Splash (U.S. TV series)
| Splash | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by |
Joey Lawrence Charissa Thompson |
| Starring | Greg Louganis |
| Judges | Steve Foley David Boudia |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Brant Pinvidic J.D. Roth Josh Greenberg Todd A. Nelson |
| Location(s) | Riverside City College |
| Production company(s) | Eyeworks USA |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 19 – May 7, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Celebrity Splash! |
Splash was an American reality competition series broadcast on ABC, based on the Celebrity Splash! format which in turn was originally called (or Stars Jumping on Saturday/Star Jumping) created by Dutch company Eyeworks. It aired from March 19 to May 7, 2013. Steve Foley and David Boudia were judges while Greg Louganis mentored the competitors.
The series was first publicized on October 5, 2012, when it was announced that ABC ordered what was called Celebrity Splash straight to series. Based on the Dutch series of the same name, it had celebrities performing dives from extreme heights and challenges increasing in difficulty each week.
Eight out of ten of the cast were revealed on January 25, 2013, which is also when the series changed its name to its final title of Splash. The two unrevealed cast members were revealed on February 4, 2013. The final two to be revealed were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rory Bushfield. The hosts were Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson.
The shows were filmed at the Riverside Aquatics Complex on the campus of Riverside City College.
The contestants each had humorous personalized walkout songs, written by supervising producer Rick Austin with music by jingle-writing company Jingle Punks. Producers decided to write the songs because it would've been too expensive to clear real hit songs. In an interview with TV Guide, Austin said that the songs are supposed to be "intentionally bad," but "fun."
The challenge this week was to do a dive with a partner. Kendra Wilkinson withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons prior to Week 4's start. She was taped for Week 3 preparing for the dive, but she didn't dive in the live show, thus eliminating her directly.
The challenge this week was to do a flip.
The challenge this week was to jump off the 10 meter platform.
Note: Brandi Chastain was in the bottom two, but with Louie Anderson withdrawing, she became safe.
The challenge this week was to jump in synchronization with a junior diving champ.
The challenge this week was for each diver to choose which board to jump from and be given their dive by Greg.
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