In the UK, the BBC has reheated old episodes of "Total Wipeout" as it's
called here. They've used two of the current Top Gear presenters to add new
voiceovers to the old episodes. Ironically, the episodes originally had
voiceovers by Richard Hammond, a previous Top Gear presenter.

The format was already incredibly cost effective. Local country versions
were made globally, and contestants were flown to a fixed set in Argentina
where a local crew basically ran a fulltime production line. Local
countries just added their presenting teams - with Hammond never stepping
foot outside a UK studio.

I can't help feeling that Netflix's success with Floor is Lava - which is
essentially the same game - has precipitated much of this.


Adam

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 7:35 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <
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> By original cocreator Matt Kunitz (natch), with ex-rassler John Cena and
> Nicole Byer hosting. Also, the big red balls are back.
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> https://deadline.com/2020/09/wipeout-john-cena-nicole-byer-host-tbs-revival-1234574572/
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