Splash! (UK TV series)

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Genre Reality
Written byAdam Bostock-Smith
Directed byJulia Knowles
Presented by Gabby Logan
Vernon Kay
Starring Tom Daley
JudgesAndy Banks
Jo Brand
Leon Taylor
Narrated byAlan March
Country of originNetherlands
Original language(s)English
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producer(s)Shirley Jones
Darren Smith
Producer(s)Aaron Kidd
Gyles Neville
Production location(s)Inspire: Luton Sports Village, Luton, Bedfordshire
Running time90 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Twofour
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 16:9 (HDTV)
Original release5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) –
15 February 2014 (2014-02-15)
Chronology
Related shows Celebrity Splash!
External links
Website

Splash! is a British television series that follows celebrities as they tried to master the art of diving. The celebrities performed each week in front of a panel of judges and a live audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result each week partly determined by public vote. Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay presented the show, [1] whilst Team GB Olympic Bronze Medal winning diver Tom Daley was the expert mentor to the celebrities. [2] It was filmed at the Inspire: Luton Sports Village, which is based in Stopsley, Luton. [3] The show premiered on ITV on 5 January 2013 winning the ratings battle for its 7.15pm-8.15pm slot with an average audience of 5.6 million viewers, a network share of 23.6%, [4] [5] however, it was cancelled on 24 June 2014 after just two series. [6]

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Vernon Kay British TV presenter

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Contents

The format for the show originated from the Celebrity Splash! franchise created by television production company Eyeworks in the Netherlands, [7] and was broadcast on SBS 6 as Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag (Celebrities Jumping On Saturday). [8]

Celebrity Splash! is a reality television franchise created by Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebrities diving into the pool.

Eyeworks film production company

Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans, Robert van den Bogaard and Ronald van Wechem. As of June 2014, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Warner Bros. Television Group and rebranded as Warner Bros. International Television Production.

Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag is a Dutch reality television series produced by Eyeworks and broadcast on SBS 6. It is the first show to use the Celebrity Splash! format created by the same company.

Format

The show is broadcast live on ITV on Saturday evenings, and is presented by Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay. In the show celebrities compete against each other performing dives in order to impress a judging panel and the viewing public. The series consists of heats where two celebrities from each go into the semi finals, and then followed by a live final on successive Saturdays.

ITV (TV network) TV network in the United Kingdom

ITV is a British free-to-air television network with its headquarters in London, it was launched in 1955 as Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to BBC Television, that was established in 1932. ITV is also the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been Channel 3, to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, namely BBC 1, BBC 2 and Channel 4. In part, the number 3 was assigned because television sets would usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button, with the other stations being allocated to the number within their name.

Series overview

To date, two series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

SeriesStartFinishWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth placeHostsJudges
One 5 January 20132 February 2013 Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards Jake Canuso Linda Barker N/A Gabby Logan
Vernon Kay 		Andy Banks
Jo Brand
Leon Taylor
Two 4 January 201415 February 2014 Perri Kiely Richard Whitehead Keith Duffy Dan Osborne

Main series results

Series 1 (2013)

The first series began airing on 5 January 2013 and ran for 5 weeks ending on 2 February 2013.

The contestants for the first series were:

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Jade Ewen SingerEliminated 1st
Helen Lederer Comedian, actress & writerEliminated 2nd
Jenni Falconer TV presenterEliminated 3rd
Diarmuid Gavin Garden designerEliminated 4th
Caprice Model and actressEliminated 5th
Joey Essex Reality TV starEliminated 6th
Donna Air TV presenterEliminated 7th
Dom Joly Comedian and actorEliminated 8th
Tina Malone ActressEliminated 9th
Anthony Ogogo Olympic professional boxerWithdrew
Charlotte Jackson Journalist and TV presenterEliminated 10th
Omid Djalili Comedian and actorEliminated 10th
Linda Barker Interior designer and TV presenterThird place
Jake Canuso ActorRunner-up
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards Olympic ski jumperWinner

Series 2 (2014)

On 4 February 2013, a second series was confirmed [9] and began airing on 4 January 2014 [10] and ran for 7 weeks ending on 15 February 2014.

The contestants for the second series are:

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Gemma Merna ActressEliminated 1st
Ricky Groves ActorEliminated 2nd
Gemma Collins Reality TV starEliminated 3rd
Martin Offiah Rugby playerEliminated 4th
Paul Ross JournalistEliminated 5th
Toyah Willcox SingerEliminated 6th
Patrick Monahan ComedianEliminated 7th
Paul Young SingerEliminated 8th
Penny Mordaunt PoliticianEliminated 9th
Pollyanna Woodward TV presenterEliminated 10th
Jenny Eclair ComedianEliminated 11th
Una Healy SingerEliminated 12th
Michaela Strachan TV presenterEliminated 13th
Danielle Lloyd ModelEliminated 14th
Austin Healey Rugby playerWithdrew
Anna Williamson TV presenterEliminated 15th
Dan Osborne Reality TV starFourth place
Keith Duffy SingerThird place
Richard Whitehead Paralympic runnerRunner-up
Perri Kiely DancerWinner

Reception

The show received generally poor reviews from critics after its premiere, including "utterly awful", [11] "a new low for television" [12] and "probably the worst programme ever screened in primetime". [13] Despite the critical drubbing, however, it achieved reasonable ratings and was recommissioned for a second series. [14]

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Concern was shown for Daley's role in the show by the head of British Swimming David Sparkes, who claimed that he is in danger of putting his media work before his sporting career, and possibly hampering his chances of a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. [15] [16] Andy Banks, Daley's coach at Plymouth Diving and British Swimming, hit back at Sparkes' criticism airing his concerns that such negative comments might take the fun out of diving for Daley and indeed drive him away from the sport altogether to pursue his media career. [17] Daley's mother Debbie Daley also responded directly to Sparkes' complaints in an open letter published by the Daily Mail online in which she gave her son's career choices her complete backing and bemoaned Sparkes' lack of direct communication with either Daley or his representatives before issuing statements to the press. [18] Daley eventually won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized platform dive in the 2016 Games.

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Jo Brand received criticism for her role as a judge, as she has no apparent expertise in diving. [19]

Heat 3 contestant Tina Malone made negative comments in an interview with Liverpool radio station Juice FM several days before her appearance on the show. She called this and other reality shows "garbage" as well as stating that "It’s the big fat cheques that make me happy" in reference to the fact she appears in such TV shows only for the financial reward. [20] [21]

International versions

A US version, under the title Splash , premiered on 19 March 2013 from the Riverside Aquatics Complex at Riverside City College and Pasadena's Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on ABC television. [22] [23] The US version features 2012 Olympic 10 m diving champion David Boudia and American diving legend Greg Louganis as judges. [24] The Seven Network in Australia have also commissioned Celebrity Splash! which aired in 2013. [25]

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Splash! is a British television show which teaches celebrities the art of diving with the aid of Tom Daley. The first series started on 5 January 2013 and ended on 2 February 2013. Gabby Logan and Vernon Kay hosted the show, with Andy Banks, Jo Brand and Leon Taylor as judges, and commentary by Alan March.

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