''Splash'' is an American reality competition series broadcast on
ABC
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, based on the ''
Celebrity Splash!
''Celebrity Splash!'' (also known as ''Splash!'') is a reality television franchise created by Netherlands, Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show ''Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag'' which premièred in 2012. The franchise i ...
'' format created by
Dutch
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company
Eyeworks
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. It premiered on March 19, 2013.
Steve Foley and
David Boudia are judges while
Greg Louganis
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mentored the competitors.
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
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
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series of the same name, it has celebrities perform dives from extreme heights and each week the challenges increase in difficulty.
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. The final two to be revealed were Nicole Eggert and Rory Bushfield. The hosts for season one have been
Joey Lawrence
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and
Charissa Thompson
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.
Season 1 was filmed at the Riverside Aquatics Complex on the campus of
Riverside City College
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.
In 2023, professional wrestler
Chris Jericho
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said in an interview with “Inside the Ropes” that he was asked to take part in the show but ultimately declined.
Cast
Injuries
* On March 26, 2013 (week two),
Chuy Bravo withdrew the competition with an injury to his heel.
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, and sports broadcaster. She played for the United States national team from 1988 ...
replaced Bravo after the injury.
*
Rory Bushfield suffered a ruptured eardrum in practice in Week 3. He had to go to four doctors before one would clear him to continue.
*
Katherine Webb
Katherine Elizabeth Webb-McCarron (born April 24, 1989), is an American model, beauty queen, and television personality. She was Miss Alabama USA 2012.
Early life
Katherine Webb was born in Montgomery, Alabama, to Alan and Leslie Webb. She gr ...
suffered a back injury and withdrew from the show.
* Reportedly
Nicole Eggert
Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy ''Charles in Charge'' and Summer Quinn on the television series ''Baywatch''. She guest-starred in ''The Super ...
was injured in the third week of April during a taping of the show.
* During rehearsal for episode six of the show,
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as a child actor in the 1990s, appearing on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' (1994) and in severa ...
attempted a dive he had not practiced and got a concussion and two black eyes.
* Nicole Eggert fell on her back during her final dive on May 7. She was okay, but ended up losing to Rory Bushfield.
Scoring chart
:
''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
Live show details
Week 1
;Running order
Week 2
;Running order
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.
Week 4
;Running order
The challenge this week was to do a flip.
Week 5
;Running order
The challenge this week was to jump off the 10 meter platform.
Week 6
;Running order
The challenge this week was to jump in synchronization with a junior diving champ.
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.
Week 8
;Running order
References
External links
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{{Celebrity Splash!
2010s American reality television series
2013 American television series debuts
2013 American television series endings
American Broadcasting Company reality television shows
American television series based on Dutch television series
American English-language television shows
Television shows filmed in California
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios