American Grit
| American Grit | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Distributor | Leftfield Pictures Hard Nocks South Productions |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | April 14, 2016 – present |
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| Official website | |
American Grit is an American reality television series filmed at the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Eatonville, Washington that premiered on Fox on April 14, 2016. The series stars WWE wrestler John Cena. Fox ordered ten episodes for the first season of the competition series. On July 29, 2016, Fox renewed the show for a second season.
Sixteen competitors are divided into four teams of four, each led by a military veteran who is designated as the team's cadre. The teams compete in a series of challenges called "Evolutions," modeled after military training exercises, and must cope with both the physical rigors and demands of the outdoor wilderness setting. All members of the winning team are safe from elimination and advance to the next round, while the leaders of the other three teams each choose one member to participate in "The Circus," an elimination challenge consisting of a grueling obstacle course followed by an endurance test. As long as a team has at least two members, the same person cannot be sent to the Circus on two consecutive episodes. The obstacle course remains constant, but the endurance test changes from one episode to the next. The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course, with the first- and second-place finishers receiving an advantage over the third-place finisher. The Circus continues until one person quits, fails the endurance test or becomes physically unable to continue, at which point he/she is eliminated from the competition. Eliminated competitors ring a ship's bell on the site before departing, after the tradition of Navy SEAL trainees "ringing out" when they choose to withdraw from the program.
In the season finale, all competitors take part in an extended Circus. This Circus continues until all members of three teams have dropped out of the endurance portion, and the remaining members of the fourth team each receive a $250,000 cash prize. Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin from Team Noah were both awarded this prize as the winners of this season.
The contestants range in age from 22 to 54.
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