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Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls

{{Short description|2013 American reality competition series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| presenter = Bear Grylls

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| judges = Bear Grylls

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 8

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  • Ben Silverman
  • Bear Grylls
  • Chris Grant
  • Laura Caraccioli
  • Doug McCallie}}

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| location = South Island, New Zealand

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  • Bear Grylls Ventures
  • Electus}}

| channel = NBC

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|7|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2013|8|26}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/15/nbc-sets-debut-dates-for-summer-schedule-345313/20130415nbc04/|title=NBC Sets Debut Dates for Summer Schedule|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=June 22, 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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Name

! Age

! Occupation

! Residence

! Relationship

Andrew "Lucky" Larson

| 58

| Carpenter

| rowspan="2"| Stillman Valley, Illinois

| rowspan="2"| Father/Daughter

Andrea "Louie" Larson

| 24

|

Chris Winter

| 28

| Telecommunication field technician

| rowspan="2"| Dallas, Texas

| rowspan="2"| Friends

Jeffrey Powell

| 29

|

Austin Vach

| 24

| Technical Account Manager

| rowspan="2"| Maple Valley, Washington

| rowspan="2"| Father/Son

Jim Vach

| 61

| Fraud analyst

Ryan Gwin

| 24

| Technical analyst

| rowspan="2"| Mobile, Alabama

| rowspan="2"| Engaged

Madeline Mitchell

| 24

| 3rd grade teacher

Royce Wadsworth

| 25

| Finance/Human resources

| rowspan="2"| West Hollywood, California

| rowspan="2"| Friends

Kyle Krieger

| 29

| Hairstylist

Wilson Sheppard

| 40

| Boat captain

| rowspan="2"| Altadena, California

| rowspan="2"| Married

Robin Sheppard

| 36

| District sales manager

Canden Bliss Jackson

| 23

| On-air Host

| Los Angeles, California

| rowspan="2"| Mother/Daughter

Donna Nettles Jackson

| 51

|

| Fairhope, Alabama

Alicia Berkwitt

| 28

| Entrepreneur

| Marina del Ray, California

| rowspan="2"| Dating

Spencer Hill

| 35

| Bartender/Entrepreneur

| Los Angeles, California

Esmeralda Depierro

| 25

| Entrepreneur

| rowspan="2"| Miami Beach, Florida

| rowspan="2"| Married

Dominic Depierro

| 26

| Entrepreneur

Vanessa Vazquez

| 23

| Biology student/Waitress

| rowspan="2"| Chicago, Illinois

| rowspan="2"| Friends

Erica Franklin

| 24

| Hairstylist

Source:{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/06/13/nbc-announces-10-teams-to-participate-on-get-out-alive-with-bear-grylls-213110/20130613nbc01/|title=NBC Announces 10 Teams to Participate on "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls"|date=June 13, 2013|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}

Summary table

Tasks :

:{{Color box|#f2cee0|border=darkgray}} Fire: make fire for the whole group.

:{{Color box|#d0f0c0|border=darkgray}} Food: make sure the whole group gets fed.

:{{Color box|#ffe5b4|border=darkgray}} Obstacle: make sure all the teams go through the obstacles safely and efficiently.

:{{Color box|#afeeee|border=darkgray}} Shelter: make sure every team has good shelter, and is dry, safe, and warm.

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1

|Lucky & Louie

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|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|SAFE

|bgcolor=gold|WINNERS

2

|Chris & Jeff

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|LOW

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|SAFE

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|LOW

|RUNNERS UP

2

|Austin & Jim

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|SAFE

|bgcolor=#afeeee|

|bgcolor=#afeeee|

|bgcolor=#afeeee|SAFE

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|SAFE

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|RUNNERS UP

4

|Madeline & Ryan

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|SAFE

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|LOW

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|OUT

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5

|Kyle & Royce

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|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|SAFE

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|OUT

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6

|Robin & Wilson

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|LOW

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|LOW

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|LOW

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|OUT

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7

|Canden & Donna

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|LOW

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|OUT

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8

|Alicia & Spencer

|bgcolor="#ffe5b4"|

|bgcolor="#afeeee"|

|bgcolor="#f2cee0"|OUT

|colspan=5; bgcolor="gray"|

9

|Dominic & Esmeralda

|bgcolor=#afeeee|LOW

|bgcolor=#afeeee|OUT

|colspan=6; bgcolor="gray"|

10

|Erica & Vanessa

|bgcolor="#d0f0c0"|OUT

|colspan=7; bgcolor="gray"|

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.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/bear-grylls-takes-on-get-out-alive-1118060398/|title=Bear Grylls takes on 'Get Out Alive'|date=October 8, 2012|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=Variety|accessdate=June 22, 2013}} Auditions were held in December 2012 and January 2013 in nine cities in the U.S.{{Cite press release |url=http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/11/29/nbcs-new-adventure-reality-series-get-out-alive-with-bear-grylls-working-title-launches-nationwide-n/ |title=NBC's New Adventure-Reality Series, 'Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls' (working title) Launches Nationwide, Nine-City Search For New Contestants |date=November 29, 2012 |publisher=NBC Entertainment |accessdate=June 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608033523/http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/11/29/nbcs-new-adventure-reality-series-get-out-alive-with-bear-grylls-working-title-launches-nationwide-n/ |archivedate=June 8, 2013 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130404-907030.html|title=Discovery Network International Acquires "Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls" From Electus International To Air On Discovery Channel Internationally |date=April 4, 2013|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}

Series overview

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| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|7|8}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|8|26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/get-out-alive-nbc/listings/|title=Listings - Get Out Alive on NBC|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}

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(millions)

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| Title = The Wild Is Revealing

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| Viewers = 4.23[https://web.archive.org/web/20130713222600/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/11/monday-final-tv-ratings-get-out-alive-adjusted-up-siberia-adjusted-down/190801/ TV by the Numbers]

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Living on the Edge

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|15}}

| ShortSummary =

| Viewers = 3.88[https://web.archive.org/web/20130719053343/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/16/monday-final-tv-ratings-american-ninja-warrior-adjusted-up-mistresses-the-bachelorette-get-out-alive-adjusted-down/192095/ TV by the Numbers]

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Leave No Man Behind

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|22}}

| ShortSummary =

| Viewers = 3.67{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/23/monday-final-tv-ratings-no-adjustments-to-under-the-dome-mistresses-the-bachelorette-or-breaking-pointe/193320/ |title=Monday Final TV Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Under the Dome', 'Mistresses', 'The Bachelorette' or 'Breaking Pointe' - Ratings |accessdate=2013-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726231229/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/23/monday-final-tv-ratings-no-adjustments-to-under-the-dome-mistresses-the-bachelorette-or-breaking-pointe/193320/ |archivedate=2013-07-26 }}

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = The Mountains Will Give You Strength

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|29}}

| ShortSummary =

| Viewers = 3.76{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/30/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-mistresses-adjusted-down/194601/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801193818/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/30/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-mistresses-adjusted-down/194601/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |title=Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Under the Dome' & 'The Bachelorette' Adjusted Up; 'Mistresses' Adjusted Down |author= Amanda Kondolojy |date=July 30, 2013 |work=TV by the Numbers }}

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Don't Look Down

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| ShortSummary =

| Viewers = 3.79{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/06/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-adjusted-up-siberia-adjusted-down/195833/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809141201/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/06/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-adjusted-up-siberia-adjusted-down/195833/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2013 |title=Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Under the Dome' Adjusted Up, 'Siberia' Adjusted Down |author= Sara Bibel |date=August 6, 2013 |work=TV by the Numbers }}

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The Tough Get Going

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|12}}

| ShortSummary =

| Viewers = 3.71{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/13/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-adjusted-up/197201/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816052203/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/13/monday-final-tv-ratings-under-the-dome-adjusted-up/197201/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |title=Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Under the Dome' Adjusted Up |author=Sara Bibel |date=August 13, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers }}

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|EpisodeNumber=7

|Title= Frozen Planet

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|19}}

| Viewers = 3.41{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/20/monday-final-tv-ratings-get-out-alive-with-bear-grylls-and-mistresses-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-under-the-dome/198427/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822012250/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/20/monday-final-tv-ratings-get-out-alive-with-bear-grylls-and-mistresses-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-under-the-dome/198427/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2013 |title=Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls' and 'Mistresses' Adjusted Down; No Adjustment for 'Under the Dome'

|author=Amanda Kondolojy |date=August 20, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers }}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|Title=No Guts, No Glory

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|26}}

| Viewers = 4.15[https://web.archive.org/web/20130829003639/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/27/monday-final-tv-ratings-siberia-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-under-the-dome-or-mistresses/199513/ Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Siberia' Adjusted Down; No Adjustment for 'Under the Dome' or 'Mistresses']

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References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.nbc.com/get-out-alive/}}
  • {{IMDb title|2442494}}

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