# Celebrity Splash!

Celebrity Splash! (also known as Splash!) is a reality television franchise created by Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebrities diving into the pool.

## Format
### Origins and history

Splash has its origin and idea from German Olympic-themed variety TV show TV total Turmspringen (TV total Diving), it was first aired on 16 December 2004, in the TV total show, on ProSieben and was founded by Stefan Raab.
Both shows are similar in concept to the Netherlands-born Splash reality show format, which launched in August 2012 and is now produced in at least 10 other countries.

## International versions

: Currently airing franchise
    Franchise with an upcoming season
    Franchise no longer in production
| Country | Local title | Channel | Winners | Judges | Main presenters |
| Argentina | Celebrity Splash! | Telefe | Series 1, 2013: Nazareno Móttola | Pampita Ardohain Maximiliano Guerra Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mariana Montes | Marley Wiebe |
| Australia | Celebrity Splash! | Seven Network | Series 1, 2013: Andrew Symonds | Alisa Camplin Greg Louganis Matthew Mitcham | Larry Emdur Kylie Gillies |
| Belgium | De Grote Sprong | vtm | Series 1, 2013: Tanja Dexters | Frans Van De Konijnenburg Anna Bader Fréderic Deburghgraeve | Kürt Rogiers Evi Hanssen |
| Brazil | Saltibum | Rede Globo | Season 1, 2014: Rômulo Neto Season 2, 2015: Priscila Fantin and Rodrigo Simas Season 3, 2016: Maíra Charken and Bruno Chateaubriand | Eduardo Falcão (1-2) Roberto Biagioni (2) Hugo Parisi (1) | Luciano Huck |
| Chile | Salta si puedes | Chilevisión | Series 1, 2013: Katherine Orellana Series 2, 2013: Cristián Menares | Sebastián Keitel Francisca García-Huidobro Yoel Gutiérrez Sergio Freire | Rafael Araneda Carolina de Moras |
| China | Splash! | Zhejiang TV | Series 1, 2013: Xian Zi | Zhou Jihong Li Na Li Xiaopeng Zhang Tielin | Huang Jianxiang Yi Yi ("伊一" in Chinese) |
| Finland | Splash! | Nelonen | Series 1, 2013: Martina Aitolehti | Joona Puhakka Janne Kataja Rosa Meriläinen | Ellen Jokikunnas Sebastian Rejman |
| France | Splash: Le Grand Plongeon | TF1 | Series 1, 2013: Clément Lefert | Laure Manaudou Taïg Khris Muriel Hermine Grégory Couratier | Estelle Denis Gérard Vives Julie Taton |
| Germany | Die Pool Champions - Promis unter Wasser | RTL | Series 1, 2013: Magdalena Brzeska | Verona Pooth Franziska van Almsick Christian Keller Gerd Völker | Marco Schreyl Nazan Eckes |
| Lebanon | Splash | LBCI | Series 1, 2013: Silvio Chiha Series 2, 2014: ? | Elie Saad Sandrine Atallah Todor Spasov | Rola Bahnam Aiman Kaissouni |
| Lithuania | Šuolis! | TV3 | Series 1, 2014: Eglė Straleckaitė | Series 1, 2014: Ignas Barkauskas Kęstutis Autukas Guest judge | Series 1, 2014: Monika Vaičiulytė Mindaugas Stasiulis |
| Mexico | El gran chapuzón | Canal de las Estrellas | Series 1, 2014: Maya Karunna | Yahel Castillo Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz | Alan Tacher |
| Netherlands (original format) | Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag | SBS 6 | Series 1, 2012: Liza Sips Series 2, 2014: Jeffrey Wammes | Frans van de Konijnenburg (1–2) Inge de Bruijn (2) Daphne Jongejans (1) Quintis Ristie (1) | Gerard Joling (1–2) Kim-Lian van der Meij (2) Tess Milne (1) |
| Norway | Skal vi stupe | TV 2 | Series 1, 2013: Mini Jakobsen and Roar Strand | ? | Freddy dos Santos Sarah Natasha Melbye |
| Poland | Celebrity Splash! | Polsat | Series 1, 2015: Andrzej Szczęsny | Otylia Jędrzejczak Tomasz Zimoch Danuta Stenka | Krzysztof Jankowski Łukasz Grass |
| Portugal | Splash! Celebridades | SIC | Series 1, 2013: Ricardo Guedes Series 2, 2013: Pedro Azevedo | Marco Horácio Sílvia Rita Simão Morgado Ricardo Guedes (2) | Júlia Pinheiro Rui Unas |
| Romania | Splash! Vedete la Apă | Antena 1 | Series 1, 2013: Piticu` Series 2, 2014: Cosmin Soare Series 3, 2015: Vladmir Drăghia Series 4, 2021: Cristi Pulhac Series 5, 2022: Various | Ozana Barabancea (2–3) Cosmin Seleși (2–3) Cătălin Preda (1–3) Anda Adam (1) Daniel Buzdugan (1) Jean de la Craiova (4) Iulia Albu (4–5) Nea Marin (4–5) Bogdan Ioniță (4) Clara Gherase (4–5) Cosmin Nantanticu (5) | Pepe (1–3) Diana Munteanu (3, 5) Alina Pușcaș (3) Roxana Vancea (1) Bianca Drăgușanu (2) Roxana Ionescu (1–2) Răzvan Fodor (4–5) Anna Lesko (4) Ramona Olaru (4–5) Monica Bârladeanu (5) |
| Russia | Вишка Vyshka | Channel One Russia | Season 1, 2013: Maksim Sharafutdinov | Stanislav Sadal'skiy Emmanuel Vitorgan Tatyana Ustinova Elena Waicehovskaya Dmitriy Dibrov Andrey Urgant | Viktor Vasiliev Katerina Shpica |
| South Korea | Splash | MBC | Canceled | | Shin Dong-yup Jun Hyun-moo |
| Spain | Splash! Famosos al agua | Antena 3 | Series 1, 2013: Gervasio Deferr | Guti Emilio Ratia Santiago Segura Anna Tarrés | Arturo Valls Ainhoa Arbizu |
| Sweden | Kändishoppet | TV3 | Series 1, 2013: Tobbe Blom Series 2, 2013: Frank Andersson | ? | Adam Alsing Carin da Silva |
| Turkey | Ben Burdan Atlarım | Show TV | | | Chloe Loughnan |
| United Kingdom | Splash! | ITV | Series 1, 2013: Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards Series 2, 2014: Perri Kiely | Andy Banks Jo Brand Leon Taylor | Gabby Logan Vernon Kay |
| United States | Splash | ABC | Series 1, 2013: Rory Bushfield | David Boudia Steve Foley | Joey Lawrence Charissa Thompson |
| Ukraine | Вишка Vyshka [uk] | 1+1 | Series 1, 2013: Olha Kharlan | Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tamara Tokmachova Dmitry Sautin | Solomiya Vitvitska Andriy Domanskyi |

## Controversy

In 2012, French-based production group Banijay International requested an injunction against Dutch group Eyeworks, claiming the show is a copy of the older German format, TV total Turmspringen, created by Banijay subsidiary Brainpool TV.