Splash (American TV series)

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Splash
Genre Reality
Presented by Joey Lawrence
Charissa Thompson
Starring Greg Louganis
Judges Steve Foley
David Boudia
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersBrant Pinvidic
J.D. Roth
Josh Greenberg
Todd A. Nelson
Production location Riverside City College [1]
Production company Eyeworks USA
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 19 (2013-03-19) 
May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
Related
Celebrity Splash!

Splash is an American reality competition series broadcast on ABC, based on the Celebrity Splash! format created by Dutch company Eyeworks. It premiered on March 19, 2013. [2] Steve Foley and David Boudia are judges while Greg Louganis mentored the competitors. [3]

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Production history

The series was first mentioned on October 5, 2012, when it was announced that ABC ordered what was called Celebrity Splash straight to series. Based on the Dutch series of the same name, it has celebrities perform dives from extreme heights and each week the challenges increase in difficulty. [4]

Eight out of ten of the cast were revealed on January 25, 2013, which is also when the series changed its name to its current title of Splash. The two unrevealed cast members were revealed on February 4, 2013. [5] [6] The final two to be revealed were Nicole Eggert and Rory Bushfield. The hosts for season one have been Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson. [7]

Season 1 was filmed at the Riverside Aquatics Complex on the campus of Riverside City College. [8]

In 2023, professional wrestler Chris Jericho said in an interview with “Inside the Ropes” that he was asked to take part in the show but ultimately declined. [9]

Cast

CelebrityOccupation / known forStatus
Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress
The Cosby Show
Eliminated 1st
on March 19, 2013
Chuy Bravo Sidekick of Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Lately
Withdrew
on March 26, 2013
Ndamukong Suh NFL defensive lineman
Detroit Lions
Eliminated 2nd
on March 26, 2013
Kendra Wilkinson Reality TV star
Former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner
Withdrew
on April 2, 2013
Katherine Webb Miss Alabama USA 2012
Girlfriend of A. J. McCarron
Withdrew
on April 16, 2013
Louie Anderson TV host and comedian
Family Feud
Withdrew
on April 16, 2013
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA champion
NBA's 2nd all-time leading scorer
Eliminated 3rd
on April 23, 2013
Brandi Chastain FIFA Women's World Cup Champion
Replaced Chuy Bravo, Week 2
Eliminated 4th
on April 30, 2013
Drake Bell Actor/singer-songwriter
Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh
Third place
on May 7, 2013
Nicole Eggert Actress
Baywatch
Runner-up
on May 7, 2013
Rory Bushfield Extreme skier
member of Nitro Circus Live
Winner
on May 7, 2013

Injuries

Scoring chart

CelebrityPlaceWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
Rory Bushfield18.007.258.758.008.759.25
Nicole Eggert27.756.758.258.508.257.258.50
Drake Bell37.759.256.257.757.005.757.00
Brandi Chastain47.006.756.254.759.753.25
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar57.255.756.257.257.25
Louie Anderson67.255.755.757.25
Katherine Webb76.759.256.00WD
Kendra Wilkinson87.75WD
Ndamukong Suh96.75
Chuy Bravo10WD
Keisha Knight Pulliam116.00
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
  The diver won the competition.
  The diver received second place in the competition.
  The diver received third place in the competition.
  The diver received first place that week, when audience scores were added in.
  The diver was eliminated that week.
  The diver was in the bottom two and competed in the dive-off.
  The diver withdrew from the competition.
  The diver did not dive that week.
  The contestant was not on the show at this time.
  The contestant was re-instated into the competition and withdrew in the same episode.

Averages

Rank by averagePlaceCelebrityTotal pointsNumber of divesAverage
11Rory Bushfield50.0068.33
22Nicole Eggert55.2577.89
38Kendra Wilkinson7.7517.75
47Katherine Webb22.0037.33
53Drake Bell50.7577.29
65Kareem Abdul-Jabbar33.7556.85
79Ndamukong Suh6.7516.75
86Louie Anderson26.0046.50
94Brandi Chastain37.7566.29
1010Keshia Knight Pulliam6.0016.00

Live show details

Week 1

Running order
CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Keisha Knight Pulliam6.006.006.00Eliminated
Louie Anderson7.507.007.25Safe
Katherine Webb7.006.506.75Bottom two
Rory Bushfield8.507.508.00Safe (First Place)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar7.507.007.25Safe

Week 2

Running order
CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Brandi Chastain8.006.007.00Bottom two
Drake Bell7.508.007.75Safe
Nicole Eggert7.508.007.75Safe (First Place)
Ndamukong Suh7.006.506.75Eliminated
Kendra Wilkinson8.507.007.75Safe
Chuy BravoN/AN/AN/AWithdrew, replaced by Brandi Chastain

Week 3

Running order

The challenge this week was to do a dive with a partner. Kendra Wilkinson withdrew from the competition for personal reasons prior to Week 4's start. She was taped for Week 3 preparing for the dive, but she didn't dive in the live show, thus eliminating her directly.

CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Kareem & Louie6.005.505.75Bottom two
Nicole & Brandi7.006.506.75Safe
Drake & Katherine10.008.509.25Safe (First Place)
Kendra & RoryN/AN/AN/AWithdrew (Kendra)

Week 4

Running order

The challenge this week was to do a flip.

CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6.006.506.25Safe
Katherine Webb6.006.006.00Bottom two
Nicole Eggert8.508.008.25Safe (First Place)
Rory Bushfield7.007.507.25Safe
Drake Bell6.506.006.25Safe
Brandi Chastain6.006.506.25Safe
Louie Anderson5.506.005.75Eliminated

Week 5

Running order

The challenge this week was to jump off the 10 meter platform.

CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Louie Anderson7.507.007.25Withdrew (in Bottom two)
Drake Bell8.007.507.75Safe
Brandi Chastain5.004.504.75Bottom two
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar7.507.007.25Safe
Nicole Eggert9.008.008.50Safe
Rory Bushfield9.008.508.75Safe (First Place)
Katherine WebbN/AN/AN/AWithdrew, replaced by Louie Anderson

Week 6

Running order

The challenge this week was to jump in synchronization with a junior diving champ.

CelebrityScoresJunior DiverResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Brandi Chastain10.009.509.75DariaSafe (First Place)
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar7.507.007.25MichelleEliminated
Rory Bushfield8.008.008.00JakeSafe
Drake Bell7.007.007.00LucaBottom two
Nicole Eggert8.008.508.25SofieSafe

Week 7

Running order

The challenge this week was for each diver to choose which board to jump from and be given their dive by Greg.

CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Drake Bell5.506.005.75Dive-off
Nicole Eggert7.007.507.25Dive-off
Brandi Chastain3.503.003.25Dive-off
Rory Bushfield9.008.508.75Safe (First Place)
The Dive-off
Drake BellSavedXSafe
Nicole EggertXSavedSafe
Brandi ChastainXXEliminated

Week 8

Running order
CelebrityScoresResult
BoudiaFoleyAverage
Nicole Eggert8.508.508.50Runner-Up
Rory Bushfield9.509.009.25Winner
Drake Bell7.007.007.00Third Place

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