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The Great Escape (2012)

The Great Escape poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Three two-person teams are dropped into the middle of a movie-style action adventure each week. They compete for a cash prize while being guided by host Rich Eisen. The show was produced by the creators of The Amazing Race and ran for one season on TNT.

competitivefast-pacedadventurousurgentthrillingteam-oriented

What happens

The Great Escape is a reality television series on TNT that premiered on June 24, 2012, at 10:00 pm EDT. The competition series, hosted by Rich Eisen, features three two-person teams each week who are dropped "into the middle of their own epic action/adventure movie" and competing for a cash prize. The show is produced by Imagine Television directors Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, and The Amazing Race producers, Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. The series finished airing on August 26, 2012 and was cancelled in October 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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