Summer is around the corner and we're psyched to sit on our asses, eat ice-cream, and watch bad TV. And two awesomely stupid ABC shows are coming back this summer with embarrassing obstacles courses to boot. That's right, I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Wipeout will return this summer.
ABC renewed Wipeout for a second season last summer after it was the highest-rated debut summer series on any network among the Adults 18-49 demographic since Dancing with the Stars' first season in 2005.
In addition to Wipeout's second-season premiere, ABC also announced that...I Survived a Japanese Game Show's second season will premiere Wednesday, July 8 at 9PM ET/PT. (realityworldtv.com)
If you didn't watch the first season of Wipeout -- yes, okay, it's an MXC rip-off, but we've gotten over that, and besides, our desire to watch people suffer is stronger than usual, alright? Anyway, there are usually 24 contestants that travel through a wet, muddy, booby-trapped obstacle courses that prey on our natural instinct to laugh when other people are in pain. The final four contestants then compete for a $50,000 grand prize. The second season of Wipeout premieres on May 27. Now if only we can get them to do a Wall Street Edition...
In I Survived a Japanese Game Show, be prepared to watch 10 Americans travel to Japan to embarrass themselves by playing games like "You Look Funny Stuck on a Wall" or "Big Chicken Butt Scramble" -- don't ask. You'll just have to tune in to see for yourself. The contestants will be competing for a $250,000 grand prize.
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