USA Network's new reality competition series, Cannonball, continues a tradition of importing series from England, and repackaging them for American audiences.
However, unlike British sitcoms such as 'Til Death do us Part (which begat All in The Family), On The Buses (Lotsa Luck), and Man About The House (Three's Company), Cannonball is a throwback to 70's trash sports on either side of the pond. Wrestler and reality show vet Michael "The Miz" Mizanin (Smackdown, Miz & Mrs.) is the play by play announcer, toning down his usual WWE persona. The success of Miz & Mrs. apparently convinced USA suits that Mizanin was the man for the job here.
Miz leads us through a quick teaser.
It's perfect comfort food on a summer night. As noted the other day, NBC repurposed the series opener, which USA replayed in back of NXT last Wednesday. The plan seems to be for fresh episodes airing on Thursdays, opposite ABC's Holey Moley, with replays on Wednesdays, as I'm not sure NBC was doing the opener as a 1-off. Miz has MC experience (MTV's The Challenge, formerly Real World/Road Rules Challenge), which also factored into his selection.
Rating: B.
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