I Can Do That is a 2015 American entertainment television series that ran on NBC. It premiered on May 26, 2015, and was broadcast at 10 PM on Tuesday nights. The show was hosted by comedian and actor Marlon Wayans. It was cancelled after one season. Nicole Scherzinger was the winner of the first season.
| I Can Do That | |
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| Genre | Reality, comedy |
| Created by | Armoza Formats |
| Presented by | Marlon Wayans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Audrey Morrissey Avi Armoza Elwin De Groot Marlon Wayans Matilda Zoltowski Nehama Cohen Rick Alvarez Steve Harris |
| Running time | 42−44 minutes |
| Production companies | Universal Television Armoza Formats Live Animals Open 4 Business Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 26 – June 30, 2015 |
I Can Do That is based on the original format of the same name, launched by Israeli company Armoza Formats. The format has appeared in over 20 other countries. The show's theme song is "Can You Do This" by Aloe Blacc.
Overview
editSix entertainers attempt to perform the acts of notable entertainers in various fields (singing, dancing, acrobatics, magic, etc.), with help from the original performers. The public votes on which was the best re-enacted act each week; the first-place finisher(s) get three points, second place gets two points, and third place gets one point. At the end of six weeks, the celebrity with the most points earns a trophy and the title of "The Greatest Entertainer". On July 2, 2015, NBC renewed the series for a second season.[1]
Contestants
edit- Nicole Scherzinger, singer, lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, dancer, and actress
- Cheryl Burke, dancer, and choreographer on Dancing with the Stars
- Ciara, singer, dancer, and actress
- Jeff Dye, stand-up comedian from Last Comic Standing 6
- Joe Jonas, lead singer of the Jonas Brothers and DNCE, and actor
- Alan Ritchson, actor and singer
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "The Harlem Globetrotters, Penn and Teller, Airealistic" | May 26, 2015 | 6.40[2] | |
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| 2 | "Jabbawockeez, Christian and Scooby, The Quiddlers" | June 2, 2015 | 5.49[3] | |
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| 3 | "Blue Man Group, Double Dutch, Ben Blaque" | June 9, 2015 | 5.59[4] | |
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| 4 | "Board Breakers, Avenue Q, Pilobolus" | June 16, 2015 | 4.42[5] | |
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| 5 | "Burn the Floor, Skating Aratas, Grounded Aerial" | June 23, 2015 | 4.93[6] | |
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| 6 | "Snoop Dogg, The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Tell-A-Vision" | June 30, 2015 | 5.07[7] | |
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Scoreboard
edit| Place | Celebrity | Weeks | Total Score | ||||||
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| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | ||||
| 1 | Nicole Scherzinger | 1st | 3rd | 2nd1 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | W2 | 17 |
| 2 | Cheryl Burke | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | L2 | 16 |
| 2 | Joe Jonas | 3rd | 1st | 2nd1 | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | W2 | 16 |
| 4 | Alan Ritchson | 1st | 2nd | 2nd1 | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | W2 | 14 |
| 5 | Jeff Dye | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd1 | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | L2 | 12 |
| 6 | Ciara | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | L2 | 8 |
International versions
edit| Country | Title | Network | Host | Year aired |
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 Israel (original version)
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I can do that! | Channel 2 (Keshet) | Yaron Brovinsky | 2014 |
 Albania
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Ne nje jave | Top Channel | Arbana Osmani | 2015 |
 Bulgaria
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И аз го мога | Nova TV | Stanimir Gamov | 2015 |
 Brazil
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Isso eu faço! (part of Hora do Faro) | RecordTV | Rodrigo Faro | 2014 |
 Colombia
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Que camello | Caracol Televisión | Santiago Rodriguez | 2016 – present |
 Croatia
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Ja to mogu! | HRT 1 | Barbara Kolar | 2015 – 2016 |
 Ecuador
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Que camello | Ecuavisa | ? | ? |
 Finland
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Pidämme Show | MTV3 | ? | ? |
 Germany
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I can do that! | ZDF | Steven Gӓtjen | 2016 |
 Hungary
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Csak show és más semmi! | TV2 | Claudia Liptai and Nóra Ördög | 2018 |
 India
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I can do that | Zee TV | Farhan Akhtar | 2015 |
 Italy
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Si può fare! | Rai 1 | Carlo Conti | 2014 – 2015 |
 Lithuania
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Taip jūs galite! | LNK | ? | ? |
 Mexico
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¡Sí se puede! | Azteca Trece | Rafael Araneda | 2015 |
 Philippines
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I can do that! | ABS-CBN | Robi Domingo and Alex Gonzaga | 2017 |
 Portugal
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Desafio total | RTP 1 | Silvia Alberto and Marco Horácio | 2014 |
 Russia
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Я cмoгy! | Rossiya 1 | Timur Rodriguez and Vladimir Stognienko | 2014 |
 Singapore
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I Can do That! | Channel 5 | ? | ? |
 Spain
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Eso lo hago yo | laSexta | Carlos Sobera | 2016 |
 United States (Spanish)
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¡Sí se puede! | Telemundo | Rafael Araneda | 2015 |
 Vietnam
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Tôi có thể | HTV7 | Minh Xù | 2017 |
Notes
edit- ^ Both Jeff & Nicole's and Joe & Alan's acts received the same number of audience votes, so both placed second in Week 3 and received two points.
- ^ All six celebrities were divided into two teams of three for one final performance consisting of all the performances done over the course of the competition. The team of three that received the most audience votes, won three extra points. The team of Nicole, Joe & Alan was revealed to have the most votes and received three points, while the team of Cheryl, Jeff & Ciara received 0 points.
References
edit- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 2, 2015). "'I Can Do That' Renewed for Second Season by NBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Tuesday Final Ratings: No Adjustement [sic] for iZombie, America's Got Talent or 500 Questions". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28.
- ^ "TV Ratings Tuesday: 'America's Got Talent' & 'I Can Do That' Dip + 'iZombie' & 'Hell's Kitchen' Flat - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.
- ^ "TV Ratings Tuesday: 'iZombie' Finale Hits Low, 'America's Got Talent' & 'Hell's Kitchen' Down, 'I Can Do That' & 'Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader' Up as NBA Finals Games 3 Dominates Night - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 17, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up + Final NBA & FIFA Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (June 24, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 1, 2015). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up; 'Beats the Champion' Adjusted Down + Final FIFA Women's World Cup Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.