Race to Escape

Race to Escape
Genre Game show
Reality
Starring Jimmy Pardo
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • John Morayniss
  • Kevin Healey
  • Riaz Patel
  • Rocky Collins
  • Tara Long
Running time 60 minutes (includes adverts)
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Science Channel
Original release July 25 (2015-07-25) – August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)[1]
External links
Website

Race to Escape is an American reality competition television series, produced by Axial Entertainment and Entertainment One Television for the Science Channel.[2] It was originally announced in April 2015.[3]

The escape room themed series, hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo, sees two teams of three competitors compete against each other, attempting to solve a series of psychological clues or puzzles in an attempt to escape a themed room. The teams compete for a prize worth US$25,000 each episode.[4]

Broadcast

The series premiered in the U.S. on July 25, 2015 on the Science Channel.[5]

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on September 9, 2015 on Discovery Science.[6]

Episodes

No. in
series		 Title[7] Original U.S. air date U.S. viewers
1"The Explorer's Study"July 25, 2015 (2015-07-25)242,000[8]
2"The Chinese Restaurant"August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01)305,000[9]
3"Bar Fight"August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08)227,000[10]
4"Schoolhouse Lock"August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15)244,000[11]
5"The Auto Shop"August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22)331,000[12]
6"Barbershop Breakout"August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)310,000[13]

Reception

Ratings

The series averaged 397,000 total viewers, an increase of 19% on the Science Channel's primetime average in the year-to-date.[14]

Review

Daily News journalist David Hinckley gave the program three out of five stars, describing it as "not the best competition game show ever, [but] it's decent summer fun."[15]

References

  1. ↑ "RACE TO ESCAPE (SCIENCE)". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 19, 2015). "Science Channel's All-New 'Race to Escape' Hosted by Comedian Jimmy Pardo Premieres on Saturday July 25 at 10PM". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hughes, William (April 3, 2015). "Comedian Jimmy Pardo wants to lock you in a room for Science". AV Club. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (June 18, 2015). "Watch the trailer for Race to Escape, the new game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Science Channel's All-New "Race to Escape" Hosted by Comedian Jimmy Pardo Premieres on Saturday, July 25 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 19, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Purcell, Charles (3 September 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 7): Strike Back, Z Nation, About A Boy, Motive and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Race to Escape: Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.25.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.1.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.8.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.15.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.22.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.29.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Science Channel Delivers Best August Prime Time Ever in Persons 18-49". The Futon Critic. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hinckley, David (July 24, 2015). "'Race to Escape' review: Decent entertainment, more payoff for you than for contestants". Daily News. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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