Stars on Mars
{{short description|2023 American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Reality competition
| presenter = William Shatner
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 12
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
- Chris Culvenor
- Paul Franklin
- Wes Dening
- Eden Gaha
- Charles Wachter
}}
| producer = Greg Basser
| location = Coober Pedy, Australia
| company = Eureka Productions
| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|6|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2023|8|28}}
}}
Stars on Mars is an American reality competition series that premiered on Fox on June 5, 2023, to August 28, 2023.
Format
Stars on Mars features celebrities living together in a base camp designed to simulate living on Mars (actually located in Coober Pedy, Australia).{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/stars-on-mars-filming-location/|title=Where Is Stars On Mars Filmed?|website=Screen Rant|author=Jennifer Haggard|date=June 7, 2023|access-date=June 9, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/coober-pedy-home-to-stars-on-mars-series.html|title=Coober Pedy home to Stars on Mars series|website=TV Tonight|author=David Knox|date=May 3, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/news/sa/coober-pedy-becomes-red-planet-in-stars-on-mars-c-10510563|title=Coober Pedy becomes Red Planet in Stars On Mars|website=Seven News|author=Liz Hobday|date=April 30, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023}} Each cycle, the group elects one celebrity as "Base Commander" who assigns tasks to complete around the compound and oversees an upcoming mission. The Base Commander then selects another celebrity to be "Mission Specialist", who helps oversee the mission and becomes immune from elimination.{{cite news|url=https://parade.com/tv/stars-on-mars-premiere-who-got-eliminated|title=Find Out Who Got Eliminated in the Stars on Mars Series Premiere|website=Parade|author=Lauren Hoffman|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 9, 2023}}
In each episode's mission, the group must collectively work to complete a space-themed task while being directed by the Base Commander and Mission Specialist. After each mission, the Mission Specialist and Base Commander must designate three celebrities as the "least mission critical", making them vulnerable for elimination. Afterwards, the group must come to a decision of which of these to eliminate (or "extract" from Mars).
Production
On April 12, 2023, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series that was scheduled to premiere on June 5, 2023.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/04/12/celebrities-beamed-from-the-red-carpet-to-the-red-planet-on-stars-on-mars-an-out-of-this-world-competition-series-premiering-monday-june-5-on-fox-803225/20230412fox01/|title=Celebrities Beamed From the Red Carpet to the Red Planet on "Stars on Mars," An Out-of-This-World Competition Series, Premiering Monday, June 5 on FOX|publisher=Fox|via=The Futon Critic|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/william-shatner-to-lead-stars-on-mars-competition-series-for-fox-1235323788/|title=William Shatner To Lead Stars On Mars Competition Series For Fox|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Peter White|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/stars-on-mars-fox-trailer-first-look/|title=Stars on Mars: Watch first footage from Fox's galactically goofy reality show|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Kristen Baldwin|date=May 15, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2023}}
On May 4, 2023, the names of the celebrities competing were announced.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2023/05/04/fox-launches-12-celebrities-to-the-red-planet-on-the-new-unscripted-series-stars-on-mars-debuting-monday-june-5-on-fox-657313/20230504fox01/|title=FOX Launches 12 Celebrities to the Red Planet on the New Unscripted Series "Stars on Mars," Debuting Monday, June 5 on FOX|publisher=Fox|via=The Futon Critic|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/stars-on-mars-natasha-leggero-ronda-rousey-lance-armstrong-cast-1235356154/|title=Stars On Mars: Natasha Leggero, Ariel Winter, Lance Armstrong, Adam Rippon, Ronda Rousey Among Celebs Set For Fox Competition Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Denise Petski|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}} During the July 10, 2023, episode, four additional celebrities joining the competition were revealed.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/stars-on-mars-new-celebrity-cast-join-competition/|title=Stars on Mars adds 4 new celebrity contestants to the Red Planet|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Jillian Sederholm|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2023}}
Contestants
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
scope="col"| Celebrity
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notability ! scope="col"| Entered ! scope="col"| Exited ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
---|
scope="row"| {{sortname|Christopher|Mintz-Plasse}}
| Actor | rowspan="5" | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Tallulah|Willis|nolink=1}}
| Daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore | Episode 2 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Richard|Sherman|Richard Sherman (American football)}}
| NFL cornerback | Episode 3 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Natasha|Leggero}}
| Comedian, actress, and writer | rowspan="2" | Episode 4 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Tom|Schwartz|nolink=1}}
| Vanderpump Rules star | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Ashley|Iaconetti}}
| The Bachelor star | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Ronda|Rousey}}
| UFC fighter, WWE wrestler, and Olympic judoka | Episode 1 | Episode 7 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Andy|Richter}}
| Comedian, actor and writer | Episode 5 | Episode 8 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Lance|Armstrong}}
| Former professional cyclist | rowspan="3" | Episode 1 | Episode 9 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Ariel|Winter}}
| Actress | Episode 10 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Marshawn|Lynch}}
| NFL running back | Episode 11 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Cat|Cora}}
| Iron Chef America star | rowspan="2" | Episode 5 | rowspan="5" | Episode 12 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Paul|Pierce}}
| NBA player | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Porsha|Williams Guobadia|Porsha Williams}}
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta star | rowspan="3" | Episode 1 | {{eliminated}} |
scope="row"| {{sortname|Tinashe |
| Singer-songwriter
| style="background:silver;"|Runner-up
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Adam|Rippon}}
| bgcolor=FFD700 | Winner
|}
Elimination table
class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Results ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Name ! colspan="12" | Episodes |
scope="col"| 1
! scope="col"| 2 ! scope="col"| 3 ! scope="col"| 4 ! scope="col"| 5 ! scope="col"| 6 ! scope="col"| 7 ! scope="col"| 8 ! scope="col"| 9 ! scope="col"| 10 ! scope="col"| 11 ! scope="col"| 12 |
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scope="row"| Adam
| style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | bgcolor=gold | WINNER |
scope="row"| Tinashe
| SAFE | SAFE | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | SAFE | style="background:lightpink"| SAVED | style="background:silver;"| RUNNER-UP |
scope="row"| Porsha
| SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:tan"| THIRD |
scope="row"| Cat
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | | style="background:lightblue"| ENTER | SAFE | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | SAFE | style="background:skyblue"| FOURTH |
scope="row"| Paul
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | | style="background:lightblue"| ENTER | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | style="background:#fbceb1"| FIFTH |
scope="row"| Marshawn
| style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:salmon"| OUT | bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Ariel
| SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | SAFE | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="2" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Lance
| SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="3" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Andy
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | | style="background:lightblue"| ENTER | SAFE | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="4" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Ronda
| SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | style="background:forestgreen"| {{white|BC}} | SAFE | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="5" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Ashley
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#FFEBCD" | | style="background:lightblue"| ENTER | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="6" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Natasha
| SAFE | style="background:#93C47D"| MS | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="8" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Tom
| style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | style="background:#F3F781"| RISK | SAFE | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="8" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Richard
| SAFE | SAFE | style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="9" bgcolor="darkgrey" | |
scope="row"| Tallulah
| style="background:#93C47D"| MS | style="background:darkred"| {{white|OUT}} | colspan="10" bgcolor="darkgray" | |
scope="row"| Christopher
| style="background:salmon"| OUT | colspan="11" bgcolor="darkgray" | |
Color key:
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{{Legend|gold|The celebrity won Stars on Mars.}}
{{Legend|silver|The celebrity was the runner-up.}}
{{Legend|forestgreen|The celebrity was named Base Commander and was safe for the cycle.}}
{{Legend|#93C47D|The celebrity was named Mission Specialist and was safe for the cycle.}}
{{Legend|#F3F781 |The celebrity was not deemed Mission Critical and was at risk of being eliminated.}}
{{Legend|salmon|The celebrity was eliminated from the competition.}}
{{Legend|darkred|The celebrity was named Base Commander, but was still eliminated from the competition due to a mission failure.}}
{{Legend|#FFEBCD|The celebrity did not compete during the episode.
{{Legend|lightblue|The celebrity entered the competition and was safe for the cycle.}}
{{legend|lightpink|The celebrity was on the losing team but was deemed Mission Critical by their teammates.}}
}}
}}
Episodes
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Experiment Begins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|5}}
| ProdCode = SMA-101
| Viewers = 1.32{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-5-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=Monday 6.5.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Salem|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Marshawn Lynch
Mission Specialist: Tallulah Willis
Mission: Raise the communication satellite tower and connect to the incoming satellite.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Leadership
Extracted: Christopher Mintz-Plasse - for ultimately failing to contribute to the mission.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Water Crisis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|12}}
| ProdCode = SMA-102
| Viewers = 0.99{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-12-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=Monday 6.12.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023}}
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Tallulah Willis
Mission Specialist: Natasha Leggero
Mission: Collect and fill four barrels of water from a cave.
Result: Mission failure.
Mission Patch: Teamwork
Extracted: Tallulah Willis - for her poor performance as Base Commander, which caused the team to fail.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Fire In The Hole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|19}}
| ProdCode = SMA-103
| Viewers = 0.86{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-19-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=Monday 6.19.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Salem|date=June 21, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Tinashe
Mission Specialist: Ariel Winter
Mission: Repair a hole in the biodome, caused by an explosion, then replant and fertilize the damaged crops.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Survivalist
Extracted: Richard Sherman - for feeling isolated and stating that the other two least Mission Critical celebrities were better suited for the experiment than him.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Life on Mars?
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|26}}
| ProdCode = SMA-104
| Viewers = 0.91{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-26-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=Monday 6.26.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=June 27, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Ronda Rousey
Mission Specialist: Ariel Winter
Mission: Find two "mother fungus spawn points" in a dark cave, destroy them with a flamethrower, then reconnect to backup oxygen at the rovers.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Perseverance
Extracted:
- Natasha Leggero - voluntarily extracted after struggling with the conditions.
- Tom Schwartz - for being less beneficial to save than Adam Rippon.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Resupply Mission
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|10}}
| ProdCode = SMA-105
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Adam Rippon
Mission Specialist: Porsha Williams
Mission: Safely dispose of two nuclear canisters and save the four new celebrities.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Ingenuity
Extracted: None
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Leaks in the Hab
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|17}}
| ProdCode = SMA-106
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Ariel Winter
Mission Specialist: Tinashe
Mission: Create a substance to patch up the holes.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Endurance
Extracted: Ashley Iaconetti - for an inadequate performance in the mission, leading the group to question her future contributions.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Evil AI
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|24}}
| ProdCode = SMA-107
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Andy Richter
Mission Specialist: Adam Rippon
Mission: Reboot the AI, which is infected with an evil virus.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Intelligence
Extracted: Ronda Rousey - voluntarily extracted for missing her baby.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Solar Flare
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|31}}
| ProdCode = SMA-108
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Cat Cora
Mission Specialist: Lance Armstrong
Mission: Connect the solar panels and make it back to base.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Trust
Extracted: Andy Richter - for interrupting Cat's instructions during the mission.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = We Are Not Alone
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|7}}
| ProdCode = SMA-109
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Porsha Williams Guobadia
Mission Specialist: Tinashe
Mission: Find the intruder in the air vents.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Adaptability
Extracted: Lance Armstrong - voluntarily extracted due to concerns that his ongoing clashes with other contestants would hold the team back in the future.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Downward Dog
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|14}}
| ProdCode = SMA-110
| ShortSummary = Base Commander: Paul Pierce
Mission Specialist: Cat Cora
Mission: Find the runaway RAD Dog that fell into a crevice.
Result: Mission success.
Mission Patch: Bravery
Extracted: Ariel Winter - voluntarily extracted due to feeling that she had been the least Mission Critical in the day's mission.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Distress Signal
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|21}}
| ProdCode = SMA-111
| ShortSummary = Mission: Rearrange satellites to boost the strength of the distress signals.
Result: Team B (Adam, Cat, and Paul) succeeded.
Mission Patch: Knowledge
Extracted: Marshawn Lynch - for having contributed less during day-to-day life on Mars than Porsha.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Brightest Star
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|28}}
| ProdCode = SMA-112
| ShortSummary = Mission: Power up a satellite to broadcast a message to Earth.
Result: Adam succeeded, with Tinashe being deemed runner-up.
Mission Patch: Brightest Star
Extracted:
- Cat Cora & Paul Pierce - were not voted as being one of the three most Mission Critical contestants.
- Porsha Williams - for performing the worst at trivia.
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}}
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References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/stars-on-mars/listings/|title=Stars on Mars Episode Listings|publisher=The Futon Critic}}
{{cite web|url=https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/overview-affiliates.html?programSeriesId=SH04715331&tabName=guide&season=1|title=Stars on Mars Episode Guide|date=September 2017 |publisher=Zap2it}}
}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.fox.com/stars-on-mars/}}
- {{IMDb title|27500129}}
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