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2008
TV-14
ABC

2008
TV-14
ABC

Wipeout

Summary Jill Wagner, John Henson, and John Anderson host Wipeout, a show in which 24 contestants compete against each other and the clock in hopes of winning the $50,000 prize. In the Qualifier Round, all 24 contestants must complete a course consisting of four obstacles. The twelve contestants with the fastest times advance to the second round....

2008
TV-14
ABC

2008
TV-14
ABC

Wipeout

7 Seasons

Season 1 Premiere: Jun 24, 2008

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

44

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 35 User Ratings

7.5

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Summary Jill Wagner, John Henson, and John Anderson host Wipeout, a show in which 24 contestants compete against each other and the clock in hopes of winning the $50,000 prize. In the Qualifier Round, all 24 contestants must complete a course consisting of four obstacles. The twelve contestants with the fastest times advance to the second round....

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18 Episodes • 2010

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

19% Positive
3 Reviews

19% Mixed
3 Reviews

63% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

19% Positive
3 Reviews

19% Mixed
3 Reviews

63% Negative
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Entertainment Weekly

Jan 3, 2011

The sadistically hilarious summer fave returns for a new run filled with snowy, wintery obstacles (''Nana's House'' and ''Snowplow Sweeper'' are ice-cold brutal) and John Henson's subversively salty quips.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

ABC hasn't provided much in advance to watch--smart network!--but there were some clips for Wipeout, and they were (seriously) hilarious.

By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW

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.

By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW

Newark Star-Ledger

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.

By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW

Wipeout dresses up the usual network idiocy with cable-style snark (think Best Week Ever) and an exuberant lack of decency that's pure Internet--a TMZ-esque disregard for mercy, an anonymous blog commentor's sense of self-restraint.

By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW

Wipeout, a knockoff of a U.S. spoof of a Japanese show (how meta is that?), feels mean-spirited and heavy on rim shots.

By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 35 User Ratings

71% Positive
25 Ratings

14% Mixed
5 Ratings

14% Negative
5 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 35 User Ratings

71% Positive
25 Ratings

14% Mixed
5 Ratings

14% Negative
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Details

Production Company:

MysticArt Pictures
Cinema Vehicles
Endemol Entertainment
Nordisk Film TV
Pulse Creative

Initial Release Date: Jun 24, 2008

Number of seasons: 7 Seasons

Rating: TV-14

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Awards

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations

Teen Choice Awards

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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