Cannonball is an Australian reality television game show that premiered on the Seven Network on 27 September 2017.[1] It is hosted by Tim Ross and Ben Mingay, along with Rachael Finch and features contestants competing with celebrities.[2][3] The water-based game show involves 15 couples competing on a lake attempting to jump the highest, slide the furthest and fly the highest.
| Cannonball | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Talpa Media |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith |
| Production company | ITV Studios Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 27 September 2017 – 2017 |
| Related | |
| Cannonball (United Kingdom) | |
The format for the show is a franchise that originated in the Netherlands by Talpa. The four-episode series is produced by ITV Studios Australia and filmed at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, New South Wales, in Sydney's western suburbs.[4]
Format
editThe competition involves a total of 36 teams of two competing in high level water games for a chance to win two new Suzuki Vitaras and over $35,000 in cash. The top two team in each episode will go to the finals with the best team of the day getting a prize of $5,000
Several celebrity participants competed including former My Kitchen Rules contestants Ash Pollard, Luciano Ippoliti, Alex Ebert and Gareth Cochran. Two celebrities appear on each episode doing the same challenges, and what ever team there score get the close to that team get $500.
Ratings
editThe premiere episode was met with disappointing ratings. As a result, the second episode of the series was rescheduled to late Friday night.[5][6] It is unknown if the final two episodes made it to air.
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) | |
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| Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Episode 1 | 27 September 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 513,000 | 16 | [7] |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 29 September 2017 | Friday 10:45pm | Unknown | — | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | — | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | — | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Knox, David (18 September 2017). "Airdate: Cannonball". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (8 April 2016). "Ex-Wonderland stars to front Cannonball for Seven". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Ben Mingay and Tim Ross confirmed as hosts of Cannonball". Yahoo!7 TV. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (23 February 2016). "Seven loads up Cannonball format". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (28 September 2017). "Bumped: Cannonball". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Quinn, Karl (29 September 2017). "Seven's water themepark game show Cannonball sinks almost without trace". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Knox, David (28 September 2017). "Wednesday 27 September 2017". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.