Wild 'n Out, also known as Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out, is an American sketch comedy and battle rap improv game show television series created and hosted by musician and comedian Nick Cannon currently airing on VH1. It debuted on July 28, 2005, on MTV.
Premise
Similar in premise to shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the series puts two teams of comedians against each other in a series of Wild 'n Out games which are all basically "improvisational" comedy games. The Teams are the "Red Squad", which was the team name until Season 5 where they became the "Platinum Squad" and were permanently captained by Cannon; and the "Black Squad", led by a celebrity guest until Season 7 where the situation was reversed with Cannon becoming the Black Squad team captain and the celebrity guest leading the Platinum Squad.
For Season 8, the colors were revamped once again with the Gold Squad replacing the Black Squad. The Gold Squad was led by Cannon while the celebrity guest remained captain of the Platinum Squad. For Seasons 9–14, Cannon led his original Red Squad team color while the Black Squad team color returned also.
For Season 15, the teams were revamped as Nick Cannon leads the Old School team, comprising older cast members and a legendary special guest, and cast member DC Young Fly and the celebrity guest lead the New School Team, comprising some newer cast members.
For Season 16, the teams changed once again. In a format similar to Old School vs New School, Nick Cannon leads Team Revolution and the celebrity guest, appearing as a hologram, leads Team Evolution.
For Seasons 17–19, the teams were reverted to the "Old School" vs. "New School" format. Nick Cannon and a legendary special guest leads the "Old School" team, and the celebrity guest lead the "New School" team. This would also be the format for Season 21.
For Season 20, it reverted to the original "Red Team vs Black Team" format, where Nick Cannon leads the Red Team and the Black Team is led by the celebrity guest.
After three such games, the two teams square off against each other in the final round of the game called 'WildStyle', in which they must deliver a punchline directed at their opponent's team member(s) within a freestyle rap. The comedians "beef" with each other; however, some are impersonal jokes. Although similar to Whose Line, the "points don't matter", the teams score one point per round victory during the normal rounds, plus one point per favorably judged punchline during 'Wild Style', which makes it similar in format to the improv show ComedySportz.
Each episode also includes a musical performance, occasionally by the guest captain for the Black/Platinum Squad (Nick Cannon performed with Migos in Season 6 in the episode featuring Chanel Iman). At times, the musical guest comes out just before 'Wild Style' as the judge for the beefs. Starting with Season 2, the teams now compete for a "Wild 'N Out" Championship belt (Million Dollar Chain in Seasons 16 and 17). If the celebrity guest team wins, the team captain gets to take home the belt but if Cannon's team wins, he gets to keep the belt.
Production In November 2012, it was announced that the series would be returning in 2013 after a six-year hiatus. The revival features celebrities, along with the show's current cast. The fifth season premiered on MTV2 to 1.1 million total viewers, making it the highest-rated telecast in the network's history. The show would continue on MTV2 for three seasons.
On June 9, 2016, Wild 'N Out was renewed for an eighth season, which would mark the series' return to MTV. The season premiered on August 4, 2016.
In April 2019, the series was renewed through Season 16. On June 19, 2019, it was announced that Wild 'N Out would expand to VH1, with a special Summer season premiering on July 7, 2019.
Cast
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Seasons
Season 1 (2005)
Season 2 (2006)
The second season contains ten episodes which were broadcast from February 2 to April 6, 2006, on MTV.
Season 3 (2006)
The third season contains eight episodes which were broadcast from August 10 to October 5, 2006, on MTV.
Season 4 (2007)
The fourth season contains 20 episodes which were broadcast from May 12 to September 6, 2007, on MTV.
Season 5 (2013)
The fifth season contains 12 episodes which were broadcast from July 9 to September 24, 2013, on MTV2. This is the first season of the show to air since the fourth season in 2007.
Season 6 (2014–15)
The sixth season contains 16 episodes which were broadcast from July 2, 2014, to February 4, 2015, on MTV2.
Season 7 (2015–16)
The seventh season contains 16 episodes which were broadcast from June 10, 2015, to January 6, 2016, on MTV2. There are also stand up specials after the episodes in this season are finished.
Season 8 (2016–17)
The eighth season contains 21 episodes which were broadcast from August 4, 2016, to April 20, 2017, on MTV, marking the first time in almost a decade that the show aired new episodes on its original network.
Season 9 (2017)
The ninth season contains 16 episodes which were broadcast from June 29 to October 5, 2017, on MTV.
Season 10 (2017–18)
The tenth season contains 16 episodes which were broadcast from November 30, 2017, to March 1, 2018, on MTV.
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Season 11 (2018–19)
The 11th season consists of 21 episodes and premiered on March 15, 2018, on MTV, two weeks after the end of Season 10, and concluded September 29, 2019, on VH1.
Season 12 (2018–19)
The twelfth season consists of 26 episodes and premiered on August 17, 2018, on MTV.
Season 13 (2019)
The thirteenth season was filmed in Atlanta from October 29 to November 11, 2018. It premiered on February 1, 2019, on MTV, and continued on VH1 from July 7 to September 15, 2019.
Season 14 (2019–20)
The fourteenth season was filmed in Atlanta from May 14 to 25, 2019. The season premiered on August 17, 2019, with two episodes and a special that aired on MTV. The rest of the season began airing on VH1 starting on January 7, 2020, and ended on April 14, 2020.
Season 15 (2020–21)
The fifteenth season was filmed in Atlanta from December 9 to 18, 2019, and premiered on April 21, 2020, on VH1, just a week after the end of Season 14. The season continued airing on April 6, 2021, and concluded on May 4, 2021, on VH1.
Season 16 (2021)
The sixteenth season was filmed in San Bernardino, California from June 8 to 17, 2021. It premiered on August 10, 2021, and concluded on December 7, 2021, on VH1.
Season 17 (2022)
The seventeenth season was filmed in Jersey City, New Jersey from October 14 to 25, 2021. The season premiered on February 22, 2022, and concluded on May 3, 2022, on VH1.
Season 18 (2022)
The eighteenth season was filmed in Covington, Georgia from March 29 to April 9, 2022. It premiered on June 21, 2022, and concluded on August 2, 2022, on VH1.
Season 19 (2023)
The nineteenth season was filmed concurrently with the twentieth season in Fayetteville, Georgia from August 30 to September 23, 2022. It premiered on April 6, 2023, and concluded on June 29, 2023, on VH1.
Season 20 (2023)
The twentieth season was filmed concurrently with the nineteenth season in Fayetteville, Georgia from August 30 to September 23, 2022. This season premiered on July 6, 2023, and concluded on September 28, 2023, on VH1.
Season 21 (2024–25)
The twenty-first season was filmed in Fayetteville, Georgia from May 23 to June 4, 2023. It premiered on July 29, 2024, on VH1 and concluded the first half on September 23, 2024. The second half of the season premiered on September 1, 2025, and concluded on November 3, 2025, on VH1.
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