Orders 26 Half-Hour Episodes Of Global Game Show Phenomenon From “American Idol” Producers FremantleMedia North America

FOX breaks the mold once again, ordering 26 half-hour episodes of HOLE IN THE WALL, a body bending, mind twisting, global game show phenomenon from “American Idol” producers FremantleMedia North America.

Speed, agility and a hearty sense of humor are essential tools in HOLE IN THE WALL, where two teams dressed in spandex and hard hats compete against each other in multiple rounds of play, facing various barrier walls speeding toward them with weird and wacky cut-out shapes.  Each team must contort their bodies in unison to either fit through or be swept away into a pool below.  As players struggle to ‘strike a pose,’ points – and dignity – can be easily lost with a simple miscalculation.  As the rounds progress and the pace heats up, mind over matter, fast thinking, quick coordination and clever teamwork play a crucial role as each team strives to stay dry and score points.

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One of the trickiest, fastest, funniest and wettest half-hours on the planet, HOLE IN THE WALL became an instant ratings success story on-air and online after launching on Japan’s Fuji TV in July 2006, where it continues to rank #1 in its timeslot.  The format swiftly created waves around the world, with FremantleMedia currently producing versions in over 15 territories, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Columbia, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Sweden and the UK.

HOLE IN THE WALL is produced by FremantleMedia North America. Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Stuart Krasnow are executive producers.

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is the U.S. production division of global media giant FremantleMedia.  Based in Burbank, California, FMNA produces entertaining and innovative television programs for network, cable and syndicated platforms, including the Emmy-nominated musical/reality phenomenon “American Idol" (FOX), “American Idol Rewind” (syndicated), “American Idol Extra” (Fox Reality), “America’s Got Talent” (NBC), “Celebrity Family Feud” (NBC), “Farmer Wants A Wife” (The CW), “Rock The Cradle” (MTV), “Can You Duet” (CMT), “MatchGame” (TBS), “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” (Oxygen), “Family Feud” (syndicated), “Temptation” (syndicated), “Million Dollar Password” (CBS), and the longest-running game show in television history, “The Price Is Right” (CBS).