The new reality competition show The Summit premieres on Sunday night at 9 p.m. on CBS.
CBS debuts a new competition reality show on Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET in the premiere of The Summit. Sixteen strangers embark on a 14-day trek through the perilous New Zealand Alps to reach a distant peak. Each holds part of a $1 million prize, but only those who survive the harsh terrain, Antarctic winds and intense challenges will win. They face eliminations and twists from the “Mountain’s Keeper,” testing their morale and unity. Their greatest challenge is to stay together and reach the summit on time. Failure means losing the entire prize. The show is adapted from a similar Australian show, but here’s the catch: the group can lose players and money along the way.
How to Watch The Summit: Series Premiere Today:
Date: Sept. 29, 2024
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
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Hosted weekly by actor Manu Bennett (Spartacus), there are a lot of great elements to Summit, some taken from all-time reality formats: voting out your fellow players, a variable prize pot, crazy physical challenges and gorgeous travel scenery. A little Survivor here, some Amazing Race there, a bit of The Mole sprinkled on top. Those are all great ingredients.
The objective of Summit is for its contestants to reach the titular location in the (admittedly picturesque) New Zealand Alps in just 14 days. They each have an equal share of $1 million in their backpacks as they set off on their trek and they must remain together as a group. They can’t move on from obstacles and challenges until everyone has made it through. Will the contestants be able to come away with $1 million? Only time will tell.
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