• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 24, 2008
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
User Score
7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 35
  2. Negative: 7 out of 35

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  1. JackP
    Feb 22, 2009
    10
    What are you critics talking about? This is one of the best shows ever made.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Nov 25, 2010
    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.
  3. AdamA
    Jul 26, 2008
    8
    I have never much been a fan of reality TV. However, this shows crackpot nature and unapologetic stance make it really easy to watch. Watching it, you can tell that the makers themselves don't take it very seriously. Watch it with friends and it's even better.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. mikeg
    Aug 3, 2008
    9
    great show, critics take themselves too serious. yea, sometimes contestants wisecracks make be cohurst, but a punch in the crotch from a wall with a boxing glove is 100% real and funny and gives me something to talk to coworkers about.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. EvanB.
    Jun 24, 2009
    10
    Wipeout is the best show on TV this summer. they change the obstacles every week, keeping things fresh. As well, the commentating from John Henson is hilarious. He didn't do too well on TV Guide but this summer, the only show i really care about watching is Wipeout.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. hoodayp.
    Sep 6, 2009
    9
    A 9 for the show and a 1 for the people who are getting paid to review. mindless humor is great, and hey, what else are you doing on wednesday nights. watch it!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. Andrew
    Jul 11, 2008
    9
    Seriously funny and entertaining, one of the reasons I watch TV.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. ReplicaEx
    Jul 12, 2008
    10
    Yeah, it is just so freaking funny. Laughed my a** off.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. KatieJ.
    Jul 21, 2008
    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!
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  10. ChristinaS.
    Jul 28, 2008
    10
    I cannot believe how low the ratings on this show are! I love it. The commentators totally make the whole thing with there deadpan comments to the "joke" of it all - like it is some Olympic or ESPN competition. It cracks me up. And really it comes down to the competitors - that they put themselves through this just to make some dough!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. JohnK.
    Aug 9, 2008
    9
    This is a consistently enjoyable, albeit plotless and sometimes repetitive, show. As such, it's entirely undeserving of the critical slam it received by the likes of Variety and Slate. (The critical response stands in direct opposition to to the high weekly ratings the show receives, which demonstrates their increasing irrelevance.) Johns Henson and Anderson are enjoyable insofar as their inability to take the show seriously. They self-consciously try too hard, they know we know that they try too hard. It's refreshing in a summer of America's Got Talent. Everyone should watch this show for a few episodes, because the more you get to know the obstacles, the more fun it is to anticipate how badly the contestants will fail. Completely worthwhile. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. MPi
    Aug 9, 2008
    8
    One of the dumbest shows ever, but still couldn't stop laughing for the longest time!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. karolm
    Jun 10, 2009
    8
    Its a simple gameshow that simply makes me laugh. Sometimes I ama amazed with the contestants and their personalities. The trash talking is just hilarious. The commentaries by the Johns aren't the best part of the show but it does add humor to it. Although it does have violence to it, you could call this a family show. Even the most depressed will get a laugh out of this.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. Roman
    Sep 5, 2009
    9
    I loved this show. It was actually funny and fun to watch. I hope it comes back. Sometimes slapstick comedy can be the best.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. JamesM.
    Jul 13, 2008
    9
    It is the coolest show ever the obstacles courses are awesome.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. ValerieL.
    Jul 23, 2008
    9
    me and my 9 year old love this show!! it is flipping hilarious! Goodbye and BIG BALLS!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. In fact, the entire show consists almost entirely of spills, tumbles and falls, most of which fell short of being breathtaking, spectacular or catastrophic.
  2. If you've watched ABC at all this summer, you've essentially seen all Wipeout has to offer: people of various shapes, sizes and ages all falling face-first into the mud while trying to complete an obstacle course that's been designed to be all but impossible to finish unscathed.
  3. 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.