Total Wipeout
On BBC One
A high-energy, deliberately absurd game show built on physical comedy and the gleeful humiliation of ordinary contestants in water and mud.
Each week, 20 contestants compete in a series of challenges in an attempt to win £10,000. These challenges are based in large pools of water or mud and generally involve large assault courses that participants must cross.
Questions people ask
Is Total Wipeout sad? No. Less sad than 100% of series.
Is Total Wipeout scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Is Total Wipeout easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 91% of series.
Does Total Wipeout leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Total Wipeout violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Total Wipeout
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Total Wipeout
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Total Wipeout, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Total Wipeout, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Total Wipeout, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
