Ultimate Tag (Australian TV series)

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Ultimate Tag
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Genre
Based on
Ultimate Tag
by
  • Znak & Co
  • et al.
Presented by
Opening theme"Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationAustralia
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time75 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release7 March (2021-03-07) –
4 April 2021 (2021-04-04)

Ultimate Tag was a short-lived Australian sports entertainment obstacle course competition based on the American series of the same name which premiered on Seven on 7 March 2021. [1] Following the premise of the original version, the format was based on the game of tag and involved contestants running through various indoor obstacle courses while professional taggers attempt to catch them. Abbey Gelmi and Matt Shirvington hosted the series, with Bill Woods as commentator.

Contents

After three episodes, the series was moved to Channel Seven’s sister channel 7flix due to unexpectedly low viewership. [2] Seven conceded the series failed to resonate with audiences and would not be returning for a second season, and was eventually cancelled shortly afterwards. [3]

Format

The competition took place across six Heats, three Semi-Finals and the Grand Final, with every course and run becoming more difficult and challenging. The courses included Survival Tag, Gravity Tag, Revenge Tag, The Wall, Stealth Tag, Dodge Tag, The Alley and The Vortex. The winner of the series would receive $100,000, but the prize was amazingly never won.

Production

In July 2020, it was announced that Seven Network had purchased the rights to the series and would will making their own version of the show for Australian audiences in 2021. [4] [5] [6] Auditions were open between July & August 2020. [7] [8] [9] The series was officially confirmed by Seven at their annual upfronts in October 2020, produced by Endemol Shine Australia and with Abbey Gelmi and Matt Shirvington announced as hosts and Bill Woods as commentator. [10] [11] [12]

Taggers

List of taggers competing in the series: [13] [14]

Scott Evennett was set to appear under the Tagger name Striker but injured himself on the first day of filming.

DaCosta also appears on the American version under the same Tagger name of Bulldog; DaCosta was also a consultant on the show, designing and developing games, courses and obstacles for the Australian version. [14]

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Heat 17 March 2021 (2021-03-07)Sunday 7:00 pm447,000830,0008477,000 [15] [16]
2Heat 28 March 2021 (2021-03-08)Monday 7:30 pm260,000———260,000 [17]
3Heat 39 March 2021 (2021-03-09)Tuesday 7:30 pm277,00020——277,000 [18]
4Heat 414 March 2021 (2021-03-14)Sunday 7:00 pm59,000———59,000 [19]
5Heat 515 March 2021 (2021-03-15)Monday 7:30 pm64,000———64,000 [20]
6Heat 621 March 2021 (2021-03-21)Sunday 7:00 pm79,000———79,000 [21]
7Semi-Final 122 March 2021 (2021-03-22)Monday 7:30 pm60,000———60,000 [22]
8Semi-Final 228 March 2021 (2021-03-28)Sunday 7:00 pm47,000———47,000
9Semi-Final 329 March 2021 (2021-03-29)Monday 7:30 pm———
10Grand Final4 April 2021 (2021-04-04)Sunday 7:00 pm———

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