Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
Genre	Game show
Based on	Ben 10 by Man of Action
Directed by	Sasha Ransome
Presented by	Johny Pitts
Composer	Dobs Vye
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Marlowe [1] Michael Carrington and Daniel Lennard (for Cartoon Network)
Producers	Catherine Patterson Mandy Morris [1] (series producer) Rebecca Denton (for Cartoon Network) Colin Shevloff (for Cartoon Network Asia)
Production location	London
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Twenty Twenty
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network UK
Release	15 October (2011-10-15) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) [2]

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge is a game show for children themed after the Ben 10 series, developed by Turner Broadcasting System Europe in association with Twenty Twenty for various regional Cartoon Network channels. ^[3] The show is running in twenty-five countries, and in seventeen countries in different languages and hosts starting from November 2011. Contestants include children between 7 and 12 years old.

In 2013, an exclusive Asian version has been produced in Malaysia for Cartoon Network thanks to the company Astro Productions, and it was aired only in five Southeast local countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia). This version is titled Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge Asia and is hosted by Nabil Mahir. ^{[4] [5]}

The series had a revival as Ben 10 Challenge following the Ben 10 reboot. ^{[6] [7]} Ben 10 Challenge premiered on Cartoon Network UK on 13 October 2017. ^[8]

Ben 10 Challenge

Ben 10 Challenge is a live-action game show produced by the Spanish production company La Competencia Productions in Madrid for Turner EMEA. It follows two teams of people who compete in challenges and get tested on their Ben 10 knowledge. Versions were created for France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, with the Spanish version also airing in Portugal dubbed. ^[9] The English version premiered in the UK and Ireland on October 13, 2017, and in Africa on December 23, 2017. ^{[10] [11]}

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge in the world

Country	TV channel	Local title	Host	Release year
Argentina [12]	Cartoon Network (Latin America)	Ben 10: Desafío Final	Sergio Figliuolo	2011
Australia	Cartoon Network (Australia)	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	None (only the UK version)	2011
Brazil	Cartoon Network Brazil	Ben 10: Desafío Final	Felipe Andreoli	2011
Bulgaria	Cartoon Network Bulgaria		None (only the Russian version dubbed into Bulgarian)	2011
Chile [12]	Cartoon Network (Latin America)	Ben 10: Desafío Final	None (only the Argentinian version)	2011
Colombia [12]	Cartoon Network (Latin America)	Ben 10: Desafío Final	None (only the Argentinian version)	2011
Denmark	Cartoon Network Denmark	Ben 10: Den Ultimative Udfordring	Simon Stenspil	2011–2012
France	Cartoon Network (France)	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	Terrier Luc	2011–2012
Germany	Cartoon Network (Germany)	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	Mitja Lafere	2011
Hungary	Cartoon Network Hungary	Ben 10: A legnagyobb kihívás	Puskás Péter	2011–2012
Italy	Cartoon Network (Italy)	Ben 10 - La sfida	Manolo Martini	2011
Mexico [12]	Cartoon Network (Latin America)	Ben 10: Desafío Final	None (only the Argentinian version)	2011
Netherlands	Cartoon Network (Netherlands)	Ben 10: De Ultieme Uitdaging	Eric Bouwman	2011
New Zealand	Cartoon Network New Zealand	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	None (only the UK version)	2011
Norway	Cartoon Network Norway	Ben 10: Den Ultimate Utfordringen	None (only the Danish version dubbed into Norwegian)	2011–2012
Philippines	Cartoon Network (Philippines)	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	None (only the UK version)	2011
Poland	Cartoon Network (Poland)	Ben 10: Ostateczne Wyzwanie	Marcin Mroziński	2011
Romania	Cartoon Network Romania	Ben 10: Provocarea supremă	None (only the Hungarian version dubbed into Romanian)	2011–2012
Russia	Cartoon Network Russia	Бен-10: Сверхсложная задача	Anton Zorkin	2011
South Africa [13]	Cartoon Network South Africa	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	None (only the UK version)	2011–2012
Spain	Boing	Desafío Ben 10	Carlos Castel	2011
Sweden	Cartoon Network Sweden	Ben 10: Den Ultimata Utmaningen	None (only the Danish version dubbed into Swedish)	2011–2012
Switzerland	Cartoon Network Switzerland	Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge	None	2011
Turkey	Cartoon Network (Turkey)	Ben 10: Zorlu Mücadele	Furkan Kizilay	2012
UAE (Middle East adaptation)	Cartoon Network Arabic	بن 10 التحدي الأقوى	Nour Aldin Alyousuf	2011-2016
Vietnam	Hanoi Radio Television Ho Chi Minh City Television	Thử thách cuối cùng của Ben 10	Lê Anh Sơn Hải Trấn Thành	2011 2014

References

1. Calling all Ben 10 fanatics - Tonight TV & Radio | IOL.co.za
2. Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge for Bandai
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119024601/http://www.turnermediainnovations.com/about/press-gallery/turner-broadcasting-signs-up-twenty-twenty-to-create-multi-territory-ben-10-show
4. Su Ann, Quah (10 November 2013). "The battle begins for the Ultimate Ben 10 Superfan". fz. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.
5. Ong, Yeevon (20 November 2013). "Join the Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge Asia". theSundaily. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
6. Foster, Elizabeth (8 June 2017). "Turner EMEA orders Ben 10 game show". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
7. RegularCapital (8 June 2017). "Cartoon Network EMEA Greenlights Ben 10 Challenge Live Action Game Show". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Press Release). Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
8. RegularCapital (11 October 2017). "Ben 10 Challenge New Show Premieres On Cartoon Network UK This Friday 13th October". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Press Release). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
9. Foster, Elizabeth (8 June 2017). "Turner EMEA orders Ben 10 game show". Kidscreen.
10. "Ben 10 Challenge New Show Premieres On Cartoon Network UK This Friday 13th October". RegularCapital. 11 October 2017.
11. "Cartoon Network Africa And Boomerang Africa December 2017 Highlights: All Times CAT". RegularCapital. 30 October 2017.
12. Mora, Matyas (22 August 2011). "◙ Especial de Ben10 con...Sergio Figliuolo ??". Taringa! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.
13. "Ben 10 moves into reality television genre". Media Update. Newsclip Media Monitoring. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.

External links

• Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge on Internet Movie Database