My Family's Got GUTS

My Family's Got GUTS is a family game show that airs on Nickelodeon. It is a revival of Nickelodeon GUTS, and debuted on September 15, 2008. The show is taped in Sound Stages 23 and 24 at Universal Studios Florida, housing the Extreme Arena and the Aggro Crag, respectively. Stage 21, where the original GUTS program taped, is currently occupied by production of TNA Wrestling. This version is hosted by Ben Lyons and officiated by Australian celebrity Asha Kuerten. It's the first Nickelodeon production to be produced at Universal Studios Florida since the closing of Nickelodeon Studios in 2005.

Gameplay
The show is unlike the original GUTS as it follows a tournament-style structure. The preliminaries consist of two events and then the Aggro Crag. Points also do not determine the winner. Each 10 points a team is ahead of the other is worth a one second head start (maximum: 7 in the preliminaries, and 10 in the semi-finals and the Aggro Bowl for Season 1) in the Aggro Crag. In the semi finals, there are three events before the Aggro Crag that are more difficult than the previous round. The Aggro Crag is also more elaborate and challenging and the maximum head start is 10 seconds.

Taping Order
My Family's Got GUTS recorded 2 seasons at once, and did not air in original taping order (that explains the episode numbers out of order). Each day, they would record 1 episode for Season 1 and 1 episode for Season 2, to be aired later this year. (This information was given to the audience by the warm-up at tapings)

Events

 * Sky Slam- Two teammates from two different teams compete in a basketball challenge where they are connected to elastic wires, in order to slam dunk baskets. a teammate is able to call a defense from their team to help block the opponent for a slam dunk. Each dunk is worth 10 points, whoever has the most at the end of 90 seconds wins.


 * Flying Football- This challenge is related to the Sky Slam event, but this is where the competitors must play in football style. Each catch is worth 10 points, whoever has the most at the end of 90 seconds wins.


 * Supertoe PK- The competitors must kick soccer balls into making the most points, whoever has the most at the end, wins that challenge. Each goal is worth ten points. This is a 90 second timed event.


 * Free Run City- Teammates must have a relay and get through many obstacles to get to the finish, beating the other team. This is a two min. timed event. Each second a team has left under two min. is worth a point.


 * Vert Ball- In a related vein of dodgeball, the teams must get the opposite team's members out. In order to win the event, they must avoid the other teams's offense hurling for 90 seconds.


 * The Aggro Crag- This takes place when the families must climb a 22 foot tall mountain to taste, "My Family's Got GUTS" victory, and win the competition. The layout of the Crag was changed very early in the show's run; the original layout only consisted of two members of each team climbing up the face of the Crag (one taking on the initial half on either side of the Crag's middle, the other taking on the middle of the Crag). Later episodes incorporated all four members of the team into the event - one taking on the obstacles of the Crag's base, one climbing up the far side of the Crag as they did in the original, one sliding down a slide to navigate a maze in the cavernous interior of the Crag (a first for the entire "GUTS" series), and the final member climbing up the middle of the Crag as before.

Preliminaries

 * Sherry Storm vs. Chastain Charge
 * Cyclone Jones vs. Hurricane Hutagalungs
 * Rojo Grande vs. Eichen-Splat
 * Lowe Riders vs. Howlin' Howells
 * Dionne Dash vs. Gahres G-Dogs
 * Kickin' Johnsons vs. Richards Riptide

Semi-Finals

 * Chastain Charge vs. Cyclone Jones
 * Eichen-Splat vs. Howlin' Howells
 * Gahres G-Dogs vs. Kickin' Johnsons

Finals (Aggro Bowl)

 * Cyclone Jones vs. Howlin' Howells vs. Gahres G-Dogs