Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
| Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Kent Weed |
| Presented by |
Dhani Jones[1] Kyle Martino[1] MJ Acosta[1] Evan Dollard[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Arthur Smith[1] Kent Weed[1] Anthony Storm[1] Joe DeSena[1] Jeffrey Connor[1] Kenneth C. Kolenyi[1] |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Production company(s) | A. Smith & Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | June 13, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Spartan Casting | |
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]
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 was September 27, 2015.[4] 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][5] A total of seven episodes have been ordered by NBC.[1]
Ratings
| No. in series |
Episode | Air date | Timeslot | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Premiere" | June 13, 2016 | Monday 10:00 p.m. | 1.5 | 5 | 4.84[6] | 4 | 10[7] |
| 2 | "Bet The Farm" | June 20, 2016 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.54[8] | 3 | TBA | |
| 3 | "No One Triumphs Alone" | June 23, 2016 | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.8 | 3 | 2.75[9] | 7 | TBA |
| 4 | "Spartan vs. Ninja" | June 30, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.71[10] | 6 | TBA | |
| 5 | "The Comeback" | July 7, 2016 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.17[11] | 6 | TBA | |
| 6 | "Spartan vs. Ninja: The Sequel" | July 14, 2016 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.14[12] | 5 | TBA | |
| 7/8 | "Spartan Season One Championship" | July 21, 2016 | 0.9 | 4 | 3.23[13] | 5 | TBA | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "About the Show". NBCUniversal. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Davis, Matt (August 26, 2015). "Spartan Race Launching "Short Course" TV Show". Obstacle Racing Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ "'The Night Shift' and 'Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge' Set June Debuts". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Dates and Locations for Regional Rounds and Finals". Spartan Casting. NBC. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Casting Begins for New NBC Competition Series "Spartan Race"". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. August 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Porter, Rick. "Monday final ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance' adjusts up, 'Reign' and 'Whose Line' ajdust down, final NBA numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick. "Broadcast weekly Top 25: NBA Finals rule the week of June 13–19". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick. "Monday final ratings: 'Bachelorette' adjusts up, 'Spartan' and 'Mistresses' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (June 24, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge' adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (July 1, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Greatest Hits,' 'Big Brother' and all others hold". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (July 8, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Big Brother' adjusts up, 'Greatest Hits' and 'Aquarius' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (July 15, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Bones' and 'Spartan' adjust up, 'Aquarius' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (July 22, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: ABC's RNC coverage adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 22, 2016.