Spell-Mageddon

Spell-Mageddon
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Alfonso Ribeiro
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Adam Freeman Adam Reed Jeff Krask Leslie Greif Michael Canter
Production company(s)	Thinkfactory Media
Release
Original network	ABC Family
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original release	July 24 – September 11, 2013

Spell-Mageddon was an American spelling bee game show on ABC Family and was hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro. ^[1] It premiered on July 24, 2013.^[2] The series finale aired on September 11, 2013.^[3]

Format

The show's format combined a spelling bee with obstacle courses similar to Wipeout.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	Viewers (in millions)
1	"Episode 1"	July 24, 2013	0.33[4]
2	"Episode 2"	July 31, 2013	0.34[5]
3	"Episode 3"	August 7, 2013	0.29[6]
4	"Episode 4"	August 14, 2013	0.31[7]
5	"Episode 5"	August 21, 2013	0.25[8]
6	"Episode 6"	August 28, 2013	0.19[9]
7	"Episode 7"	September 4, 2013	0.38[10]
8	"Episode 8"	September 11, 2013	0.20[11]

Reception

Mary McNamara of The Los Angeles Times said the show doesn't look fun at all and also said the distractions endured by the contestants are "more annoying than compelling."^[12] Emily Ashby Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.^[13]

References

1. "Alfonso Ribeiro Named Host of ABC Family's New Series "Spell-Mageddon"". The Futon Crtic. June 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
2. "ABC Family Continues to Grow Its Original Programming and Greenlights a New Comedy Series, "Spell-Mageddon"". The Futon Critic. May 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
3. "'Spell-Mageddon' Finale GIF-cap: Something Stinks on 'Sensory Overload'". Yahoo! TV. September 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
4. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Tops Viewers, "The Challenge" Leads Demos". The Futon Critic. July 25, 2013.
5. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Tops Viewers, "Honey Boo Boo" Leads Demos". The Futon Critic. August 1, 2013.
6. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Shark Week" Again Top Demos, "Royal Pains" Leads Viewers". The Futon Critic. August 8, 2013.
7. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Returns Big for A&E". The Futon Critic. August 15, 2013.
8. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Racks Up Another 10 Million Viewers". The Futon Critic. August 22, 2013.
9. Yanan, Travis (September 2, 2013). "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Another Week, Another "Duck Dynasty" Victory". The Futon Critic.
10. Yanan, Travis (September 5, 2013). "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Brings Home Another 10 Million Viewers". The Futon Critic.
11. Yanan, Travis (September 12, 2013). "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Duck Dynasty" on A&E". The Futon Critic.
12. "TV review: ABC Family's 'Spell-Mageddon' appears d-u-l-l". The Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
13. "Spell-Mageddon". Common Sense Media. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

External links

• Spell-Mageddon at the Internet Movie Database