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The first season, consisting of 26 episodes, was shot on location in September and October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeville.com/community-story/1484990-splatalot-begins-filming-in-amaranth/|title=Splatalot begins filming in Amaranth|first=Chris|last=Halliday|work=Orangeville.com|publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]]|date=13 September 2010|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> On 3 February 2012 the series was renewed for a 26 episode second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2012/02/03/marblemedias-splatalot-renewed/|title=marblemedia's Splatalot renewed|first=Jeremy|last=Dickson|work=Kidscreen|publisher=[[Brunico Communications]]|date=3 February 2012|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214811/http://kidscreen.com/2012/02/03/marblemedias-splatalot-renewed/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was shot the following summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marblemedia.com/start-of-principal-photography-begins-on-splatalot-season-2/|title=Start of Principal Photography Begins on Splatalot Season 2|date=4 July 2012|access-date=5 April 2018|work=Marblemedia|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405215142/http://marblemedia.com/start-of-principal-photography-begins-on-splatalot-season-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Following the recording of the series, the set remained abandoned and was a popular attraction for trespassers.<ref>{{Cite web|urlname=https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/7960101-township-wants-24-7-security-at-ytv-s-splatalot-game-show-castle/|title=Townshiptrespass wants 24/7 security at YTV's 'Splatalot' game show castle|last=Halliday|first=Chris|date=2017-11-23|website=Orangeville.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405215120/https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/7960101-township-wants-24-7-security-at-ytv-s-splatalot-game-show-castle/|url-status=live}}</ref> The set was later demolished in 2018 as part of a series called "Smashalot!".<ref>{{Cite web|urlname=https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/9121135--it-s-sort-of-bittersweet-former-splatalot-tv-set-torn-down-in-epic-demolition-show/|title='It's"demolished" sort of bittersweet,' former 'Splatalot!' TV set torn down in epic demolition show|last=Heck|first=Alexandra|date=2019-01-14|website=Orangeville.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=27 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127210446/https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/9121135--it-s-sort-of-bittersweet-former-splatalot-tv-set-torn-down-in-epic-demolition-show/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the beginning of the first episode, reasons are listed for the demolition, including [[YouTuber]]s, being too costly to repair, having unpaid property taxes, [[crack-dealing]] and opposition from the local community.<ref>{{Citation|title=Smashalot! - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Everyone's Favorite Viking|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9erD3ZhVMY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=29 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229202232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9erD3ZhVMY|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==The Attackers==
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The Canadian version premiered on [[Nickelodeon]] in the United States on 16 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peel |first=Sarah |date=19 July 2012 |url=http://www.bsckids.com/2012/07/nickelodeon-launches-new-game-show-splatalot/ |title=Nickelodeon Launches New Game Show – Splatalot |work=bsckids.com |access-date=19 July 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721060326/http://www.bsckids.com/2012/07/nickelodeon-launches-new-game-show-splatalot/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The British version aired on [[Disney XD]] channels in the [[EMEA]] regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/disney-picks-up-splatalot/|title=Disney picks up Splatalot|first=Sean|last=Sweeney|date=9 February 2012|work=C21 Media|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040308/http://www.c21media.net/disney-picks-up-splatalot/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dutch broadcaster [[Z@PP]] filmed their own host segments with local talent Ron Boszhard and Viviënne van den Assem in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/d360-licenses-splatalot-dutch-tv|title=D360 Licenses 'Splatalot' for Dutch TV|date=3 May 2012|first=Mary|last=Wolfe|access-date=5 April 2018|work=[[Animation World Network]]|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023103420/https://www.awn.com/news/d360-licenses-splatalot-dutch-tv|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Splatalot!'' has been seen in over 100 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=16 July 2012 |url=http://kidscreen.com/2012/07/16/distribution360-sells-splatalot-to-nickelodeon/ |title=Distribution360 sells Splatalot to Nickelodeon |work=kidscreen.com |access-date=16 July 2012 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223745/http://kidscreen.com/2012/07/16/distribution360-sells-splatalot-to-nickelodeon/? |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On 13 March 2018, [[BYUtv]] announced that they had acquired the rights to air the series in the United States. On 2 April, the channel began running the first season of the show with new hosted segments starring Stacey Harkey and Tori Pence.<ref>{{cite web|title=BYUtv Expands Original Spring Programming Roster with Three New Co-Productions and Acquired Series|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/byutv-expands-original-spring-programming-roster-with-three-new-co-productions-and-acquired-series-300612570.html|date=13 March 2018|access-date=16 March 2018|work=[[BYUtv]]|publisher=[[PRnewswire]]|archive-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035655/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/byutv-expands-original-spring-programming-roster-with-three-new-co-productions-and-acquired-series-300612570.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 October, the channel began airing the second season, again with Harkey and Pence hosting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.byutv.org/post/9291101a-f12f-46c0-b65c-56d37f74595c/season-2-premiere-of-splatalot|title=Season 2 Premiere of Splatalot! - BYUtv|work=BYUtv|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en-US|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129225210/https://www.byutv.org/post/9291101a-f12f-46c0-b65c-56d37f74595c/season-2-premiere-of-splatalot|url-status=live}}</ref> Both seasons are now archived on the stations website with Harkey and Pence's commentary remaining exclusive to the network.
 
Reruns can be seen on the Canadian game show channel GameTV, starting in the fall of 2019, and again in spring 2021.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
 
==''Smashalot!''==
Following the conclusion of the second season's production in 2012, the show's unattended set in [[Amaranth, Ontario]] attracted the attention of trespassers. A [[YouTube]] video by user Bright Sun Films exploring the location garnered over 600,000 viewers before being pulled a year later at the request of marblemedia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/6990890-video-dufferin-county-s-castle-without-a-kingdom-attracts-large-youtube-following/|title=VIDEO: Dufferin County's castle without a kingdom attracts large YouTube following|first=Chris|last=Halliday|work=Orangeville.com|publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]]|date=28 November 2016|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=httpshttp://web.archive.orgtoday/web/201804052152072018.04.05-100226/https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/6990890-video-dufferin-county-s-castle-without-a-kingdom-attracts-large-youtube-following/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BrightSunFilms|number=929119256519720961|date =10 November 2017|title=Got an email today saying if I don't remove the Splatalot video by Monday, Marblemedia will be "forced to take legal action". I'm in a bit of a bind & the video is likely going to be taken down. Sorry guys.|accessdate=5 April 2018}}</ref> The set hadn't been dismantled as the producers continued to pursue a revival of the show. Due to safety concerns, the township's mayor had requested the presence of around the clock security.<ref name=trespass>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/7960101-township-wants-24-7-security-at-ytv-s-splatalot-game-show-castle/|title=Township wants 24/7 security at YTV's 'Splatalot' game show castle|first=Chris|last=Halliday|work=Orangeville.com|publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]]|date=23 November 2017|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=httpshttp://web.archive.orgtoday/web/201804052151202018.04.05-100755/https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/7960101-township-wants-24-7-security-at-ytv-s-splatalot-game-show-castle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In late 2017, marblemedia confirmed it was developing a family-oriented revival set to begin shooting in the summer of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeville.com/community-story/7880136-marblemedia-preparing-to-film-new-splatalot-family-season-at-mothballed-dufferin-county-castle/|title=Marblemedia preparing to film new 'Splatalot Family' season at mothballed Dufferin County castle|first=Chris|last=Halliday|work=Orangeville.com|publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]]|date=8 November 2017|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=httpshttp://web.archive.orgtoday/web/201804052151162018.04.05-101547/https://www.orangeville.com/community-story/7880136-marblemedia-preparing-to-film-new-splatalot-family-season-at-mothballed-dufferin-county-castle/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, those plans were abandoned and the set was later demolished in January 2019. marblemedia turned the demolition into a [[YouTube]] spin-off series called '''''Smashalot!'''''.<ref name="demolished">{{cite web|url=https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/9121135--it-s-sort-of-bittersweet-former-splatalot-tv-set-torn-down-in-epic-demolition-show/|title='It's sort of bittersweet,' former 'Splatalot!' TV set torn down in epic demolition show|first=Alexandra|last=Heck|work=Orangeville.com|publisher=[[Metroland Media Group]]|date=14 January 2019|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=2722 JanuaryMay 20192024|archive-url=httpshttp://web.archive.orgtoday/web/201901272104462024.05.22-225820/https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/9121135--it-s-sort-of-bittersweet-former-splatalot-tv-set-torn-down-in-epic-demolition-show/article_94259ffb-b327-5f7d-b8c6-e64420ccc899.html?|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bellfund.ca/bell-fund-announces-decisions-for-the-september-24-2018-deadline-for-the-short-form-digital-series-non-fiction-program/|title=Bell Fund announces decisions for the September 24, 2018 Deadline for the Short-Form Digital Series (Non-Fiction) Program|access-date=27 January 2019|publisher=[[Bell Fund]]|location=Montreal, Toronto|archive-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030324/https://bellfund.ca/bell-fund-announces-decisions-for-the-september-24-2018-deadline-for-the-short-form-digital-series-non-fiction-program/|url-status=live}}</ref> Featuring former contestants and YouTube personalities (including Bright Sun Films) destroying a segment of the castle in each episode, the show is hosted by [[Jason Agnew]] and Gildar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAKHFwj-PlJyaDrNNPwTwAyfr073dYB0|title=Smashalot!|work=Marblemedia|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=28 February 2019|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111161756/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAKHFwj-PlJyaDrNNPwTwAyfr073dYB0|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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