets Return Dates for Bachelorette, True Beauty on Its Summer Schedule

ABC announced a summer schedule Wednesday packed with bachelors, bachelorettes and beauties as well as a trio of new scripted series.  The Bachelorette will return Monday, May 24 (9/8c) with Ali Fedotowsky — a fan favorite and front-runner in the most recent Bachelor season — hoping to find...

Thu, Apr 8, 2010

ABC Sets Return Dates for Bachelorette, True Beauty on Its Summer Schedule

ABC Sets Return Dates for True Beauty, Wipeout

ABC's reality shows True Beauty and Wipeout will return for summer. True Beauty, from executive producers Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, will return May 31 at 10/9c. This season will take place in...

Fri, Mar 5, 2010

ABC Sets Return Dates for True Beauty, Wipeout

Wipeout Contestant Dies

A contestant who participated on the ABC series Wipeout has died, a spokesman for the L.A. County Coroner's office told TVGuide.com.Tom Sparks, 33, was hospitalized Oct. 19 after he complained of ...

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009

Wipeout8/7 CT ABC A romp through the extreme obstacle course may not be a day at the beach, but they're both good summertime family fun. Tonight some fan-favorite Wipeout contestants, including Ariel Tweto, Jesse Duran, Keith Biondi and Stu Yasutake, return to face such obstacles as Bucking Bull, Trampoline Hurtles and Spiked Fenders.Read on for previews of America's Got Talent, How'd You Get So Rich?, CSI: NY and Make My Day.

Wed, Aug 5, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Wipeout8 pm/ET ABC In a variation on a theme, instead of individual competitors, couples will compete with other couples in the extreme obstacle course. Obstacles du jour include the Diving Board Trapeze, Log Roll Maze and the Sweeper Buoy Run. Couples, take your places and may the best pair win.Read on for previews of Time Team America, Ghost Hunters International, Top Chef Masters and RENO 911!.

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Ratings: ABC's Wipeout Dunks Fox's Dance

How Wednesday's fresh fare fared: 8 pm/ETCBS' George Strait concert special was the night's most watched program, averaging 10.6 million total viewers over its two-hour run. The Season 2 premiere of ABC's Wipeout, however, topped the 8 o'clock demos — So You Think You Can Dance included. With an audience of 8.64 million, Wipeout bested its Season 1 average and gave ABC its best numbers in the Wednesdays-at-8 slot since November 2007. Fox's Dance tangoed with 8.58 mil in its two-hour Wednesday premiere. 9 pmThe premiere of ABC's The Goode Family wiped away 50 percent of Wipeout's audience, scoring just 3.93 mil. Lead-out Surviving Suburbia in turn hit a series-low 2.83 mil. Keep in mind, the fate of Bob Saget's new show will be decided by these "summer" numbers. 10 pmABC's soon-to-be unplugged The Unusuals hit an all-time low of 3.9 mil, lagging far behind Criminal Minds and Law & Order repeats. Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this summer or the upcoming fall season? E-mail senior editors Matt, Mickey and Tim at megascoop@tvguide.com. Also, follow TV Guide on Twitter.

Thu, May 28, 2009

Ratings: ABC's Wipeout Dunks Fox's Dance

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert8 pm/ET CBS The famously taciturn George Strait may not say a lot, but when he sings he speaks volumes. The Texas-born troubadour rode into Nashville on a song more than 25 years ago and is now the owner of an amazing 57 No. 1 singles on the country charts. It's no wonder the Academy of Country Music selected him as its artist of the decade, joining previous legends Marty Robbins (1960s), Loretta Lynn (1970s), Alabama (1980s) and Garth Brooks (1990s). Fortunately for Strait, he doesn't have to say much during tonight's all-star tribute. He gets to sit back and listen to a who's who of country artists literally sing his praises, such as Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Sugarland and Martina McBride. Read on for previews of Wipeout, Great Performances, The Goode Family, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns and E! True Hollywood Story's 10 Greatest Stories Ever Told.

Wed, May 27, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Ratings Are No Wipeout for ABC

Tuesday's numbers at a glance: ABC's Wipeout drew 9.8 million total viewers, making it the most-watched summer premiere of any network since 2007's The Singing Bee, and giving the Alphabet its best warm-weather numbers since Millionaire circa June 2001. Oh, and it won the 8 o'clock hour, says Variety. Placing second at 8 pm was Celebrity Family Feud, which hit a 10-week high of 8.8 mil. America's Got Talent averaged 11.5 mil over its two-hour run, slipping 19 percent from its premiere but topping at least the 10 o'clock time period. Hell's Kitchen won the 9 o'clock hour, albeit with a season low 7.7 mil.Related:• Feuding Ice-T leaves Cheers & Jeers cold.• Matt Roush: Drowning in Summer's Reality Glut

Wed, Jun 25, 2008

Wipeout Bring on the Big Red Balls

Why it's so funny when someone takes a digger, we just can't say. But ABC has decided to capitalize on this phenomenon by bringing you some of the most ungraceful landings out there. Granted even some of the most physically fit people wouldn't be able to pull off half of the obstacles featured in Wipeout. But, we still can't help but chuckle when contestants, with such determination on their faces, get bounced between giant red inflated balls and into muddy water. Watch it now! | More online videos

Tue, Jun 24, 2008