''Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls'' is an American reality competition series hosted by adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls. The eight-episode series premiered on

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on July 8, 2013.

Format

Ten teams of two compete to survive in the wild of New Zealand with Bear Grylls as their guide. The teams will perform various tasks and missions as they battle unforgiving terrain: high mountains, glaciers, gorges, the rain forest, rivers and rapids. Each week Grylls will eliminate one team, and the last team remaining will win $500,000.

Contestants

Season 1 (2013)

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Summary table

Tasks : : Fire: make fire for the whole group. : Food: make sure the whole group gets fed. : Obstacle: make sure all the teams go through the obstacles safely and efficiently. : Shelter: make sure every team has good shelter, and is dry, safe, and warm. Result: *Safe: Winners of the challenge, safe from elimination for the week, and win a trip to the feast pit. *Low: Team judged to be poor performers. *Out: Team eliminated

Development and production

In October 2012, NBC gave a

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for the production of eight episodes of the series. Auditions were held in December 2012 and January 2013 in nine cities in the U.S. The series was filmed in the

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International broadcast

Discovery International has purchased the rights to the series, to be aired on

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in 218 countries beginning in the third quarter of 2013.

Series overview

Episodes

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 2442494 Adventure reality television series 2010s American reality television series 2013 American television series debuts American adventure television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Works about survival skills Television shows set in New Zealand 2013 American television series endings