Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls

*Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls*
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Developed by	Bear Grylls; Tom Shelly;
Presented by	Bear Grylls
Judges	Bear Grylls
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Ben Silverman; Bear Grylls; Chris Grant; Laura Caraccioli; Doug McCallie;
Production locations	South Island, New Zealand
Production companies	Bear Grylls Ventures; Electus;
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	July 8 –; August 26, 2013
External links
	Official website

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.^[1]

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)[]

Name	Age	Occupation	Residence	Relationship
Andrew "Lucky" Larson	58	Carpenter	Stillman Valley, Illinois	Father/Daughter
Andrea "Louie" Larson	24		Stillman Valley, Illinois	Father/Daughter
Chris Winter	28	Telecommunication field technician	Dallas, Texas	Friends
Jeffrey Powell	29		Dallas, Texas	Friends
Austin Vach	24	Technical Account Manager	Maple Valley, Washington	Father/Son
Jim Vach	61	Fraud analyst	Maple Valley, Washington	Father/Son
Ryan Gwin	24	Technical analyst	Mobile, Alabama	Engaged
Madeline Mitchell	24	3rd grade teacher	Mobile, Alabama	Engaged
Royce Wadsworth	25	Finance/Human resources	West Hollywood, California	Friends
Kyle Krieger	29	Hairstylist	West Hollywood, California	Friends
Wilson Sheppard	40	Boat captain	Altadena, California	Married
Robin Sheppard	36	District sales manager	Altadena, California	Married
Canden Bliss Jackson	23	On-air Host	Los Angeles, California	Mother/Daughter
Donna Nettles Jackson	51		Fairhope, Alabama	Mother/Daughter
Alicia Berkwitt	28	Entrepreneur	Marina del Ray, California	Dating
Spencer Hill	35	Bartender/Entrepreneur	Los Angeles, California	Dating
Esmeralda Depierro	25	Entrepreneur	Miami Beach, Florida	Married
Dominic Depierro	26	Entrepreneur	Miami Beach, Florida	Married
Vanessa Vazquez	23	Biology student/Waitress	Chicago, Illinois	Friends
Erica Franklin	24	Hairstylist	Chicago, Illinois	Friends

Source:^[2]

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.

Place	Contestants	Episodes
Place	Contestants	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Lucky & Louie					LOW	LOW	SAFE	WINNERS
2	Chris & Jeff	LOW		SAFE		LOW		LOW	RUNNERS UP
2	Austin & Jim	SAFE			SAFE		SAFE	LOW	RUNNERS UP
4	Madeline & Ryan		SAFE	LOW			LOW	OUT
5	Kyle & Royce					SAFE	OUT
6	Robin & Wilson		LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT
7	Canden & Donna		LOW		OUT
8	Alicia & Spencer			OUT
9	Dominic & Esmeralda	LOW	OUT
10	Erica & Vanessa	OUT

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.^[3] Auditions were held in December 2012 and January 2013 in nine cities in the U.S.^[4] The series was filmed in the South Island, New Zealand.^[1]

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.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "NBC Sets Debut Dates for Summer Schedule". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
^ "NBC Announces 10 Teams to Participate on "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls"". The Futon Critic. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
^ Graser, Marc (October 8, 2012). "Bear Grylls takes on 'Get Out Alive'". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
^ "NBC's New Adventure-Reality Series, 'Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls' (working title) Launches Nationwide, Nine-City Search For New Contestants" (Press release). NBC Entertainment. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
^ "Discovery Network International Acquires "Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls" From Electus International To Air On Discovery Channel Internationally". The Wall Street Journal. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

External links[]

[premiere-1] "NBC Sets Debut Dates for Summer Schedule". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[teams-2] "NBC Announces 10 Teams to Participate on "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls"". The Futon Critic. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[3] Graser, Marc (October 8, 2012). "Bear Grylls takes on 'Get Out Alive'". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[4] "NBC's New Adventure-Reality Series, 'Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls' (working title) Launches Nationwide, Nine-City Search For New Contestants" (Press release). NBC Entertainment. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[5] "Discovery Network International Acquires "Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls" From Electus International To Air On Discovery Channel Internationally". The Wall Street Journal. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

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