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What’s This TV Show About?
A competition series airing on the NBC television network, the Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge TV show is hosted by car aficionado Rutledge Wood and inspired by Mattel’s Hot Wheels toy car collection. In each episode, two car superfans enter the Chrome Zone, where they will face off transforming an ordinary vehicle into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones. The two superfans work alongside a team of automotive magicians known as “The Car Pool” to create their designs in high-tech, decked-out garages. The winner of each episode takes home $25,000 and the chance to get into the season finale competition. In the finale, three lucky finalists transform another car in hopes of winning a legendary prize — an additional $50,000 and the honor of having their design made into an official Hot Wheels die-cast car.
Season One Ratings
The first season of Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge averaged a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.75 million viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge stacks up against other NBC TV shows.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge has been cancelled, so there will not be a second season. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Will NBC cancel or renew Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge for season two? The traditional ratings could be much better, but the delayed viewing has been very good, and I suspect that it doesn’t cost NBC much to air. I believe the series will land a second-season renewal. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on Hot Wheels cancellation or renewal news.
3/19/24 update: Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge has been cancelled after one season by NBC.
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