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Wipeout!

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TV Series

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    (June 24, 2008-September 7, 2014)
    ABC
    Hosted by John Anderson and John Henrson
    Correspondent: Jill Wagner
    Created by Matt Kunitz
    Premise: 24 contestants compete for a shot at a $50,000 prize in the Qualifier; 12 make it to the second round (the Sweeper); six reach the Dreadmill or Dizzy Dummy; only four make it to the final obstacle course — the Wipeout Zone

Why Wipeout! might be annoying:

    While Henson and Anderson aren’t openly partial to anyone, Wagner is openly partial to the women.
    Henson’s punchlines are delivered in a virtual monotone.
    With 24 contestants per single episode, you won’t get to know them all — not enough time.
    One contestant – with a British accent – was actually heard crying out for her mother… after the first obstacle!
    Few contestants think the Qualifier course will be hard to navigate.
    The Tokyo Broadcasting System filed a copyright infringement lawsuit for being a ‘blatant copycat’ of its game shows.
    Henson ends each episode by saying, ‘Good night… and big balls’ (indicating the oversized spheres near the end of the Qualifier).

Why Wipeout! might not be annoying:

    It’s meaner than Survivor.
    It isn’t shot on a big studio lot but around a ranch in Santa Clara, California.
    Contestants are of all legal ages and sizes.
    The challenges are not rigged to favor one player over another.
    Each episode is self-contained without a progressive storyline, making continuity irrelevant.
    The first episode was rated #1 for the summer of 2008. It led to a second-season renewal that August.
    The Wipeout Zone operates at nightfall.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 79 Votes: 43.04% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 71.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying