Splash is an American reality sports competition series, featuring celebrities training for and executing diving skills, broadcast on ABC, based on the Celebrity Splash! format created by Dutch company Eyeworks. It premiered on March 19, 2013. Steve Foley and David Boudia are judges while Greg Louganis mentored the competitors.
Production history The series was first mentioned on October 5, 2012, when it was announced that ABC ordered what was called Celebrity Splash straight to series. Based on the Dutch series of the same name, it has celebrities perform dives from extreme heights and each week the challenges increase in difficulty.
Eight out of ten of the cast were revealed on January 25, 2013, which is also when the series changed its name to its current title of Splash. The two unrevealed cast members were revealed on February 4, 2013. The final two to be revealed were Nicole Eggert and Rory Bushfield. The hosts for season one have been Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson.
Season 1 was filmed at the Riverside Aquatics Complex on the campus of Riverside City College.
In 2023, professional wrestler Chris Jericho said in an interview with “Inside the Ropes” that he was asked to take part in the show but ultimately declined.
Cast Celebrity Occupation / known for Status Keshia Knight Pulliam ActressThe Cosby ShowEliminated 1st on March 19, 2013 Chuy Bravo Sidekick of Chelsea HandlerChelsea LatelyWithdrewon March 26, 2013 Ndamukong Suh NFL defensive lineman Detroit LionsEliminated 2nd on March 26, 2013 Kendra Wilkinson Reality TV starFormer girlfriend of Hugh HefnerWithdrewon April 2, 2013 Katherine Webb Miss Alabama USA 2012Girlfriend of A. J. McCarron Withdrewon April 16, 2013 Louie Anderson TV host and comedianFamily Feud Withdrewon April 16, 2013 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA championNBA's 2nd all-time leading scorerEliminated 3rd on April 23, 2013 Brandi Chastain FIFA Women's World Cup ChampionReplaced Chuy Bravo, Week 2Eliminated 4th on April 30, 2013 Drake Bell Actor/singer-songwriterNickelodeon's Drake & JoshThird placeon May 7, 2013 Nicole Eggert ActressBaywatchRunner-upon May 7, 2013 Rory Bushfield Extreme skiermember of Nitro Circus LiveWinneron May 7, 2013
Injuries On March 26, 2013 (week two), Chuy Bravo withdrew the competition with an injury to his heel. Brandi Chastain replaced Bravo after the injury. Rory Bushfield suffered a ruptured eardrum in practice in Week 3. He had to go to four doctors before one would clear him to continue. Katherine Webb suffered a back injury and withdrew from the show. Reportedly Nicole Eggert was injured in the third week of April during a taping of the show. During rehearsal for episode six of the show, Drake Bell attempted a dive he had not practiced and got a concussion and two black eyes. Nicole Eggert fell on her back during her final dive on May 7. She was okay, but ended up losing to Rory Bushfield.
Scoring chart Celebrity Place Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8Rory Bushfield18.00 7.258.75 8.008.75 9.25 Nicole Eggert27.75 6.758.258.508.257.258.50Drake Bell37.75 9.256.257.757.005.757.00Brandi Chastain47.006.756.254.759.753.25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar57.255.756.257.257.25Louie Anderson67.255.755.75 7.25Katherine Webb76.759.25 6.00 WDKendra Wilkinson87.75 WDNdamukong Suh96.75Chuy Bravo10 WDKeisha Knight Pulliam116.00 Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week The diver won the competition. The diver received second place in the competition. The diver received third place in the competition. The diver received first place that week, when audience scores were added in. The diver was eliminated that week. The diver was in the bottom two and competed in the dive-off. The diver withdrew from the competition. The diver did not dive that week. The contestant was not on the show at this time. The contestant was re-instated into the competition and withdrew in the same episode.
Averages Rank by average Place Celebrity Total points Number of dives Average 1 1 Rory Bushfield 50.00 6 8.33 2 2 Nicole Eggert 55.25 7 7.89 3 8 Kendra Wilkinson 7.75 1 7.75 4 7 Katherine Webb 22.00 3 7.33 5 3 Drake Bell 50.75 7 7.29 6 5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33.75 5 6.85 7 9 Ndamukong Suh 6.75 1 6.75 8 6 Louie Anderson 26.00 4 6.50 9 4 Brandi Chastain 37.75 6 6.29 10 10 Keshia Knight Pulliam 6.00 1 6.00
Live show details
Week 1 Running order CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageKeisha Knight Pulliam6.006.006.00EliminatedLouie Anderson7.507.007.25SafeKatherine Webb7.006.506.75Bottom twoRory Bushfield8.507.508.00Safe (First Place)Kareem Abdul-Jabbar7.507.007.25Safe
Week 2 Running order CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageBrandi Chastain8.006.007.00Bottom twoDrake Bell7.508.007.75SafeNicole Eggert7.508.007.75Safe (First Place)Ndamukong Suh7.006.506.75EliminatedKendra Wilkinson8.507.007.75SafeChuy BravoN/AN/AN/AWithdrew, replaced by Brandi Chastain
Week 3 Running order
The challenge this week was to do a dive with a partner. Kendra Wilkinson withdrew from the competition for personal reasons prior to Week 4's start. She was taped for Week 3 preparing for the dive, but she didn't dive in the live show, thus eliminating her directly.
CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageKareem & Louie6.005.505.75Bottom twoNicole & Brandi7.006.506.75SafeDrake & Katherine10.008.509.25Safe (First Place)Kendra & RoryN/AN/AN/AWithdrew (Kendra)
Week 4 Running order
The challenge this week was to do a flip.
CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageKareem Abdul-Jabbar6.006.506.25SafeKatherine Webb6.006.006.00Bottom twoNicole Eggert8.508.008.25Safe (First Place)Rory Bushfield7.007.507.25SafeDrake Bell6.506.006.25SafeBrandi Chastain6.006.506.25SafeLouie Anderson5.506.005.75Eliminated
Week 5 Running order
The challenge this week was to jump off the 10 meter platform.
CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageLouie Anderson7.507.007.25Withdrew (in Bottom two)Drake Bell8.007.507.75SafeBrandi Chastain5.004.504.75Bottom twoKareem Abdul-Jabaar7.507.007.25SafeNicole Eggert9.008.008.50SafeRory Bushfield9.008.508.75Safe (First Place)Katherine WebbN/AN/AN/AWithdrew, replaced by Louie Anderson
Week 6 Running order
The challenge this week was to jump in synchronization with a junior diving champ.
CelebrityScoresJunior DiverResultBoudiaFoleyAverageBrandi Chastain10.009.509.75DariaSafe (First Place)Kareem Abdul-Jabaar7.507.007.25MichelleEliminatedRory Bushfield8.008.008.00JakeSafe Drake Bell7.007.007.00LucaBottom twoNicole Eggert8.008.508.25SofieSafe
Week 7 Running order The challenge this week was for each diver to choose which board to jump from and be given their dive by Greg.
CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageDrake Bell5.506.005.75Dive-offNicole Eggert7.007.507.25Dive-offBrandi Chastain3.503.003.25Dive-offRory Bushfield9.008.508.75Safe (First Place)The Dive-offDrake BellSavedXSafeNicole EggertXSavedSafeBrandi ChastainXXEliminated
Week 8 Running order
CelebrityScoresResultBoudiaFoleyAverageNicole Eggert8.508.508.50Runner-UpRory Bushfield9.509.009.25WinnerDrake Bell7.007.007.00Third Place
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