TKO: Total Knock Out

TKO: Total Knock Out is an American obstacle course competition series which aired on CBS. The series premiered July 11, 2018, and was hosted by comedian Kevin Hart. The show ran for 10 episodes.^[1] The series ended on September 21, 2018.

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 adjusted run time—including any TKO penalties and time capsule deductions earned—wins the prize of $50,000, with contestants finishing in second, third, and fourth place receiving much smaller prizes (see table below). The five episode winners with the fastest adjusted times compete in a "Battle Royale" for $100,000.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Ratings

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.
^ Welch, Alex (July 12, 2018). "'The Originals' adjusts up: Wednesday final ratings". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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^ Welch, Alex (July 26, 2018). "'American Housewife' encore adjusts down: Wednesday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (August 6, 2018). "'Masters of Illusion,' 'American Ninja Warrior' encore adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (August 13, 2018). "'TKO: Total Knock Out,' 'Whistleblower,' 'Masters of Illusion' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (August 20, 2018). "'Big3 Basketball,' 'Masters of Illusion' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (September 4, 2018). "'American Ninja Warrior' and 'Masters of Illusion' repeats adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (September 10, 2018). "'TKO: Total Knock Out' and everything else unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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External links

TKO: Total Knock Out at IMDb