Mission Beach USA
| Mission Beach USA | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Anna Nolan[1] |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2[2] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 26 mins[citation needed] |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ Two[2] / TRTÉ[3] |
| Release | 25 October 2010 – 16 December 2011 |
Mission Beach USA is a reality television series produced for RTÉ Television by Rival Media[4] for RTÉ's youth strand TRTÉ[5] which aired on RTÉ Two.[6] Rival Media had previously produced a series of the same name, for the BBC Switch format, which aired in 2008.[7]
In the RTÉ series, eight Irish teens, reportedly selected from several thousand appliants,[8] head for Fort Lauderdale in the United States to train as lifeguards.[9] Over the course of 3 weeks they join a group of other teens who are training at the Fort Lauderdale Junior Lifeguard Programme.[10]
A second series was commissioned by RTÉ[11] and was scheduled to film, with 8 new participants, in Fort Lauderdale during mid-2011.[12] Series two was broadcast on RTÉ 2 later in 2011.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Reality TV's new wave of Irish stars". The Herald. 21 October 2010.
- ^ a b "RTÉ Surf Series 'Big Wave Bootcamp' In Pre-Production". iftn.ie. Irish Film & Television Network. 17 May 2012.
Rival Media have previously produced 'Mission Beach USA' for RTÉ, which [..] has run for two seasons on RTÉ Two
- ^ "Bye, bye Den after 25 years on the small screen". Irish Examiner. 14 September 2010.
Other new [TRTÉ] shows include [..] Mission Beach USA, where eight Irish teens undergo junior lifeguard training in Florida
- ^ "Foxford teen features on RTÉ 2's Mission Beach". Mayo Advertiser. 14 October 2013.
Mission Beach is produced by Rival Media for RTÉ
- ^ "TRTÉ » Mission Beach USA Gallery". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Swim Stars". Sligo Champion. 4 November 2010.
progress can be followed every week on the TV program called Mission Beach USA, RTE 2, Mondays at 5pm
- ^ "BBC Switch announces activity for Autumn 2008" (Press release). BBC. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
Mission Beach is an eight-part observational documentary [..] lifeguard programme [..] Mission Beach USA is produced by Rival Media
- ^ "Life's a beach for Limerick rower Dylan". Limerick Leader. 18 October 2011.
one of eight 16 year olds who [..] was selected from a total of 5,500 applicants to take part in the show
- ^ Wyman, Scott (10 August 2010). "Irish Baywatch: TV reality show films Irish youth training as Fort Lauderdale lifeguards". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "RTÉjr and TRTÉ". presspack.rte.ie (Press release). 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ RTÉ - Independent Productions - Annual Report - 2011 (PDF) (Report). RTÉ. p. 6.
Series returning by popular demand included teen reality series Mission Beach USA
- ^ "Irish reality show about teen lifeguards returns to Fort Lauderdale". Sun Sentinel. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
A fresh set of eight Irish teens have been in town this month [July 2011] filming "Mission Beach USA" for that country's RTE 2 network
External links[edit]
- Mission Beach USA at IMDb
- TRTÉ – Mission Beach USA (archived 2014)
