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Skin Wars
GenreGame Show
Presented byRebecca Romijn
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
ProducerRobin Barcus Slonina
Production companyMichael Levitt Productions
Original release
NetworkGame Show Network
ReleaseAugust 6, 2014 (2014-08-06) –
present

Skin Wars is a body painting reality competition hosted by Rebecca Romijn that premiered on Game Show Network on August 6, 2014.[1]

Format

Contestants on the series perform challenges containing body painting each episode. At the end of each episode, one contestant is eliminated.[2]

Production

On September 12, 2013, GSN ordered eight episodes of the series,[1][2] making it GSN's first television show devoted to body art.[2] On February 4, 2014, GSN announced Rebecca Romijn as host of Skin Wars, with RuPaul, Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina serving as judges.[3]

The series premiered on GSN August 6, 2014.[4] That same night, the network also began airing an online series entitled Skin Wars: The Naked Truth with Kandee Johnson airing immediately after Skin Wars on DOOR3, GSN's YouTube channel targeted toward 18–25 year-olds. The series features commentary from Johnson as well as highlights from that night's episode and a "Skinterview" with one of the contestants.[5]

On September 30, 2014, GSN announced plans to air a ten-episode second season of Skin Wars with Romijn and all three judges returning to reprise their respective roles.[6] The second season premiered June 10, 2015.[7]

Season 1

Contestants

The 10 body painters competing in the first season were:

Contestant Age Hometown Place Finished
Alan Anderson 38 Denver, Colorado 10th
Sean Avram 39 Hinesburg, Vermont 9th
Angela Roberts 22 Lafayette, Louisiana 8th
Mythica Von Griffyn 43 Denver, Colorado 7th
Felle 41 Detroit, Michigan 6th
Lawrence "Gear" Duran 35 Las Vegas, Nevada 5th
Nicole Hays 29 Riverview, Florida 4th
Dutch Bihary 41 Seattle, Washington 3rd
Shannon Holt 38 Orlando, Florida Runner-Up
Natalie Fletcher 28 Bend, Oregon Winner

Contestant progress

Episode
Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Natalie IN WIN WIN IN LOW LOW LOW‡ WINNER
Shannon WIN IN LOW‡ LOW‡ HIGH WIN HIGH RUNNER-UP
Dutch HIGH‡ HIGH LOW HIGH LOW IN WIN THIRD‡
Nicole IN IN‡ HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH OUT
Gear IN HIGH LOW HIGH WIN OUT‡
Felle HIGH IN HIGH‡ WIN OUT
Mythica LOW LOW HIGH OUT
Angela IN LOW OUT
Sean LOW OUT
Alan OUT
  The contestant won Skin Wars.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant placed third.
  The contestant won a Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top 3 in the Challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom two in the Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.

Season 2

Contestants

The 12 body painters competing in the second season were:

Contestant Age Hometown Place Finished
Marcio Karam 43 Pompano Beach, Florida 12th
Rudy Campos 30 Houston, Texas 11th
Rachel Deboer 40 Maui, Hawaii 10th
Fernello Nelson 30 Queens, New York 9th
Aryn Fox 27 Cincinnati, Ohio
Avi Ram 28 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cheryl Ann Lipstreu 37 Belews Creek, North Carolina
Dawn Marie 44 Madison, Wisconsin
Kyle Vest 25 Orlando, Florida
Lana Chromium 29 San Diego, California
Rio Sirah 33 Atlanta, Georgia
Sammie Bartko 38 Heber City, Utah

Contestant progress

Episode
Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Aryn IN HIGH IN WIN
Avi IN WIN HIGH HIGH‡
Cheryl Ann HIGH HIGH‡ LOW LOW
Dawn Marie IN LOW LOW HIGH
Kyle HIGH IN HIGH IN
Lana WIN IN HIGH LOW
Rio IN IN WIN‡ LOW
Sammie IN IN LOW IN
Fernello LOW‡ IN IN OUT
Rachel LOW LOW OUT
Rudy IN OUT
Marcio OUT
  The contestant won Skin Wars.
  The contestant was a runner-up.
  The contestant placed third.
  The contestant won a Challenge.
  The contestant was in the top 3 in the Challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom in the Challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom two in the Challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
‡ The contestant won the Foundation Challenge and earned an advantage for the main Challenge

Reception

Ratings

The premiere episode of Skin Wars debuted to 697,000 viewers.[8] The show also posted a 0.2 rating among adults 18–49, making it the most watched original program on GSN since the season 2 finale of The Chase, which received 818,000 viewers.[9] The series has since climbed to a series high of 725,000 viewers.[10] In total, the first season earned over 11.3 million total viewers for GSN.[11]

The second episode of season 2, which aired June 17, 2015, attracted a series-high 776,000 viewers.[12]

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on LifeStyle You on May 26, 2015.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "GSN Orders Body-Painting Competition Series 'Skin Wars'". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Kondology, Amanda (September 12, 2013). "GSN Paints the Town With 'Skin Wars' as Network Orders 8 Episodes of New Original Series". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Zap2it. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "GSN Announces Rebecca Romijn as Host of New Original Series "Skin Wars"" (Press release). GSN Corporate. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "GSN Announces Premiere Dates for New Original Summer Series Skin Wars and Idiotest" (Press release). GSN Corporate. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "GSN to Launch Online Series Skin Wars: The Naked Truth with Kandee Johnson, Debuting on DOOR3 YouTube Channel Wednesday, August 6 at 10:00PM ET/PM" (Press release). GSN Corporate. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ^ The Deadline Team (September 30, 2014). "Skin Wars Renewed for Season 2 on GSN". Deadline. PMC. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "GSN's Groundbreaking Hit Series Skin Wars Returns for Its Second Season on Wednesday, June 10 at 9PM ET/PT" (Press release). GSN Corporate. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  8. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 7, 2014). "GSN's Skin Wars Delivers Network's Second-Highest Rated Original Series Premiere Ever". TV By the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 7, 2014). "Solid Start for Skin Wars on GSN". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "GSN'S Third Episode of Body-Painting Competition Show, Skin Wars, Delivers Series-High Ratings" (Press release). GSN Corporate. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oregonian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Pucci, Douglas (June 18, 2015). "Wednesday Final Nationals: Skin Wars on GSN Rises to Series High". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  13. ^ "Foxtel in May: 200+ new shows including Wayward Pines, Open Slather, Nashville and River Cottage Australia". The Green Room. Foxtel. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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