Fox to Air Celebrity Diving Special Jan. 9

Jwoww, Terrell Owens among those competing in 'Stars in Danger'

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/6/2012 1:17:11 PM

Celebrity diving is making a splash into the world of reality competition TV.

Following the announcement Tuesday that ABC would premiere its aptly titled Celebrity Diving series on March 19, Fox has announced its own two-hour diving competition special will air Jan. 9.

Stars in Danger: The High Dive will air from 8-10 p.m. and feature eight celebrities training with diving coaches and then compete in a series of Olympic-style dives.

The participating celebrities are Jersey Shore's Jennifer "Jwoww" Farley, surfer Bethany Hamilton, actress Alexandra Paul, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Kim and Kyle Richards, actor David Chokachi, former NFL player Terrell Owens and actor Antonio Sabato Jr.

Stars in Danger is from Bunim/Murray Productions and based on the long-running German format TV Total Turmspringen.