Can't a network game show gather muscular, waxed contestants together anymore without one of them having a notorious gay porn past? Hot on the heels of the American Gladiator who was revealed to be more familiar with the joust than originally thought, Fox's bizarre new game show Hole in the Wall premiered on Sunday with a face that should be familiar to customers of the gay porn website Sean Cody. Dubbed "Ajay" during his stint in the skin trade, Hole introduced him as Aaron Savvy, member of the Six Pack team. Then, after being asked, "Are you ready to face the hole?" Savvy and his personal trainer teammate had to navigate advancing walls with perilous shapes cut in them, forcing the duo to assume positions not put into use since "Ajay & Spence Flip-Flop." Does Savvy make it into the holes intact? Let's just say he has better luck at his day job. [After Elton]

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There was a time when the aesthetic of the Japanese game show was thought to be too bizarre to translate to America, but the times, they are a-changin'. Hot on the heels of the summer hit Wipeout comes Hole in the Wall, a Fox remake of the Japanese show in which contestants contort their bodies to pass through a strangely-shaped hole in an advancing wall, lest they be knocked backwards into a pool. Sound simple? It is — gleefully so, as you'll see from this clip. We could have used some more J-pop songs or cute, lightning-spouting rat/dogs watching from the sidelines, but otherwise, we think we've found the crown jewel of the fall lineup. It's bold for Hole in the Wall to premiere on the anniversary of September 11, but if this show can't heal America's wounds, what can? [Fox]

Remember Jules Lund's effusive praise for Hole In The Wall ("It's absurd, it's silly, it's mindless, therefore I'm perfect to host it")? The idea of watching people leaping through person-shaped cut-outs in moving walls (you know, like that idiotic tampon commercial with the big molecular things floating in the street and the girls doing kung fu because they got their periods) doesn't exactly sound like a ratings winner, but that looks to be exactly what it is:

Nine's half-hour sneak peek of the happily and proudly ridiculous Hole In The Wall, hosted by Jules Lund, scored a healthy 1.55 million national viewers on Wednesday night.

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Given what an amazing year two-thousand-and-great has been for Channel Nine so far, it seems fitting that they are now pinning their second-half-of-the-year hopes on bonkers "game" show, Hole In The Wall.

Fittingly, they have also employed perma-tanned knob Jules Lund to host the show, and boy, isn't he selling it!

The show will feature "celeb" contestants including Candice Falzon, Rob "Millsy" Mills and Warwick Capper.

"It's absurd, it's silly, it's mindless, therefore I'm perfect to host it," joked Lund.

Seriously, who is in charge of programming decisions at Nine? How can one station get it so, so wrong, time and time again? Their dedication to extreme shitness is really reaching mind boggling levels!