Fox Thursday 8pm
	debuts Thursday, September 19 (previews: Sun, Sep 7, 8pm &Tue, Sep 9, 9:35pm)
	concept from Hole in the Wall became an instant ratings success story on-air and online after launching on Japan's Fuji TV in July 2006, where it continues to rank No. 1 in its timeslot. The format swiftly created waves around the world, with FremantleMedia currently producing versions in 15 countries. Hosted by Brooke Burns and Mark Thompson, Hole in the Wall is one of the trickiest, fastest, funniest and wettest shows on the planet where speed, agility and a hearty sense of humor are essential tools to survive. During each episode, two teams of three compete against each other in multiple rounds of play, facing various barrier walls speeding toward them with weird and wacky cut-out shapes. Each team must contort their bodies individually or in unison to fit through the wall or be swept away into a pool below.  hosts Brooke Burns (Dog Eat Dog), Mark Thompson (Guinness World Records: Primetime) producers Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Stuart Krasnow studio FremantleMedia North America

my take Double Dare meets Japanese television for a live-action version of Atari's Breakout. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? This is interesting because it's so waaay out there. Waaaay out there. Brooke Burns is always nice to look at, but contestants trying to contort themselves through a moving wall before they are swept away into a pool should be ridculously entertaining or entertainingly ridiculous. It's pure counterprogramming in a tough Thursday night slot. I don't expect much, but like most game or reality shows, it's relatively cheap to produce -- which means it doesn't need to be that successful to make money for Fox. This could be like the car accident you want to look away from, but can't.

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