Proving Ground (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Proving Ground is an American reality
television series that airs in the United States
on G4
. The series was hosted by Jackass
cast member Ryan Dunn
and video game journalist Jessica Chobot
. The program holds a TV-14 rating due to strong language (although most of it is bleeped out) and comical violence.
, and movies to see if those concepts are replicated easily in the real world. In the first episode the two tested the concept of a real life Super Mario Kart
go-kart
race with banana peels and "turtle shells". The series premiered on June 14, 2011 to 31,000 viewers. Most of the testing segments are filmed at the Saugus Speedway
.
On June 20, 2011, series host Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania. G4 immediately pulled the series from their schedule until network management could determine whether the remaining episodes should air. On June 27, 2011, G4 announced that the show would return on July 19, 2011, and that the remaining episodes would continue to air in the same time slot.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
television series that airs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
. The series was hosted by Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
cast member Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn
Ryan Matthew Dunn was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of the Jackass and Viva La Bam crew. He hosted Homewrecker and Proving Ground...
and video game journalist Jessica Chobot
Jessica Chobot
Jessica Chobot is an American on-camera host and staff writer for IGN. She is best known for hosting the IGN shows IGN Strategize and Weekly Wood, which also runs on Xbox Live and used to present the IGN Daily Fix.-Biography:...
. The program holds a TV-14 rating due to strong language (although most of it is bleeped out) and comical violence.
Synopsis
In each episode, Dunn and Chobot test concepts from pop culture such as video games, comics, televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and movies to see if those concepts are replicated easily in the real world. In the first episode the two tested the concept of a real life Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart
is a go-kart racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The first game of the Mario Kart series, it was launched in Japan on August 27, 1992, in North America on September 1, 1992, and in Europe on January 21, 1993. Selling eight million copies...
go-kart
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
race with banana peels and "turtle shells". The series premiered on June 14, 2011 to 31,000 viewers. Most of the testing segments are filmed at the Saugus Speedway
Saugus Speedway
Saugus Speedway is a 1/3 mile racetrack in Saugus, California on a site. The track hosted one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in 1995, which was won by Ken Schrader...
.
On June 20, 2011, series host Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania. G4 immediately pulled the series from their schedule until network management could determine whether the remaining episodes should air. On June 27, 2011, G4 announced that the show would return on July 19, 2011, and that the remaining episodes would continue to air in the same time slot.
See also
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- Dude, What Would Happen?
- RoosterTeeth's Immersion