Wipeout Canada

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

Wipeout Canada
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Jonathan Torrens Ennis Esmer Jessica Phillips
Narrated by	Jonathan Torrens Ennis Esmer
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Production locations	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company	Lone Eagle Entertainment
Original release
Network	TVTropolis
Release	April 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.

External links

• Official site
• Wipeout at IMDb