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Wipeout: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 24, 2008
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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Metascore
34 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 7 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Contestants race through a huge obstacle course hoping not to fall into mud for a $50,000 prize.
  • Genre(s): Game Shows, Reality

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    70
    Wipeout does have a crackpot obstacle course and its own sometimes hilarious commentators, John Anderson from ESPN's SportsCenter and John Henson from Talk Soup.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    60
    ABC hasn't provided much in advance to watch--smart network!--but there were some clips for Wipeout, and they were (seriously) hilarious.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    30
    Even the contestants seemed to be trying too hard, screaming and making wisecracks for the camera, as if coaxed by the producers or, more likely, their agents.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. JackP
    10
    What are you critics talking about? This is one of the best shows ever made.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Intact
    5
    This show is alright in it's own right, but this show pales in comparison MXC on spike which use to air and was the same obstacle course business. The obstacles are good in this, and the competition is pretty cool, I'll actually watch it the odd time but the reason it gets a 5 is because of that god awful announcer; he's BRUTALLY unfunny.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. KatieJ.
    0
    The obstacle courses STINK and I hate it! I just can't laugh at pain. Some of those courses could hurt them badly! To sum it all up, it's boring with a capital B!… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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