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WIPEOUT
Air Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:02 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#209) "Episode 209"
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SWEEPER TREES, SLIPPERY SWING SET AND THE SCARY GO ROUND AMONG THE OUTRAGEOUS NEW OBSTACLES ON ABC'S "WIPEOUT"

"Episode 209" � Sweeper Trees, Slippery Swing Set and the Scary Go Round are three of the wild and crazy new obstacles that contestants, including a skinny med student and a 58-year-old grandma, will face on this week's episode of "Wipeout," featuring the world's largest obstacle course. Hosted by John Anderson (ESPN's "SportsCenter,"), John Henson ("Talk Soup") and co-hosted by Jill Wagner, "Wipeout" airs WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 (8:00-9:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Note: This program will repeat Saturday, July 25 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.

Each week 24 daring new contestants of all ages, shapes and sizes go head to head through four rounds of demanding but hilarious obstacle courses to win the title of "Wipeout Champion" and the $50,000 grand prize. In the end, only one contestant will win, while everyone else will Wipeout!

"Wipeout" executive producers are Matt Kunitz ("Fear Factor") and Scott Larsen. Shye Sutherland, Kevin Wehrenberg, Trice Barto and J. Rupert Thompson are co-executive producers. The series is produced by Endemol USA. David Goldberg is the chairman of Endemol North America.

About Endemol USA

Endemol USA is a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. The company produces the break-out hits "Deal or No Deal," "Wipeout," "1 VS 100," "Fear Factor," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Big Brother." Endemol USA is a division of the Endemol Group, a prominent international content developer, producer and distributor of television and online programming. The company, headquartered in the Netherlands, has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 25 countries, including the major European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Endemol is owned by a consortium consisting of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Mediaset Group and Cyrte Group.

"Wipeout" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5/1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

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