''Celebrity Splash!'' (also known as ''Splash!'') is a

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franchise created by

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company

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, started from their Dutch reality show '' Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag'' which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebrities diving into the pool.

Format

Origins and history

''Splash'' has its origin and idea from

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Olympic-themed variety TV show '' TV total Turmspringen'' (''

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Diving''), it was first aired on 16 December 2004, in the ''

'' show, on

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and was founded by

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and hosted by

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. Other hosts/reporters include

Ingolf Lück Ingolf Lück (born 26 April 1958) is a German actor, comedian and television host. Lück was born in Bielefeld. He hosted several sketch comedy shows; the best known, '' Die Wochenshow'', aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2002. He also hosted ' ...

(2004),

Kai Pflaume Kai Pflaume (born 27 May 1967 in Halle) is a German television presenter and game show host. Biography Pflaume presented the television show ''Nur die Liebe zählt'' from 1993 to 2011. Different TV shows on broadcaster SAT1 followed sin ...

(2005),

Oliver Welke Oliver Welke (born 19 April 1966) is a German television presenter, journalist, satirist, comedian and voice actor. Biography Welke was born in Bielefeld and studied journalism at the University of Münster, graduating in 1993. He then worke ...

and

Matthias Opdenhövel Matthias Augustinus Wilhelm Georg Opdenhövel (born 25 August 1970) is a German television presenter. Biography Born in Detmold, Opdenhövel has worked as journalist and television presenter for German broadcasters ARD, Sat 1, Pro7, VIVA G ...

(2007, 09),

Steven Gätjen Steven Gätjen (born 25 September 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a German-American event and TV host based in Germany. Gätjen speaks fluent German and English. He hosts TV programs and live events and also works as an actor and producer. Since 2 ...

(2011–12) and

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(2011–12 reporter). It has been held every year since, with the exception of 2006. The eighth competition was on 24 November 2012 re-fought at the

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, Munich. The idea for the German show has been adopted by US network

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and aired as a two-hour special, renamed
Stars in Danger: The High Dive
', on 9 January 2013. Fox's rival show is the American version of ''Splash'', which airs on

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since March 2013. Both shows are similar in concept to the Netherlands-born ''Splash'' reality show format, which launched in August 2012 and is now produced in at least 10 other countries.

Versions

: Currently airing franchise : Franchise with an upcoming season : Franchise no longer in production

Controversy

In 2012, French-based production group Banijay International requested an injunction against Dutch group

, claiming the show is a copy of the older German format, ''TV Total Turmspringen'', created by Banijay subsidiary

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References

External links

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