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Season 1 – Ultimate Tag

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67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 9% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A high-octane physical competition based on the classic playground game of chase, co-hosted by NFL superstar sibling trio J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt . Each week, competitors - who are everyday citizens and not professional athletes - vault, dodge, tumble and dive over various epic, three-dimensional moving courses, with one simple goal: Don't get caught. As competitors progress, they are challenged to take on even more extreme courses and earn points for their performance in each heart-pounding game.

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Ultimate Tag — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Richard Lawson Vanity Fair 05/27/2020
Ultimate Tag never achieves Ninja Warrior's beguiling momentum. The game is too easy and over too quickly; contestants and taggers alike are too often thwarted by walls, by the limited constraints of the show. Go to Full Review
Tara Ariano Primetimer 08/12/2020
Ultimate Tag's pleasures far outweigh its minor deficiencies. Go to Full Review
Emily Heller Polygon 06/29/2020
Most of the Pro Taggers on Ultimate Tag are professional athletes, including parkour experts and track stars. It's genuinely impressive to watch them do stunts - backflipping off obstacles, for example. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 06/18/2020
3/5
Simple, high-energy game show is lots of silly fun. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 05/22/2020
Ultimate Tag is the perfect kind of show to keep your mind off being stuck at home. Go to Full Review
Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 05/20/2020
Ultimate Tag is not as serious a celebration of athleticism as NBC's American Ninja Warrior, nor is it self-aware and ridiculous like ABC's Holey Moley. It is successful with enough frequency to at least make it watchable Go to Full Review
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03/29/2021 It's super cringey, in-genuine and unoriginal. I'm involved with and train in the Parkour community, and keep up with parkour competitions like Red Bull's Art of Motion, NAPC, and world chase tag. While I watch World ChaseTag, I think it's biased to say that this game is not interesting or original. But what I have a problem with is that Fox Sports stole and ripped off a trademarked format from World Chase Tag and their catch phrase "Don't get caught". World chase Tag has been airing since 2016 in Europe, (and has been aired in the United States on NBC) but Fox claimed they were the "first" to make a tag sport. That's not true. I do like that they brought in some of America's best free-runners like Jesse LaFlaire, but I hate that many of these parkour athletes signed exclusivity rights to the show, so we might not see some of these talented athletes compete on world chase tag because of this. Also it's a terrible rip off, I can't take Ultimate Tag seriously. The gross and overly dramatic costumes are too much and I hate the theatrics. It seems like it's more of a performance to entertain children more than function as an actual sport. But both these shows aren't just for kids, they both have a lot of really talented adult parkour athletes competing, with their own followers, sport enthusiasts or students that they coach in gyms, all probably watching them. There's not much focus on techniques and skills, or tactics for chasing or evading in Ultimate Tag. Arenas are too linear, and repetitive and are built (like the dodge tag course) unsafe. Also matches are pretty unfair when matching regular contestants with professional athletes so there isn't much tension or competition to make a match interesting. The whole tagging mechanic is also pointless, because it isn't doesn't result in a game over. The action seems fake, and it's a disservice to these talented athletes because it's more of a performance than an actual sport or competition. Don't waste your time watching this show, you could be watching better ones. See more 08/16/2020 The worst show I've ever seen! I didn't think anything was cheesier than wwe until this low brow waste of talent. The people competing are extremely athletic, but seem to be 100% scripted as douchebags. Save your time, watch titan games. See more 08/04/2020 Ultimate tag has ripped off World Chase Tag https://youtu.be/Pex3qahzwm8 See more 07/23/2020 I love this show I'm glad that it is not like American Ninja Warrior because I do not want to watch another show that is just like that show if I did then I would turn on American Ninja Warrior. What I love about this show is how you can have your favorite taggers. What I also think is interesting about this show is that they don't have it where you are just chasing the contestant they are sometimes in a dome without a harness and I think that makes it really cool also revenge tag where the person who is being tagged can tag the tagger I also think that is interesting to add so it is not just jumping over obstacles while trying to take a tag off of the persons vest. If you are someone who has not watched this show I highly recommend it and that you do not just watch the first episode and judge it maybe watch the second or third one and then make your decision about how you feel about it. If you are someone who has seen the first episode and decided that they do not like it I ask you to watch the second and third episode and then make your decision I do not think that your can judge a show by just the first episode. See more 07/22/2020 So insanely poorly written it hurts. Overly scripted, comical to the point if slap stick, and painful to watch. See more 06/19/2020 One of the only shows I completely dread to watch. "Ultimate Tag" has one of the worst premises for a game show. Every single competitor is the exact same. "I know I'm gonna win because my trainer says so." said literally everybody who has ever competed on this show. And surprise, surprise, the hosts aren't any better. All three of them fall under the category of that one generic white guy that's "funny". Did I mention that all of the competitors make me wanna shoot myself? I know I sound like I'm just rage writing (which I am) but, I swear to god if you have at least mediocre taste in media you will hate this show. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 20, 2020 You Better Run! The first set of contestants and taggers are introduced. Details Episode 2 Aired May 27, 2020 Real Men Do Cry More taggers are introduced and six new contestants fight it out. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 3, 2020 Girls Just Wanna Run The competition intensifies as contestants embrace new physical challenges. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 10, 2020 Every Second Counts The contestants, who've come packed with skill and heart, dig deep to find the confidence to outrun the taggers. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 17, 2020 Breaking All Records More contestants enter the arena ready to face the elite taggers. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 24, 2020 No One's Faster Than the Flow Six more contestants join the pro-taggers in the arena, where only two will take home $10,000. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 8, 2020 Higher, Better, Faster, Stronger The competition intensifies as more contestants enter the arena ready to prove their athletic strengths; two contestants walk home with $10,000. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 15, 2020 Only the Toughest Endure More contestants join the pro-taggers in the arena. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 22, 2020 Never Stop Two contestants take home cash prizes. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 29, 2020 Dangerously Fast The season's last contestants compete against world-class taggers; two take home cash prizes. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Natalka Znak, Conrad Green, Glenn Coomber, J.J. Watt
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 20, 2020