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 NBC 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)

NameAgeOccupationResidenceRelationship
Andrew "Lucky" Larson58CarpenterStillman Valley, IllinoisFather/Daughter
Andrea "Louie" Larson24
Chris Winter28Telecommunication field technicianDallas, TexasFriends
Jeffrey Powell29
Austin Vach24Technical Account ManagerMaple Valley, WashingtonFather/Son
Jim Vach61Fraud analyst
Ryan Gwin24Technical analystMobile, AlabamaEngaged
Madeline Mitchell243rd grade teacher
Royce Wadsworth25Finance/Human resourcesWest Hollywood, CaliforniaFriends
Kyle Krieger29Hairstylist
Wilson Sheppard40Boat captainAltadena, CaliforniaMarried
Robin Sheppard36District sales manager
Canden Bliss Jackson23On-air HostLos Angeles, CaliforniaMother/Daughter
Donna Nettles Jackson51Fairhope, Alabama
Alicia Berkwitt28EntrepreneurMarina del Ray, CaliforniaDating
Spencer Hill35Bartender/EntrepreneurLos Angeles, California
Esmeralda Depierro25EntrepreneurMiami Beach, FloridaMarried
Dominic Depierro26Entrepreneur
Vanessa Vazquez23Biology student/WaitressChicago, IllinoisFriends
Erica Franklin24Hairstylist

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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.

PlaceContestantsEpisodes
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1Lucky & LouieLOWLOWSAFEWINNERS
2Chris & JeffLOWSAFELOWLOWRUNNERS UP
2Austin & JimSAFESAFESAFELOWRUNNERS UP
4Madeline & RyanSAFELOWLOWOUT
5Kyle & RoyceSAFEOUT
6Robin & WilsonLOWLOWLOWOUT
7Canden & DonnaLOWOUT
8Alicia & SpencerOUT
9Dominic & EsmeraldaLOWOUT
10Erica & VanessaOUT

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 green-light 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 South Island, New Zealand.

International broadcast

Discovery International has purchased the rights to the series, to be aired on Discovery Channel in 218 countries beginning in the third quarter of 2013.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
18July 8, 2013(2013-07-08)August 26, 2013(2013-08-26)

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers (millions)
1"The Wild Is Revealing"July 8, 2013(2013-07-08)4.23
2"Living on the Edge"July 15, 2013(2013-07-15)3.88
3"Leave No Man Behind"July 22, 2013(2013-07-22)3.67
4"The Mountains Will Give You Strength"July 29, 2013(2013-07-29)3.76
5"Don't Look Down"August 5, 2013(2013-08-05)3.79
6"The Tough Get Going"August 12, 2013(2013-08-12)3.71
7"Frozen Planet"August 19, 2013(2013-08-19)3.41
8"No Guts, No Glory"August 26, 2013(2013-08-26)4.15

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