Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
GenreGame show
Based onBen 10
by
Man of Action
Directed bySasha Ransome
Presented byJohny Pitts
ComposerDobs Vye
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersDaniel Marlowe[1]
Michael Carrington and Daniel Lennard (for Cartoon Network)
ProducersCatherine Patterson
Mandy Morris[1] (series producer)
Rebecca Denton (for Cartoon Network)
Colin Shevloff (for Cartoon Network Asia)
Production locationLondon
Running time30 minutes
Production companyTwenty Twenty
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network UK
Release15 October (2011-10-15) –
31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)[2]

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge is a game show for children themed after the Ben 10 series, developed by Turner Broadcasting System Europe in association with Twenty Twenty for various regional Cartoon Network channels. The show is running in twenty-five countries, and in seventeen countries in different languages and hosts starting from November 2011. Contestants include children between 7 and 12 years old.

In 2013, an exclusive Asian version has been produced in Malaysia for Cartoon Network thanks to the company Astro Productions, and it was aired only in five Southeast local countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia). This version is titled Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge Asia and is hosted by Nabil Mahir.[3][4]

The series had a revival as Ben 10 Challenge following the Ben 10 reboot.[5][6] Ben 10 Challenge premiered on Cartoon Network UK on 13 October 2017.[7]

Ben 10 Challenge

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Ben 10 Challenge is a live-action game show produced by the Spanish production company La Competencia Productions in Madrid for Turner EMEA. It follows two teams of people who compete in challenges and get tested on their Ben 10 knowledge. Versions were created for France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, with the Spanish version also airing in Portugal dubbed.[8] The English version premiered in the UK and Ireland on October 13, 2017, and in Africa on December 23, 2017.[9][10]

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge in the world

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Country TV channel Local title Host Release year
Argentina Argentina[11] Cartoon Network (Latin America) Ben 10: Desafío Final Sergio Figliuolo 2011
Australia Australia Cartoon Network (Australia) Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge None (only the UK version) 2011
Brazil Brazil Cartoon Network Brazil Ben 10: Desafío Final Felipe Andreoli 2011
Chile Chile[11] Cartoon Network (Latin America) Ben 10: Desafío Final None (only the Argentinian version) 2011
Colombia Colombia[11] Cartoon Network (Latin America) Ben 10: Desafío Final None (only the Argentinian version) 2011
Denmark Denmark Cartoon Network Denmark Ben 10: Den Ultimative Udfordring Simon Stenspil 2011–2012
France France Cartoon Network (France) Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge Terrier Luc 2011–2012
Germany Germany Cartoon Network (Germany) Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge Mitja Lafere 2011
Hungary Hungary Cartoon Network Hungary Ben 10: A legnagyobb kihívás Puskás Péter 2011–2012
Italy Italy Cartoon Network (Italy) Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge Manolo Martini 2011
Mexico Mexico[11] Cartoon Network (Latin America) Ben 10: Desafío Final None (only the Argentinian version) 2011
Netherlands Netherlands Cartoon Network (Netherlands) Ben 10: De Ultieme Uitdaging Eric Bouwman 2011
New Zealand New Zealand Cartoon Network New Zealand Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge None (only the UK version) 2011
Norway Norway Cartoon Network Norway Ben 10: Den Ultimate Utfordringen None (only the Danish version dubbed to Norwegian) 2011–2012
Philippines Philippines Cartoon Network (Philippines) Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge None (only the UK version) 2011
Poland Poland Cartoon Network (Poland) Ben 10: Ostateczne Wyzwanie Marcin Mroziński 2011
Romania Romania Cartoon Network Romania Ben 10: Provocarea supremă None (only the Hungarian version dubbed to Romanian) 2011–2012
Russia Russia Cartoon Network Russia Бен-10: Сверхсложная задача Anton Zorkin 2011
South Africa South Africa[12] Cartoon Network South Africa Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge None (only the UK version) 2011–2012
Spain Spain Boing Desafío Ben 10 Carlos Castel 2011
Sweden Sweden Cartoon Network Sweden Ben 10: Den Ultimata Utmaningen None (only the Danish version dubbed to Swedish) 2011–2012
Switzerland Switzerland Cartoon Network Switzerland Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge None 2011
Turkey Turkey Cartoon Network (Turkey) Ben 10: Zorlu Mücadele Furkan Kizilay 2012
United Arab Emirates UAE (Middle East adaptation) Cartoon Network Arabic بن 10 التحدي الأقوى Nour Aldin Alyousuf 2011-2016
Vietnam Vietnam Hanoi Radio Television
Ho Chi Minh City Television
Thử thách cuối cùng của Ben 10 Lê Anh
Sơn Hải
Trấn Thành
2011
2014

References

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  1. ^ a b Calling all Ben 10 fanatics - Tonight TV & Radio | IOL.co.za
  2. ^ Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge for Bandai
  3. ^ Su Ann, Quah (10 November 2013). "The battle begins for the Ultimate Ben 10 Superfan". fz. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.
  4. ^ Ong, Yeevon (20 November 2013). "Join the Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge Asia". theSundaily. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ Foster, Elizabeth (8 June 2017). "Turner EMEA orders Ben 10 game show". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ RegularCapital (8 June 2017). "Cartoon Network EMEA Greenlights Ben 10 Challenge Live Action Game Show". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Press Release). Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ^ RegularCapital (11 October 2017). "Ben 10 Challenge New Show Premieres On Cartoon Network UK This Friday 13th October". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Press Release). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ Foster, Elizabeth (8 June 2017). "Turner EMEA orders Ben 10 game show". Kidscreen.
  9. ^ "Ben 10 Challenge New Show Premieres On Cartoon Network UK This Friday 13th October". RegularCapital. 11 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Cartoon Network Africa And Boomerang Africa December 2017 Highlights: All Times CAT". RegularCapital. 30 October 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d Mora, Matyas (22 August 2011). "◙ Especial de Ben10 con...Sergio Figliuolo ??". Taringa! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Ben 10 moves into reality television genre". Media Update. Newsclip Media Monitoring. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
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