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HOME > WipeoutABC renews 'Wipeout,' Vanessa Minnillo replacing co-host Jill Wagner
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 06/17/2011
ABC has announced it has renewed Wipeout for a fifth season, which will feature Vanessa Minnillo as the show's new co-host.
Minnillo, whose prior credits include hosting ABC's canceled True Beauty reality competition, will be replacing Jill Wagner, who has co-hosted Wipeout since it debuted in 2008.
"We will miss Jill but are thrilled to welcome Vanessa to the team and excited to bring her enthusiasm to the show. She is a great host with a fun and natural energy that our viewers will love," Wipeout creator Matt Kunitz said in a statement. Wagner had announced her Wipeout departure in April. "After four seasons of co-hosting Wipeout, I have been given the opportunity to pursue new directions in my acting career, which I am very passionate about," Wagner Wipeout-1031727.aspx">told TV Guide Magazine at the time. "I am extremely grateful to all those at Wipeout, Endemol and ABC, who have been so supportive of me through these years." Wipeout's fourth summer-season premiere will air on Thursday, June 23 at 8PM ET/PT, following a "special sneak peek" on Tuesday, June 21 at 8PM ET/PT. Wipeout is produced by Endemol USA and executive produced by Kunitz and Scott Larsen with Shye Sutherland, Kevin Wehrenberg, Trice Barto, and J. Rupert Thompson serving as co-executive producers. DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed. |
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