Celebrity Splash! (Australian TV series)

Celebrity Splash! was an Australian reality television series that follows celebrities as they try to master the art of diving. The program premiered on the Seven Network on 29 April 2013 and was hosted by Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies.[1] The celebrities performed each week in front of a panel of judges and a live audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result each week partly determined by home viewers.[2] After poor ratings, the show was moved from its original prime-time slot, with the second semi-final episode shelved. Instead, the show's final aired on 16 May 2013.

Celebrity Splash!
GenreReality show
Presented byLarry Emdur
Kylie Gillies
JudgesMatthew Mitcham
Alisa Camplin
Greg Louganis
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationsSydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Homebush Bay, New South Wales
Running time90–120 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyEyeworks Australia
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release29 April (2013-04-29) –
16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)

The format for the show was a franchise developed by television production company Eyeworks.,[3] and was broadcast on SBS 6 as Sterren Springen (Dutch for Celebrities Jump). The British version is known as Splash!.

Cast

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The cast was announced on 20 March 2013. Due to injury, Laura Csortan was forced to withdraw from the competition, with Derek Boyer coming in as a last-minute replacement.[4]

Celebrity Occupation Result
Andrew Symonds Former Queensland cricketer Winner
Tamsyn Lewis Olympic middle-distance runner Runner-Up
Denise Drysdale Television presenter Finalists
Koby Abberton Professional surfer
Nick Bracks Model Eliminated 16 May
Adam Richard Comedian, actor, & radio presenter Eliminated 16 May
Paul Fenech Actor Eliminated 6 May
Brynne Edelsten Socialite Eliminated 6 May
Leisel Jones Olympic swimmer Eliminated 30 April
Demi Harman Home and Away actress Eliminated 30 April
Andrew Welsh Retired AFL midfielder Eliminated 30 April
Josh Thomas Comedian Eliminated 29 April
Renae Ayris Miss Universe Australia 2012 Eliminated 29 April
Derek Boyer Australia's Strongest Man Eliminated 29 April
Laura Csortan Television presenter Withdrew 29 April

Scoring chart

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Eliminated by Default Dive-off Did Not Perform
Heat: 1 2 3 4 5 Averages
Live show date: 29/4 30/4 6/5 Rank Total score # of dives Average
Place Celebrity Result
1 Andrew Symonds 50 0.00 0 0.00
2 Tamsyn Lewis 51 0.00 0 0.00
3 Koby Abberton 0.00 0 0.00
Nick Bracks 0.00 0 0.00
Adam Richard 0.00 0 0.00
Denise Drysdale 0.00 0 0.00
6-7 Paul Fenech 44 0.00 0 0.00
Brynne Edelsten 53 0.00 0 0.00
9-11 Demi Harman 0.00 0 0.00
Leisel Jones 0.00 0 0.00
Andrew Welsh 0.00 0 0.00
12–14 Josh Thomas 38 38.00 1 38.00
Renae Ayris 44 44.00 1 44.00
Derek Boyer 35 35.00 1 35.00
15 Laura Csortan Quit 0.00 0 0.00
Dive-off Paul Fenech Nick Bracks Tamsyn Lewis
Josh Thomas Demi Harman Paul Fenech
Louganis' vote to save Paul Fenech Nick Bracks Tamsyn Lewis
Camplin's vote to save Paul Fenech Nick Bracks Tamsyn Lewis
Mitcham's vote to save Paul Fenech Demi Harman Tamsyn Lewis
Eliminated Josh Thomas
0 of 3 votes
Demi Harman
1 of 3 votes
Paul Fenech
0 of 3 votes
Nick Bracks
by default
Renae Ayris
by default
Leisel Jones
by default
Brynne Edelsten
by default
Adam Richard
by default
Derek Boyer
by default
Andrew Welsh
by default

Live show details

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Heat 1 (29 April)

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Celebrities' performances on first heat
Celebrity Order Dive Louganis Camplin Mitcham Total
points
Result
Type Height T C T C T C
Tamsyn Lewis 1 Armstand front somersault 7.5-metre 8 9 9 8 9 8 51 Through to semifinal
Josh Thomas 2 Forward 112 somersault tuck 3-metre springboard 4 8 6 7 6 7 38 Eliminated after dive-off
Andrew Symonds 3 Inward dive tuck 10-metre 8 9 8 9 7 9 50 Through to semifinal
Renae Ayris 4 Back fall-in 3-metre 7 7 8 7 8 7 44 Eliminated
Derek Boyer 5 Front jump straight 10-metre 3 9 3 9 2 9 35 Eliminated
Paul Fenech 6 Forward 112 somersault pike 5-metre 6 9 7 8 6 8 44 Through to semifinal after dive-off
Brynne Edelsten 7 Front fall-in 7.5-metre 8 10 8 9 8 10 53 Through to semifinal
Judges' vote to save
  • Louganis – Paul Fenech
  • Camplin – Paul Fenech
  • Mitcham – Paul Fenech

Heat 2 (30 April)

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Celebrities' performances on second heat
Celebrity Order Dive Louganis Camplin Mitcham Total
points
Result
Type Height T C T C T C
Koby Abberton
Nick Bracks
Denise Drysdale
Demi Harman
Leisel Jones
Adam Richard
Andrew Welsh

References

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  1. ^ "Guessing game on premieres | TV Tonight".
  2. ^ "Celebrity Splash rumours | TV Tonight".
  3. ^ Celebrity Splash – Catalogue – Eyeworks Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Is Sevens New Show A Celebrty Splash Or A Bomb". The Daily Telegraph. [dead link]