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Genre | Reality competition |
Presented by | Brandon Johnson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Lighthearted Entertainment |
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Network | TNT |
Release | June 6 – July 26, 2013 |
72 Hours is an American television reality competition series produced by Lighthearted Entertainment that premiered on TNT on June 6, 2013. [1] 72 Hours is hosted by actor and TV host Brandon Johnson who formerly co-starred as dance show host Gary Wilde on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up . [1] [2] The series is executive produced by Howard Schultz, Brady Connell and Rob LaPlante. [3] Jeff Spangler serves as the co-executive producer of the series. [1]
In each episode of 72 Hours, three new competing teams of strangers are dropped in the complete wilderness where they are given very few essential items to survive. [4] The teams must travel through harsh environments, such as dangerous wildlife or insect infestations for 72 hours to find a hidden briefcase that contains $100,000. [4] The team that finds the briefcase is the winner of the competition and they receive the $100,000 cash prize. [4]
Each episode in the series introduces new groups of strangers who are dropped off in a remote location. [5] Each episode has a different location. [6] For example, one episode takes place in the American Southwest and another episode takes place in the island of Hawaii. [6] Once the teams are dropped at a location, they are supplied with only a single bottle of water and a GPS tracking device. [4] The goal of the competition is to survive and travel through harsh and dangerous environments, such as dangerous wildlife or insect infestations to find a hidden briefcase containing $100,000. The team that finds the briefcase is the winner of the competition and they receive the $100,000 cash prize. [4]
No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Yasawa Islands, Fiji" | June 6, 2013 | 101 | 0.82 [7] |
Three teams of strangers are dropped off in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji where they must survive through the island's sizzling heat and overpowering waters to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
2 | "Lost Coast of New Zealand" | June 13, 2013 | 102 | 0.71 [8] |
Three teams of strangers are taken to New Zealand where they must survive through thick forests, dangerous cliffs and large sand dunes in order to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
3 | "Lana'i Hawaii" | June 21, 2013 | 103 | 0.46 [9] |
Three teams of strangers are dropped off in the Hawaiian island of Lana'i where they must navigate through deserted beaches and steep canyons to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
4 | "Flinder's Island, Tasmania" | June 28, 2013 | 104 | 0.78 [10] |
Three teams of strangers are taken to Flinders Island in Australia where they must survive through rough beaches, hazardous mountains and dangerous lagoons to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
5 | "American Southwest" | July 5, 2013 | 105 | 0.46 [11] |
Three teams of strangers are taken to a desert in the U.S. state of New Mexico where they must survive through scorching temperatures and steep canyons to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
6 | "New Zealand Alps" | July 12, 2013 | 106 | 0.47 [12] |
Three teams of strangers are dropped off in the southern alps of New Zealand where they must cross through snow-covered mountains and endure freezing temperatures to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
7 | "Fijian Jungle" | July 19, 2013 | 107 | 0.69 [13] |
Three teams of strangers are dropped off in the jungles of Fiji where they must survive through steep mountain peaks and dense rain forests to find the hidden briefcase. | ||||
8 | "The Rockies" | July 26, 2013 | 108 | 0.71 [14] |
Three teams of strangers are dropped off in the Rocky Mountains where they must cross through gigantic mountain peaks and endure volatile weather conditions to find the hidden briefcase. |
72 Hours has received mixed reviews from critics. The series currently has a score of 48 out of 100 on Metacritic, citing mixed or average reviews. [15] Entertainment Weekly critic Adam Carlson stated "Like other snackable television like this, 72 Hours isn't afraid of delivering everything you want, including not just a few reality competition tropes — but all of them." [16]
The show was awarded 3 stars by Common Sense Media reviewer Melissa Camacho. Melissa praised that "the show's primary focus on the actual race, rather than personal drama, makes it a fun viewing choice." [17]