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American game show
Cannonball
Genre
Game show Presented by Country of origin United States Original language English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 10 Executive producers
John de Mol
Bernie Schaeffer
Keith Geller
Shye Sutherland
Stijn Bakkers
Production companies Network
USA Network Release July 9 (2020-07-09 ) – September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03 )
British version
Australian version
Cannonball is an American game show that aired on the
USA Network from July 9 to September 3, 2020. Inspired by the
British series of the same name , it featured 16 contestants from across America facing off in a series of water-based
obstacle courses to win a cash prize of $10,000.
The series premiered on
NBC as a special preview on June 29, 2020. The simulcast was made permanent shortly after, albeit in the form of a slightly edited
broadcast television version, after receiving satisfactory response from audience.
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Episodes
Production
The series was ordered at the
USA network on July 17, 2019, with a 10 episode order.
[12] On January 14, 2020, it was announced that
The Miz would promulgate the
play-by-play ,
Rocsi Diaz would provide
color commentary , and that comedian Simon Gibson would act as the
sideline reporter .
[13]
Filming on the series took place at the
Hansen Dam Recreation Park in
Los Angeles, California .
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Reception
NBC ratings
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