TKO: Total Knock Out
TKO: Total Knock Out is an American obstacle course competition series airing on CBS. The series premiered July 11, 2018, and is hosted by comedian Kevin Hart. The show ran for 10 episodes.[1] The series ended on September 21, 2018.
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| Genre | Sports competition Sports entertainment |
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| Directed by | Ivan Dudynsky |
| Presented by | Kevin Hart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Production location(s) | CBS Studio Center Studio City, California |
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| Distributor | MGM Television |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 11 – September 21, 2018 |
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Premise
Each episode features five contestants running an obstacle course. One contestant will run through a course featuring four zones, while the remaining contestants man "battle stations," firing projectiles to try to slow the racer down or knock them off the course:
- Zone 1 ("The Ball Blaster"): Contestants must navigate narrow ledges attached to plexiglass panels they can hold, while the battle station fires soft balls from a cannon
- Zone 2 ("The Frisboom"): Contestants must cross a narrow beam and a flexible bridge while the battle station fires large frisbee-like disks
- Zone 3 ("The Spike Launcher"): Contestants must traverse a series of moving pedestals while the battle station fires spiked cubes
- Zone 4 ("The Slammer"): Contestants must cross two spinning cylinders while the battle station releases giant sledge hammers
In Zones 3 and 4, the projectiles are pre-aimed, and can only be released once each, while the first two zones allow the contestants to aim and fire as long as they have sufficient projectiles.
Contestants who are knocked off, or fall off, an obstacle once must attempt the obstacle again. A second fall constitutes a TKO; contestants can proceed to the next obstacle, but receive a one-minute penalty. Contestants who are judged to be intentionally trying to fail an obstacle may be given a five-minute penalty. In Zone 4, the second cylinder has a "time capsule" attached; grabbing the cylinder subtracts 90 seconds from the contestant's time.
For each episode, the contestant with the fastest run time, after TKO penalties and time capsule deductions, if any, are included, wins a cash prize of $50,000, with the contestants finishing in second, third, and fourth places receiving much smaller prizes. Second place gets $5,000, third place receives $2,500, fourth place earns $1,000 while fifth place go aways empty handed. The five episode winners with the fastest times will compete in a "Battle Royale" for a chance to win $100,000 the runner-up will get $10,000, third place will get $5,000, fourth place get $2,000 with last place receiving no cash prize.[2][3][4]
Final Placement
| Final Placement | Money |
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| 1st Place | $50,000 |
| 2nd Place | $5,000 |
| 3rd Place | $2,500 |
| 4th Place | $1,000 |
| 5th Place | $0 |
| Final Placement | Money |
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| 1st Place | $100,000 |
| 2nd Place | $10,000 |
| 3rd Place | $5,000 |
| 4th Place | $2,000 |
| 5th Place | $0 |
Ratings
| No. | Episode | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank | |
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| 1 | "Unsung Heroes" | July 11, 2018 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.9 | 5 | 3.99[5] | 2 |
| 2 | "Get Some, Goldilocks!" | July 18, 2018 | 0.8 | 4 | 3.40[6] | 4 | |
| 3 | "I Got a Dad Bod" | July 25, 2018 | 0.6 | 3 | 2.71[7] | 4 | |
| 4 | "This Ain't No Taco Eating Contest" | August 3, 2018 | Friday 8:00 p.m. | 0.6 | 3 | 2.87[8] | 1 |
| 5 | "5 Fierce Females" | August 10, 2018 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.68[9] | 2 | |
| 6 | "This Ain’t No Rodeo" | August 17, 2018 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.36[10] | 1 | |
| 7 | "Bring It On, Porkchop!" | August 31, 2018 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.26[11] | 1 | |
| 8 | "I Came out of the Womb a Fighter" | September 7, 2018 | Friday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 2 | 1.63[12] | 3 |
| 9 | "Let’s Go Grandpa" | September 14, 2018 | 0.3 | 2 | 2.00[13] | 2 | |
| 10 | "Battle Royale" | September 21, 2018 | 0.4 | 2 | 2.17[14] | 2 | |
References
- "CBS ANNOUNCES COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND GLOBAL SUPERSTAR KEVIN HART AS HOST OF 'TKO: TOTAL KNOCK OUT,' THE ALL-NEW OBSTACLE COURSE COMPETITION FROM MARK BURNETT AND MGM TELEVISION". CBS Press Express (Press release). CBS. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- Otterson, Joe (April 12, 2018). "Kevin Hart to Host Competition Series 'TKO: Total Knock Out' for CBS". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "CBS ORDERS 'TKO,' A NEW COMPETITION SERIES FROM MARK BURNETT AND MGM TELEVISION FOR SUMMER 2018". The Futon Critic. February 20, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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