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Nitro Circus
Created byGregg Godfrey
Jeremy Rawle
Jeff Tremaine
StarringAndy Bell
Jim DeChamp
Gregg Godfrey
Scott Palmer
Tommy Passamonte
Robert Pastrana
Travis Pastrana
Ronnie Renner
Erik Roner
Jolene Van Vugt
Johnny Knoxville
Opening theme"The State of Massachusetts" by Dropkick Murphys
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time22 – 23 Minutes
Original release
NetworkFuel TV[1](miniseries)
MTV2
ReleaseJuly 1, 2006 - February 8,2009 (As miniseries)


February 8,2009 - present (As series) –
Present

Nitro Circus is an American television series that shows Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, base jumping, and doing anything reckless that comes into their heads. It was originally run as a miniseries in 2006 on Fuel TV. In January 2009, it began running as an episodic reality television show on MTV that features people performing various dangerous stunts. The series officially debuted on February 8th, 2009. According to the Nitro Circus Twitter page, the premiere episode of Season 2 will air August 27th at 10 P.M.[2]

Premise

Nitro Circus is a television show centered around one of the world's premier freestyle motocross riders Travis Pastrana and his crew of top action sport athlete buddies. The show follows Travis and the Nitro Circus Crew as they travel around the world setting up outrageous stunts and pushing the human body to the limit, constantly looking to innovate the world of action sports. Travis' compound in Annapolis Maryland houses a full motocross course, foam pits and a home-made waterslide carved into a hill creating a self contained extreme sports circus. Whether they are base jumping, sky diving, riding, driving or relaxing, this group of tight-knit, highly skilled, adrenaline-fueled friends always take the action "to eleven" with the hammer down.[3]

Cast and Crew

Main Cast Members

Recurring Cast Members

  • Robert Pastrana
  • Matthew Prosser
  • Cameron Herring
  • Ronnie Renner
  • Gregg Godfrey
  • Johnny Knoxville
  • Scott Palmer
  • Hubert Rowland

Crew

References

  1. ^ /summary.html?q=nitro%20circus&tag=search_results;title;1 Tv.Com listing of Fuel TV,
  2. ^ Promotional Video for the series
  3. ^ http://nitrocircus.com
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