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Skin Wars
GenreGame Show
Presented byRebecca Romijn
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes9
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] Natalie Fletcher of Bend, Oregon won the first season.[2]

Format

Contestants on the series perform challenges containing body painting each episode. At the end of each episode, one contestant is eliminated.[3]

Production

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

The series premiered on GSN August 6, 2014.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] The second season premiered June 10, 2015.[8]

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
Gear Boxxx 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 SAFE WIN WIN SAFE LOW LOW LOW WINNER
Shannon WIN SAFE LOW LOW HIGH WIN HIGH RUNNER-UP
Dutch HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH LOW SAFE WIN THIRD
Nicole SAFE SAFE HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH OUT
Gear SAFE HIGH LOW HIGH WIN OUT
Felle HIGH SAFE HIGH WIN OUT
Mythica LOW LOW HIGH OUT
Angela SAFE 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
Aryn Fox 27 Cincinnati, Ohio
Avi Ram 28 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cheryl Ann Lipstreu 37 Belews Creek, North Carolina
Dawn Marie 44 Madison, Wisconsin
Fernello Nelson 30 Queens, New York
Kyle Vest 25 Orlando, Florida
Lana Chromium 29 San Diego, California
Rachel Deboer 40 Maui, Hawaii
Rio Sirah 33 Atlanta, Georgia
Rudy Campos 30 Houston, Texas
Sammie Bartko 38 Heber City, Utah


Contestant progress

Episode
Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Aryn SAFE
Avi SAFE
Cheryl Ann HIGH
Dawn Marie SAFE
Fernello LOW
Kyle HIGH
Lana WIN
Rachel LOW
Rio SAFE
Rudy SAFE
Sammie SAFE
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.

Reception

Ratings

The premiere episode of Skin Wars debuted to 697,000 viewers.[9] 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.[10] The series has since climbed to a series high of 725,000 viewers.[11] In total, the first season earned over 11.3 million total viewers for GSN.[2]

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on LifeStyle You on May 26, 2015.[12]

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 Turnquist, Kristi (September 25, 2014). "Natalie Fletcher, of Bend, wins GSN's Skin Wars Season 1". The Oregonian. Oregon Live. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "GSN Announces Rebecca Romijn as Host of New Original Series "Skin Wars"" (Press release). GSN Corporate. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "GSN Announces Premiere Dates for New Original Summer Series Skin Wars and Idiotest" (Press release). GSN Corporate. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ The Deadline Team (September 30, 2014). "Skin Wars Renewed for Season 2 on GSN". Deadline. PMC. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 7, 2014). "Solid Start for Skin Wars on GSN". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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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