Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge

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Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
Spartan-race.jpg
Directed byKent Weed
Presented by
Opening theme"Someone's Watching me" by Qleo ft. Lazee
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers Arthur Smith [1]
Kent Weed [1]
Anthony Storm [1]
Joe DeSena [1]
Jeffrey Connor [1]
Kenneth C. Koleyni [1]
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Production company A. Smith & Co.
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseJune 13, 2016 (2016-06-13) –
July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)

Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge is an American sports entertainment competition series based on the obstacle race of a similar name. Greenlighted to order on August 26, 2015, [2] the series premiered on June 13, 2016 on NBC. [3]

Contents

On March 17, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 12, 2017. [4] The second season concluded with "Strike a Pose" winning the grand prize of $250,000. [5]

Premise

The series will bring people together in teams of five – two men, two women, and an "elite Spartan athlete" who will be picked by the show and serve as team captain. The elite athlete will either be from the Spartan Pro Team or from a different field of expertise. [2]

Production

The deadline for applications for season one was September 27, 2015. [6] Competitors will have to face their physical and mental limits while racing through a one-mile obstacle course over fire, water, and mud for the opportunity to win $250,000. [1] [2] [7] A total of fourteen episodes have been ordered by NBC. [1]

Spartan Obstacles

Iconic Spartan Obstacles include:

The Tire Swing: Teams must swing across a pool of water on a giant tire propelling and catching their teammates.

The Barrel Roll: The Spartans must spin a large steel barrel together over a distance before locking it into place.

The Slip Wall: A large slippery wall on a steep angle that teams must create a human ladder to climb.

The Dunk Wall: An elevated pool that features various walls that Spartans must either swim under or climb over.

The Zip Log: A zip obstacle that all team members must jump and hold and ride until they reach the end of the track.

The Timber Drop: A large beam must be lifted and flung on a truss platform. Once in place the team must climb the beam together.

The Human Ladder: Teams must climb a spinning ladder strung above a pool. The team members must climb over each other to reach the top without falling in the water.

Totem Climb: The Spartan team must climb a rope suspended above a pool, they may only move onto the next obstacles once all of the team have climbed onto the rope.

Table Tilt: A large rectangular structure on a spinning pivot suspended above a pool. Teams must use their collective balance to one by one climb over the table to the other side of the pool.

Car Crank: Spartan teams must spin and crank that elevates a car into the air. [8]

Ratings

Season 1

No. in

series

EpisodeAir dateTimeslot Rating/Share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		Nightly
rank		Weekly
rank
1"Premiere"June 13, 2016Monday 10:00 p.m.1.554.84 [9] 410 [10]
2"Bet The Farm"June 20, 20161.454.54 [11] 3TBA
3"No One Triumphs Alone"June 23, 2016Thursday 9:00 p.m.0.832.75 [12] 7TBA
4"Spartan vs. Ninja"June 30, 20161.043.71 [13] 6TBA
5"The Comeback"July 7, 20160.933.17 [14] 6TBA
6"Spartan vs. Ninja: The Sequel"July 14, 20161.043.14 [15] 5TBA
7/8"Spartan Season One Championship"July 21, 20160.943.23 [16] 5TBA

Season 2

No. in

series

EpisodeAir dateTimeslot Rating/Share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		Nightly
rank
1"Premiere"June 12, 2017Monday 10:00 p.m.0.943.45 [17] 5
2"Qualifiers - Night 2"June 19, 20171.254.47 [18] 3
3"Qualifiers - Night 3"June 26, 20171.043.67 [19] 3
4"Qualifiers - Night 4"July 3, 20170.843.45 [20] 2
5"Round Two - Night 1"July 10, 20171.043.90 [21] 3
6"Round Two - Night 2"July 17, 20171.043.75 [22] 3
7/8"Season Finale"July 23, 2017Sunday 9:00 p.m.0.522.19 [23] 9

Adaptations

A Danish version of the series was broadcast on Kanal 5 in 2017. [24]

An Australian version titled Australian Spartan debuted on the Seven Network in 2018. [25]

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