Race to the Altar

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Race to the Altar
Genre Reality
Presented by Lisa Dergan
Narrated byMitch Lewis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producersRobert Horowitz
Bill Paolantonio
Eric Schotz
Running time44 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJuly 30 (2003-07-30) 
September 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)

Race to the Altar is an American reality television series hosted by Lisa Dergan. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on NBC. [1] The show found 8 engaged couples to compete in a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test the strength of their relationship. Couples who won the challenges become power couples and have the authority to eliminate other couples. The audience voted on the winning couple in the second-to-last episode and then in the last episode the winning couple gets the prize, a fantasy wedding planned by Colin Cowie. A two-hour series finale aired September 13, 2003. [2]

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