''72 Hours'' is an American television

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series produced by Lighthearted Entertainment that premiered on Turner Network Television (TNT) on June 6, 2013. ''72 Hours'' is hosted by

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and

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who formerly co-starred as dance show host Gary Wilde on the

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original series ''

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''. The series is executive produced by Howard Schultz, Brady Connell and Rob LaPlante. Jeff Spangler serves as the co-executive producer of the series. In each episode of ''72 Hours'', three new competing teams of strangers are dropped in the complete wilderness where they are given very few essential items to survive. The teams must travel through harsh environments, such as dangerous wildlife or insect infestations for 72 hours to find a hidden briefcase that contains $100,000. The team that finds the briefcase is the winner of the competition and they receive the $100,000 cash prize.

Premise

Each episode in the series introduces new groups of strangers who are dropped off in a remote location. Each episode has a different location. For example, one episode takes place in the

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and another episode takes place in the island of Hawaii. Once the teams are dropped at a location, they are supplied with only a single bottle of water and a GPS tracking device. The goal of the competition is to survive and travel through harsh and dangerous environments, such as dangerous wildlife or insect infestations to find a hidden briefcase containing $100,000. The team that finds the briefcase is the winner of the competition and they receive the $100,000 cash prize.

Episodes

Reception

''72 Hours'' has received mixed reviews from critics. The series currently has a score of 48 out of 100 on

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, citing mixed or average reviews. ''

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'' critic Adam Carlson stated "Like other snackable television like this, ''72 Hours'' isn't afraid of delivering everything you want, including not just a few reality competition tropes — but ''all'' of them." The show was awarded 3 stars by

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reviewer Melissa Camacho. Melissa praised that "the show's primary focus on the actual race, rather than personal drama, makes it a fun viewing choice."

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, tt2525840, 72 Hours 2010s American reality television series 2013 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings 2010s American game shows English-language television shows TNT (American TV network) original programming Television game shows with incorrect disambiguation