Survive This facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Survive This |
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| Genre | Reality television, Survival skills |
| Created by | Les Stroud |
| Starring | Les Stroud |
| Narrated by | Les Stroud |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 9 Story Entertainment |
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| Original network | YTV |
| Picture format | 1080i ( HDTV) |
| Original release | April 7, 2009 – July 12, 2010 |
Survive This is a Canadian reality TV show. It features eight teenagers who learn about survival skills. They are taken into a forest and face many challenges. These challenges test their skills and how tough they are.
The show was shown on YTV in Canada. It also aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. Les Stroud hosts the show. He tells the story of each episode. He also gives the teens their survival tasks. He checks how well they do. The show first aired on April 7, 2009, in Canada. It started on June 17, 2009, in the United States. Cartoon Network stopped showing Survive This after August 19, 2009. The last three episodes were only available on their website.
The second season of the show started on April 19, 2010.
About the Show: Survival Challenges
The series began in 2009. It had one season with 13 episodes. A second season, also with 13 episodes, started in April 2010.
Each season starts with a pretend accident. In season one, it was a school bus crash. In season two, it was a floatplane crash. These accidents help to start the story. They also give the participants their first survival challenges.
Les Stroud's Role
Les Stroud is the star and host of the TV show Survivorman. He introduces each episode of Survive This. He also explains what happens during the episode. Stroud appears on camera at the start of each episode. He meets with the teens. They talk about how they are feeling. Then, he gives them the day's survival challenge. After that, Stroud leaves.
Sometimes, Stroud comes back halfway through an episode. He checks on the teens to see how they are doing. Each challenge ends with Stroud visiting the participants again. He checks their physical and emotional state. He asks if anyone wants to leave the show and go home.
Season Two Differences
The second season was a bit different from the first. In the final episode, Les Stroud chose one participant. His name was Colin. Stroud called him the "Ultimate Survivor."
Also, the question Stroud asked the participants changed. In season one, he asked, "Who wants out?" In season two, he asked, "Who can survive?"
See also
In Spanish: Survive this para niños
