Wipeout Canada

Wipeout Canada is a Canadian English reality television series in which multiple contestants compete in numerous obstacle-based challenges. The series is produced by DTour and premiered on that channel on April 3, 2011. The studio hosts are Jonathan Torrens and Ennis Esmer, with Jessica Phillips as the on-site reporter.[1][2]

This article is about the English-language TV series named "Wipeout Canada". For "Wipeout", the French-language show from Quebec, see Wipeout Québec.
Wipeout Canada
GenreGame show
Presented byJonathan Torrens
Ennis Esmer
Jessica Phillips
Narrated byJonathan Torrens
Ennis Esmer
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Running time60 minutes
(including commercials)
Release
Original networkTVTropolis
Original releaseApril 3 (2011-04-03) –
June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)

Gameplay

The series follows a similar format to the American version of the game. Twenty contestants (four fewer than the US version), aged 18 years and older, compete in four rounds: "The Qualifier", "The Sweeper", "The Dizzy Dummy", and "The Wipeout Zone". The last contestant standing in the Sweeper Round bypasses the Dizzy Dummy and automatically advances to the Wipeout Zone, unlike the US version where the last contestant standing wins a $1,000 bonus. Four contestants make it to the final round, called the "Wipeout Zone", for the chance to win $50,000.[3]

Production

The Wipeout format is licensed to Lone Eagle Entertainment, an independent production company based in Toronto.[4] The company announced multiple casting calls for English-speaking Canadians over 19 years of age. The application process for season 1 was open from June 2 to July 1, 2010. Out of 44,619 applicants, 260 were chosen to be contestants. In October 2010, thirteen one-hour episodes were taped on the Wipeout set in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wipeout Canada was not renewed for a second season.[5]

References
  1. Dowling, Amber (4 June 2010). "'Wipeout' at home". TV Guide Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. Stephen Brun (2010-10-11). "TV's Torrens brings wit to 'Wipeout'". Summerside Journal Pioneer. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  3. "Wipeout Gameplay". Buzzer Blog.
  4. "Wipeout Canada contestant applications surpass 44,000 in just one month". CWN. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. "We weren't renewed. Only the one season". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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