Ultimate Tag

Ultimate Tag is an American sports entertainment obstacle course competition television series that premiered on Fox on May 20, 2020. The format is based on the game of tag and involves contestants running through various indoor obstacle courses while professional taggers attempt to catch them. The idea originally came from World Chase Tag but they had never been credited.[1] The show is hosted by J. J., T. J. and Derek Watt.[2][3][4]

Ultimate Tag
GenreGame show
Presented by
Opening theme"Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producer(s)
Running time42 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Znak & Co.
  • Fox Alternative Entertainment
Distributor
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) –
present
External links
Website

Gameplay

During each hour-long episode, two parallel contests take place - one among three men, the other among three women, in a similar fashion to American Gladiators. Unlike American Gladiators, however, the taggers are not gender-restricted; male taggers can chase in the women's contest, and female taggers in the men's contest.

Round 1: Chase Tag

The three contestants run around a U-shaped course in an attempt to avoid three successive taggers. The contestants are released into the course with a 10-second head start (later reduced to 7) over the first tagger. Taggers pursue the contestants in an effort to remove one of three LED-studded strips from them; it is deemed a "tag" when the tagger successfully removes one of these strips. When a contestant is tagged, that contestant is eliminated from the round, and that tagger exits the course and is replaced with the next tagger in line. The contestant that lasts the longest scores 3 points, with 2 points given to the second-place contestant, and 1 for third place. In addition, each contestant who is not tagged after 2 minutes earns a bonus point, and a further bonus point after every 30 seconds. The name Chase Tag is a trademark of World Chase Tag but FOX has not acquired a license for it.[1][5]

Round 2: Dodge Tag

The three contestants run through an obstacle course while trying to avoid two taggers placed in the middle of the course. The object for the contestants is to press one of the scoring buttons at the other end of the course without being tagged. Each time a contestant avoids being tagged and presses the scoring button, they earn 1 point. The contestant returns to the start of the course after each attempt, whether it is successful or not; if the contestant is tagged, they must obtain a replacement tag before continuing. This round lasts for two minutes, and the lowest-scoring contestant in each contest is eliminated at the end of this round. In the event of a tie, the contestant who scores the most in Dodge Tag breaks the tie.

Round 3

There are two different games that take place in this round. The men play one, while the women play the other. One game will be shown during the episode, while the other game is shown in recap form following a commercial break. Which pair plays which game and which game is shown in full changes from episode to episode.

Dome Tag

Each contestant, in turn, faces three taggers, one at a time, while trying to evade them in and on a two-tiered dome-shaped structure hanging 30 feet above the arena floor. The participants may crawl around inside either tier of the dome, climb around the outside, or even hang from bars underneath the dome. Once a tagger removes one of the tags from the contestant, they jump from the dome and the next tagger climbs down a ladder and enters the dome. The contestant's round ends when all three tags have been removed, or the contestant falls off the dome. The contestant that lasts longer earns 3 points; the other contestant scores 2. As in "Chase Tag," a bonus point is awarded for lasting 2 minutes, and a second bonus point for lasting 2 minutes and 30 seconds. They have no harness. In the event that a tagger falls from the dome without tagging the contestant, another tagger is released.

Revenge Tag

Each contestant, in turn, runs around a maze in an effort to evade one tagger. The contestant that evades their tagger for a longer time earns 3 points, the other scores 2. If there is a tie, both players will receive 3 points. However, if a contestants survives for longer than 2 minutes, a second tagger will enter the maze. Located around different parts of the maze are towers with a button on both sides. Only one or two towers are active at a time and whicheverare active can freely change throughout the round. If the contestant hits a button on the active tower, they will have 10 seconds to attempt to tag their tagger(s) (who wear yellow tags for this game). If they succeed, a bonus point is awarded and the tagger is replaced.

Final Round: The Ultimate Showdown

The Showdown consists of a two-part obstacle course; the first part is several obstacles on the floor of the arena, and the second is a climb up a tower known as the "Summit." The first tagger is not released into the course until the contestant completes the first obstacle; the second tagger starts at the top of the "Summit" and enters play once the contestant enters that section of the course. Unlike in previous rounds, there are two tags on the contestant; for each tag the contestant loses, a 5-second penalty is added to their final time. Once a tagger has tagged a contestant, they may not tag that contestant again during this round; in addition, each tagger is restricted to their own portion of the course, i.e., if the contestant reaches the "Summit" section, the first tagger may no longer tag the contestant. The contestant must negotiate the course and press a plunger at the top of the "Summit" to stop the clock.

The contestant with the lower score goes first, and at the end of their run, one second is added to their time for every point they were trailing by at the start of this round. The second contestant tries to beat this adjusted time. The contestant with the faster time, after adjustments, wins $10,000.

If the contestants are tied, a coin toss will determine who goes first.

If a contestant is unable to compete, then the eliminated player from the second round will take their place.

Pro Taggers

Season 1

  • Lorena Abreu as Atomic Ant
  • Carrie Bernans as Banshee
  • Yessenia Cossio as Dynamite
  • Ruel DaCosta as Bulldog
  • Julian Daigre as Rocket
  • Travis DesLaurier as Beach Boy
  • Brooke Ence as The Boss
  • Ross Forte as Viking
  • Zac Gordon as Horse
  • Caitlin Hutson as Flame
  • Jesse La Flair as La Flair
  • Tavon McVey as The Flow
  • Laura Micetich as Iron Giantess
  • Sydney Olson as Spitfire
  • Austin Raye as Big Deal
  • Corbin Reinhardt as The Kid
  • Josh Yadon as Caveman
  • Omar Zaki as Geek

Broadcast

In addition to airing on Fox in the United States, the series is simulcasted by CTV in Canada.[6]

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of Ultimate Tag
No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref(s)
1 "You Better Run!" May 20, 20201.3/74.350.30.981.65.33[7][8]
2 "Real Men Do Cry" May 27, 20200.6/32.080.20.630.82.70[9][10]
3 "Girls Just Wanna Run" June 3, 20200.5/31.730.20.490.72.22[11][12]
4 "Every Second Counts" June 10, 20200.5/31.840.20.500.72.34[13][14]
5 "Breaking All Records" June 17, 20200.4/21.570.10.450.62.02[15][16]
6 "No One's Faster Than The Flow" June 24, 20200.5/31.580.10.420.62.00[17][18]
7 "Higher, Better, Faster, Stronger" July 8, 20200.5/31.520.10.340.61.86[19][20]
8 "Only the Toughest Endure" July 15, 20200.3/21.16TBDTBDTBDTBD[21]
9 "Never Stop" July 22, 20200.3/21.15TBDTBDTBDTBD[22]
10 "Dangerously Fast" July 29, 20200.4/21.15TBDTBDTBDTBD[23]

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