Hole in the Wall TV Show

In February 2008, Variety reported that FOX would bring a popular "human tetris" Japanese game show to U.S. television. The show, titled Hole in the Wall, debuted on September 7, 2008.^{1 2}

In both the Japanese and American versions of the show, contestants must move their bodies to fit "through strange shapes cut out of an onrushing wall." If they fail to fit through the shapes, the wall will push them into a pool of water behind them.³

The Japanese version often features celebrities as contestants, but the American version features "regular joes" competing for cash prizes.⁴

Fast Facts

1. Premieres: September 11, 2008 at 8 p.m.⁵
2. First preview broadcast: September 7, 2008²
3. Second preview broadcast: September 9, 2008⁵
4. Network: FOX²
5. Hosts: Mark Thompson and Brooke Burns⁶
6. Contestants must fit through a series of shapes cut out of an oncoming wall to win³
7. Casting calls took place in June 2008 in New York City and Atlanta⁷
8. FOX looked for teams of three with "dynamic themes"⁷
9. Applicants had to be 18 years of age or older⁷

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