Cannonball (American game show)

American game show

Cannonball

Genre| Game show
Presented by|

* Mike Mizanin
* Rocsi Diaz
* Simon Gibson

Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of series| 2
No. of episodes| 10
Production
Executive producers|

* John de Mol
* Bernie Schaeffer
* Keith Geller
* Shye Sutherland
* Stijn Bakkers

Production companies|

* ITV Entertainment
* Talpa Media USA

Original release
Network| USA Network
Release| July 9 (2020-07-09) –
September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)
Related
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.[1][2]

## Episodes

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No.| Title [2]| Original air date [2]| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)

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1| "I Need to Pay My Bills!"| July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)| 101| 0.771[3]
2| "The Human Dart"| July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)| 102| 0.592[4]
3| "Dare to Cannonball"| July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)| 103| 0.561[5]
4| "Cannonballs and Mullets"| July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)| 104| 0.565[6]
5| "Thrills, Spills and A Cat Daddy"| August 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)| 105| 0.570[7]
6| "Swimming with Socks"| August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)| 106| 0.434[8]
7| "Viva el Mustache!"| August 13, 2020 (2020-08-13)| 107| 0.434[8]
8| "Tiny Weenie Mankini"| August 20, 2020 (2020-08-20)| 108| 0.576[9]
9| "Cannonballed"| August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)| 109| 0.526[10]
10| "When Ducks Attack"| September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03)| 110| 0.554[11]
11| "Sink or Swim"| September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)| 111| 0.554[12]
12| "Cannonball into Cannonball Bay"| September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)| 112| 0.863[13]

## Production

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The series was ordered at the USA network on July 17, 2019, with a 10 episode order.[14] 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.[15]

Filming on the series took place at the Hansen Dam Recreation Park in Los Angeles, California.[16] All events took place in Cannonball Bay.

## Reception

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### NBC ratings

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Cannonball No. | Title  | Air date | Rating/share
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions) | DVR
(18–49) | DVR viewers
(millions) | Total
(18–49) | Total viewers
(millions)

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1  | "Cannonballs and Mullets: Network Cut"  | June 29, 2020 | 0.6/4 | 2.65[17] | 0.1 | 0.28 | 0.7 | 2.94[18]
2  | "Viva El Moustache!: Network Cut"  | July 12, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 1.83[19] | 0.0 | 0.17 | 0.4 | 2.00[20]
3  | "When Ducks Attack: Network Cut"  | July 19, 2020 | 0.3/2 | 2.09[21] | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.4 | 2.24[22]
4  | "The Human Dart: Network Cut"  | July 26, 2020 | 0.3/2 | 1.74[23] | 0.0 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 1.81[24]
5  | "Dare to Cannonball: Network Cut"  | August 2, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 2.07[25] | 0.0 | 0.12 | 0.4 | 2.19[26]
6  | "Thrills, Spills and A Cat Daddy: Network Cut"  | August 16, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 1.88[27] | 0.0 | 0.09 | 0.4 | 1.97[28]
7  | "Swimming with Socks: Network Cut"  | August 23, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 1.93[29] | 0.0 | 0.08 | 0.4 | 2.00[30]
8  | "Tiny Weenie Mankini: Network Cut"  | August 30, 2020 | 0.4/3 | 1.62[31] | 0.0 | 0.07 | 0.4 | 1.69[32]
9  | "Cannonballed: Network Cut"  | September 6, 2020 | 0.3/3 | 1.52[33] | 0.0 | 0.08 | 0.3 | 1.60[34]

## References

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## External links

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* USA Network
* NBC
* Cannonball at IMDb

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