Cannonball (Australian game show)
Cannonball is an Australian reality television game show that premiered on the Seven Network on 27 September 2017.[1] It is hosted by Tim Ross and Ben Mingay, along with Rachael Finch and features contestants competing with celebrities.[2][3] The water-based game show involves 15 couples competing on a lake attempting to jump the highest, slide the furthest and fly the highest.
| Cannonball | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Talpa Media |
| Presented by | Tim Ross Ben Mingay Rachael Finch |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith |
| Production company | ITV Studios Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 27 September 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Cannonball (United Kingdom) |
The format for the show is a franchise that originated in the Netherlands by Talpa. The four-episode series is produced by ITV Studios Australia and filmed at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, New South Wales, in Sydney's western suburbs.[4]
Format
The competition involves a total of 36 teams of two competing in high level water games for a chance to win two new Suzuki Vitaras and over $35,000 in cash. The top two team in each episode will go to the finals with the best team of the day getting a prize of $5,000
Several celebrity participants competed including former My Kitchen Rules contestants Ash Pollard, Luciano Ippoliti, Alex Ebert and Gareth Cochran. Two celebrities appear on each episode doing the same challenges, and what ever team there score get the close to that team get $500.
Ratings
The premiere episode was met with disappointing ratings. As a result, subsequent episodes of the series were rescheduled to late Friday nights.[5]
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 27 September 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 513,000 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 513,000 | [6] |
See also
External link
References
- Knox, David (18 September 2017). "Airdate: Cannonball". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- Knox, David (8 April 2016). "Ex-Wonderland stars to front Cannonball for Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Ben Mingay and Tim Ross confirmed as hosts of Cannonball". Yahoo. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- Knox, David (18 September 2017). "Seven loads up Cannonball format". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- Knox, David (28 September 2017). "Bumped: Cannonball". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- Knox, David (28 September 2017). "Wednesday 27 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2017.