Third Round for Wipeout on ABC

July 23, 2009 World Screen

BURBANK: Moving nights, from Tuesday to Wednesday, Wipeout is returning to ABC for a third season, produced by Endemol USA. 

The new season will sees 24 contestants competing in the world’s largest extreme obstacle course. Wipeout has been a top performer for ABC, ranking number one in the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and across males 18 to 34, 18 to 49 and 25 to 54. It’s also the number five TV series of summer 2009 with adults 18 to 49 and number one with men 18 to 49.

 

The show is hosted by John Anderson (ESPN’s SportsCenter), John Henson (Talk Soup) and co-hosted by Jill Wagner. Executive producers are Matt Kunitz (Fear Factor) and Scott Larsen. Shye Sutherland, Kevin Wehrenberg, Trice Barto and J. Rupert Thompson are co-executive producers.