Celebrity Splash! (also known as Splash!) is a reality television franchise created by Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebrities diving into the pool.

Celebrity Splash!
Created byReinout Oerlemans
Eyeworks
Original workSterren Springen Op Zaterdag (Netherlands)
Years2012–present
Films and television
Television seriesCelebrity Splash! (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
GenreReality television
First aired25 August 2012 (2012-08-25)
Official website
Production website

Format

edit

Origins and history

edit

Splash has its origin and idea from German Olympic-themed variety TV show TV total Turmspringen (TV total Diving),[citation needed] it was first aired on 16 December 2004, in the TV total show, on ProSieben and was founded by Stefan Raab and hosted by Sonya Kraus. Other hosts/reporters include Ingolf Lück (2004), Kai Pflaume (2005), Oliver Welke and Matthias Opdenhövel (2007, 09), Steven Gätjen (2011–12) and Olaf Schubert (2011–12 reporter).

It has been held every year since, with the exception of 2006. The eighth competition was on 24 November 2012 re-fought at the Olympic Pool, Munich.

The idea for the German show has been adopted by US network FOX and aired as a two-hour special, renamed Stars in Danger: The High Dive, on 9 January 2013. Fox's rival show is the American version of Splash, which airs on ABC since March 2013.

Both shows are similar in concept to the Netherlands-born Splash reality show format, which launched in August 2012[1] and is now produced in at least 10 other countries.

Versions

edit
  Currently airing franchise
  Franchise with an upcoming season
  Franchise no longer in production
Country Local title Channel Winners Judges Main presenters
  Argentina Celebrity Splash! Telefe Series 1, 2013: Nazareno Móttola Pampita Ardohain
Maximiliano Guerra
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Mariana Montes
Marley Wiebe
  Australia Celebrity Splash! Seven Network Series 1, 2013: Andrew Symonds Alisa Camplin
Greg Louganis
Matthew Mitcham
Larry Emdur
Kylie Gillies
  Belgium De Grote Sprong vtm Series 1, 2013: Tanja Dexters Frans Van De Konijnenburg
Anna Bader
Fréderic Deburghgraeve
Kürt Rogiers
Evi Hanssen
  Brazil Saltibum Rede Globo Season 1, 2014: Rômulo Neto
Season 2, 2015: Priscila Fantin and Rodrigo Simas
Season 3, 2016: Maíra Charken and Bruno Chateaubriand
Eduardo Falcão (1-2)
Roberto Biagioni (2)
Hugo Parisi (1)
Luciano Huck
  Chile Salta si puedes Chilevisión Series 1, 2013: Katherine Orellana
Series 2, 2013: Cristián Menares
Sebastián Keitel
Francisca García-Huidobro
Yoel Gutiérrez
Sergio Freire
Rafael Araneda
Carolina de Moras
  China Splash! Zhejiang TV Series 1, 2013: Xian Zi Zhou Jihong
Li Na
Li Xiaopeng
Zhang Tielin
Huang Jianxiang
Yi Yi ("伊一" in Chinese)
  Finland Splash! Nelonen Series 1, 2013: Martina Aitolehti Joona Puhakka
Janne Kataja
Rosa Meriläinen
Ellen Jokikunnas
Sebastian Rejman
  France Splash: Le Grand Plongeon TF1 Series 1, 2013: Clément Lefert Laure Manaudou
Taïg Khris
Muriel Hermine
Grégory Couratier
Estelle Denis
Gérard Vives
Julie Taton
  Germany Die Pool Champions - Promis unter Wasser RTL Series 1, 2013: Magdalena Brzeska Verona Pooth
Franziska van Almsick
Christian Keller
Gerd Völker
Marco Schreyl
Nazan Eckes
  Italy Jump! Stasera mi tuffo Canale 5 Series 1, 2013: Stefano Bettarini Giorgio Cagnotto
Alessia Filippi
Anna Paola Concia
Maurizio ″Mister OK″ Palmulli
Paolo Bonolis
Teo Mammucari
  South Korea Splash MBC Canceled[2] Shin Dong-yup
Jun Hyun-moo
  Lebanon Splash LBCI Series 1, 2013: Silvio Chiha
Series 2, 2014: ?
Elie Saad
Sandrine Atallah
Todor Spasov
Rola Bahnam
Aiman Kaissouni
  Lithuania Šuolis! TV3 Lithuania[3] Series 1, 2014: Eglė Straleckaitė
Series 1, 2014:
Ignas Barkauskas
Kęstutis Autukas
Guest judge
Series 1, 2014:
Monika Vaičiulytė
Mindaugas Stasiulis
  Mexico El gran chapuzón Canal de las Estrellas Series 1, 2014: Maya Karunna Yahel Castillo
Paola Espinosa
Tatiana Ortiz
Alan Tacher
  Netherlands Sterren Springen SBS 6 Series 1, 2012: Liza Sips
Series 2, 2014: Jeffrey Wammes
Frans van de Konijnenburg (1–2)
Inge de Bruijn (2)
Daphne Jongejans (1)
Quintis Ristie (1)
Gerard Joling (1–2)
Kim-Lian van der Meij (2)
Tess Milne (1)
  Norway Skal vi stupe TV 2 Series 1, 2013: Mini Jakobsen and Roar Strand ? Freddy dos Santos
Sarah Natasha Melbye
  Poland Celebrity Splash! Polsat Series 1, 2015: Andrzej Szczęsny Otylia Jędrzejczak
Tomasz Zimoch
Danuta Stenka
Krzysztof Jankowski
Łukasz Grass
  Portugal Splash! Celebridades SIC Series 1, 2013: Ricardo Guedes
Series 2, 2013: Pedro Azevedo
Marco Horácio
Sílvia Rita
Simão Morgado
Ricardo Guedes (2)
Júlia Pinheiro
Rui Unas
  Romania Splash! Vedete la Apă Antena 1 Series 1, 2013: Piticu`
Series 2, 2014: Cosmin Soare
Series 3, 2015: Vladmir Drăghia
Series 4, 2021: Cristi Pulhac
Series 5, 2022: Currently Airing
Ozana Barabancea (2–3)
Cosmin Seleși (2–3)
Cătălin Preda (1–3)
Anda Adam (1)
Daniel Buzdugan (1)
Jean de la Craiova(4)
Iulia Albu(4-present)
Marin Barbu(4-present)
Bogdan Ioniță(4)
Clara Gherase(4-present)
Cosmin Nantanticu(5-present)
Pepe (1–3)
Diana Munteanu (3,5-)
Alina Pușcaș (3)
Roxana Vancea (1)
Bianca Drăgușanu (2)
Roxana Ionescu (1–2)
Răzvan Fodor(4-present)
Anna Lesko(4)
Ramona Olaru(4-present)
Monica Bârladeanu(5-present)
  Russia Vyshka Channel One Russia Season 1, 2013: Maksim Sharafutdinov Stanislav Sadal'skiy
Emmanuel Vitorgan
Tatyana Ustinova
Elena Waicehovskaya
Dmitriy Dibrov
Andrey Urgant
Viktor Vasiliev
Katerina Shpica
  Spain Splash! Famosos al agua Antena 3 Series 1, 2013: Gervasio Deferr Guti
Emilio Ratia
Santiago Segura
Anna Tarrés
Arturo Valls
Ainhoa Arbizu
¡Mira quién salta! Telecinco Series 1, 2013: Verónica Hidalgo
Series 2, 2014: Sergi Capdevila
Bibiana Fernández (1)
Boris Izaguirre (1-2)
Carlos Pumares (1)
Javier Illana (1)
Lola Sáez (1-2)
Gemma Mengual (2)
José Corbacho (2)
Jesús Vázquez
Marta Simonet
  Sweden Kändishoppet TV3 Series 1, 2013: Tobbe Blom
Series 2, 2013: Frank Andersson
? Adam Alsing
Carin da Silva
  Turkey Ben Burdan Atlarım Show TV Chloe Loughnan
  United Kingdom Splash! ITV Series 1, 2013: Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
Series 2, 2014: Perri Kiely
Andy Banks
Jo Brand
Leon Taylor
Gabby Logan
Vernon Kay
  United States Splash ABC Series 1, 2013: Rory Bushfield David Boudia
Steve Foley
Joey Lawrence
Charissa Thompson
  Ukraine Vyshka [uk] 1 1 Series 1, 2013: Olha Kharlan Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Tamara Tokmachova
Dmitry Sautin
Solomiya Vitvitska
Andriy Domanskyi


Controversy

edit

In 2012, French-based production group Banijay International requested an injunction against Dutch group Eyeworks, claiming the show is a copy of the older German format, TV Total Turmspringen, created by Banijay subsidiary Brainpool TV.[4][5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Eyeworks Netherlands Winner Opening Weekend New TV-Season". Eyeworks. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ^ "MBC cancels 'Star Diving Show Splash' for safety reasons". allkpop.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Lithuania".
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (18 October 2012). "Banijay International Requests Injunction Against Eyeworks Diving Format 'Celebrity Splash'". The Hollywood Reporter. Cologne. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ^ Knox, David (19 October 2012). "Celebrity Splash dives into legal battle". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
edit