Off the Grid: Million Dollar Manhunt

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Off the Grid: Million Dollar Manhunt
StarringKevin Reeve
Country of originUnited States
Original release
Network The History Channel
Release2011 (2011)

Off the Grid: Million Dollar Manhunt is a game show that airs on The History Channel. Contestants attempt to evade Kevin Reeve, an expert in surveillance, fugitive tracking, and classified government technologies. If they can succeed in performing simple tasks, for one day, and avoid detection, they win $1 million. [1]

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References

  1. HISTORY TV Nederland, archived from the original on January 25, 2013, retrieved December 19, 2011