Wipeout (2008)

Not to be confused with WipEout series of futuristic racing games.

Wipeout is an American television game show. It features contestants competing in (what was billed as) the "World's Largest" obstacle course which originally aired on ABC from June 24, 2008, to September 7, 2014.

In 2021, 7 years after the original series ended, a reboot of Wipeout started in 2021, which airs on TBS, and is still running.

Premise
Co-hosts John Anderson and John Henson narrate contestants completing obstacle courses over water, and interviewers Jill Wagner (in season 1-4 and 6-7) and Vanessa Lachey (only in season 5) find out more about the contestants on the show.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Great hosting by John Anderson, John Henson, Jill Wagner, and Vanessa Lachey.
 * 2) The commentary by John Anderson and John Henson is well made.
 * 3) Awesome and funny humor.
 * 4) Winter Wipeout and Spring Wipeout were nice sequels to the show.
 * 5) Smallsy is a good addition to the show.
 * 6) Awesome and good designed obstacles such as: The Big Balls, The Sucker Punch, The Sweeper, and others.
 * 7) All of the theme songs are great and very catchy.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can get boring at times.
 * 2) In the shows final season, finalists do not have to get through the Wipeout Zone in its entirety to make it to the end, resulting at the end of these episodes being much less compelling and suspenseful.
 * 3) It was cancelled in Summer 2015 for unknown reasons.
 * 4) The franchise went massively downhill ever since the 2021 TBS reboot.

Reception
The 2008 version Wipeout has received mostly positive reviews from audiences and critics. It currently holds a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb.