Cannonball (British game show)

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Cannonball
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Genre Game show
Presented by Andrew Flintoff
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companies Potato and Talpa
Original release
Network ITV
Release2 September (2017-09-02) 
31 December 2017 (2017-12-31)
Related
Australian version
American version

Cannonball is a British game show, hosted by Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff with Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya, Ryan Hand and Maya Jama as poolside reporters, which first aired on 2 September 2017 on ITV. The show features 24 contestants of all ages taking on four games in a bid to win gold, silver and bronze medals. The top three contestants with the most medals go through to the final to play for the Cannonball Cup. Flintoff is the main presenter and narrator, whilst Bridge, Chinyanganya, Hand and Jama are down by the games speaking to the contestants.

Contents

Format

The format for the show is a franchise that originated in the Netherlands by Talpa, which has also been produced in Australia. The British version started filming in Valletta, Malta from late April 2017. [1]

Qualifying rounds

The Final: Swing to Win

The final is split into three rounds:

Broadcast history

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 [3] 2 September 201731 December 201710

Specials

DateTitle
24 December 2017Christmas Special
31 December 2017Splash Hits

U.S. version

An American version of Cannonball, simulcast on the USA Network and NBC, premiered on June 29, 2020. It is hosted by WWE wrestler The Miz and former Entertainment Tonight correspondent Rocsi Diaz, with comedian Simon Gibson as the sideline reporter. [4] [5] [6]

Reception

Sam Wollaston for The Guardian gave it a positive review saying "ITV's new water-park show may lack the sophistication of BBC's Total Wipeout – but when it comes to stripping people of their dignity, it wins hands down." [7]

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