Wipeout

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 24, 2008
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 44
  3. Negative: 7 out of 44
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  1. Intact
    Nov 25, 2010
    5
    This show is alright in it's own right, but this show pales in comparison MXC on spike which use to air and was the same obstacle course business. The obstacles are good in this, and the competition is pretty cool, I'll actually watch it the odd time but the reason it gets a 5 is because of that god awful announcer; he's BRUTALLY unfunny.
  2. SchroederRock
    Sep 22, 2013
    4
    Wipeout tries to bring to America what is primary entertainment across the world. Where many eastern and European cultures feed off of prank-driven television, Americans shy away from. Perhaps it's due to certain legal tangles that could be faced. Whatever the cause for American entertainment lacking in these typically hilarious forms of reality television, Wipeout simply isn't goodWipeout tries to bring to America what is primary entertainment across the world. Where many eastern and European cultures feed off of prank-driven television, Americans shy away from. Perhaps it's due to certain legal tangles that could be faced. Whatever the cause for American entertainment lacking in these typically hilarious forms of reality television, Wipeout simply isn't good enough to stand up to the likes of established foreign influences. Even the gag that is MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge), which came many years before Wipeout, is much funnier (especially the witty commentary) on an episode-to-episode basis. Wipeout will have a few laughs slide through the cracks, but as it stands, there's little to save this ship unless the creators are willing to play with the formula a bit.… Expand

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#44 Most Discussed TV Season of 2008
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#58 Most Shared TV Season of 2008

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Metascore
34

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    30
    In fact, the entire show consists almost entirely of spills, tumbles and falls, most of which fell short of being breathtaking, spectacular or catastrophic.
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  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    30
    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.
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  3. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    60
    ABC hasn't provided much in advance to watch--smart network!--but there were some clips for Wipeout, and they were (seriously) hilarious.
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