Wipeout (2021 game show)

For the 2008 ABC obstacle course game show, see Wipeout (2008 game show). For the unrelated 1988 syndicated American trivia quiz show, see Wipeout (1988 game show).

Wipeout is an American television game show based on an obstacle course, hosted by John Cena, Nicole Byer, and Camille Kostek which premiered on TBS on April 1, 2021.^[1][2] It is a reboot of ABC's Wipeout which ran from 2008 to 2014. The series was renewed for a second season in May 2021.

Wipeout
Genre	Sports Comedy
Directed by	J. Rupert Thompson Rich Kim
Presented by	John Cena Nicole Byer Camille Kostek
Composer	Vanacore Music
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Matt Kunitz Keith Geller Sharon Levy DJ Nurre Shyam Balsé John Cena
Producers	Shawna Cabrera Jefferson Nolan Diana Le Patrick O'Flaherty Jr. Sara Van Acker
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Endemol Shine North America Lock and Key Productions Pulse Creative Hard Nocks South Productions
Original release
Network	TBS
Release	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) – April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)

Production

In April 2020, it was announced that the original Wipeout series would be rebooted by TBS.^[1] In September 2020, John Cena, Nicole Byer, and Camille Kostek were announced as hosts of the show.^[2]

On February 11, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on April 1, 2021.^[3][4] The first episode also re-aired the following day on TBS's sister network, The CW.^[5] On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the reboot series was renewed for a second season.^[6]

On October 19, 2021, it was announced that new episodes of the first season would resume on January 11, 2022.^[7][8]

On October 5, 2023, it was announced that the second season would premiere on November 7, 2023.^[9]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	20		April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)
2	20[10]		November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)

Season 1 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10][11]	Original air date [10][11]	Prod. code [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Part 1
1	1	"The Big Balls Are Back, Baby!"	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	101	1.06[12][13]
2	2	"Big Ball Energy"	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)	102	0.89[14]
3	3	"OMFG Girl Run!"	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)	103	0.86[15]
4	4	"Love at First Trip"	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	104	0.82[16]
5	5	"Invasion of the Big Balls"	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)	105	0.75[17]
6	6	"Tumble Sleep Eat Repeat"	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)	106	0.69[18]
7	7	"Wipe-pedia Vol.1"	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	107	0.65[19]
8	8	"Get Ship Faced"	May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)	108	0.54[20]
9	9	"Betting Battle"	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)	109	0.76[21]
10	10	"Now You Cena, Now You Don't"	June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)	110	0.70[22]
Special
11	11	"The Suicide Squad Special"	August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	112	0.40[23]
Part 2
12	12	"Lights, Camera, Wipeout!"	January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	111	0.68[24]
13	13	"NOW That's What I Call Wipeout!"	January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)	113	0.65[25]
14	14	"Nips, Flips 'n' Dips"	January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)	114	0.64[26]
15	15	"Smooching Cena"	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	116	0.58[27]
16	16	"Camille's "Sick" Day"	February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	115	0.46[28]
17	17	"Go! Fight! Kiss!"	February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)	117	0.43[29]
18	18	"You Can't Small-SEE Me"	February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)	118	0.61[30]
19	19	"Swole Daddy Issues"	March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	119	0.50[31]
20	20	"The Road to Redemption"	March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	120	0.35[32]

Season 2 (2023–24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10][33]	Original air date [10][33]	Prod. code [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Big Ball Bromance"	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	201	0.45[34]
22	2	"The Fast and the Furriest"	November 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)	202	0.34[35]
23	3	"Thou Shall Wipe Out"	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	203	0.39[36]
24	4	"The Big Leballski"	November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)	204	0.38[34]
25	5	"Fit for a Prince"	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)	205	0.43[34]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Refs
2022	Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Cable Reality Show or Competition Series	Nominated	[37]

International broadcast

The show also used to air in the United Kingdom on E4,^[38] Southeast Asia on AXN,^[39] Canada on CTV Comedy,^[40] Latin America on Warner Channel^[41], the Netherlands on RTL7, and Spain on Boing.^[42]

References

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36. Douglas Pucci (November 22, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: Taylor Swift Night Boosts ABC's Dancing with the Stars to 5-Year Demo High". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
37. Michael Schneider (July 7, 2022). "This Is Us, Succession Lead Broadcast and Cable Nominees for 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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External links

• Official website
• Wipeout at IMDb