Proving Ground (TV series)

*Proving Ground*
Proving Ground
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Genre	Reality
Presented by	Ryan Dunn; Jessica Chobot
Music by	Eric Hester
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Michael Bloom; Bruce Klassen
Producers	Jenn van Persaud; Shayna Weber; Farshad Tehrani
Cinematography	Johnny Martin
Editors	Buzz Chatman; Jesus Huidobro; Noah Rosenstein
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Bongo Pictures
Original release
Network	G4
Release	June 14 –; September 6, 2011

Proving Ground is an American reality television series that aired in the United States on G4 in 2011, hosted by stuntman Ryan Dunn and video game journalist Jessica Chobot.

In each episode, Dunn and Chobot test concepts from pop culture such as video games, comics, television and movies to see if any are easily replicated in the real world. In the first episode, they test the concept of a real life Super Mario Kart go-kart race with banana peels and "Koopa Troopa shells".^[1]

The series premiered on June 14 to 31,000 viewers.^[2] Most of the testing segments were filmed at the Saugus Speedway. On June 20, Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania. The network immediately pulled the series from its schedule until management determined whether the remaining episodes should air.^[2] On June 27, it announced that the show would return on July 19 and the remaining episodes would air in the same time slot.^[3]

References

^ Levin, Gary (2011-05-04). "New show tests pop culture from 'Mario Kart' to 'Star Wars'". USA Today. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b de Moraes, Lisa (2011-06-20). "G4 pulls 'Proving Ground' off the schedule after star Ryan Dunn's death". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
^ Johnson, Stephen (2011-06-27). "Ryan Dunn Tribute Special Coming; Proving Ground To Resume". G4. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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[1] Levin, Gary (2011-05-04). "New show tests pop culture from 'Mario Kart' to 'Star Wars'". USA Today. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[washington-2] Moraes, Lisa (2011-06-20). "G4 pulls 'Proving Ground' off the schedule after star Ryan Dunn's death". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[3] Johnson, Stephen (2011-06-27). "Ryan Dunn Tribute Special Coming; Proving Ground To Resume". G4. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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