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The Summit (American TV series)

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The Summit
GenreGame show
Presented byManu Bennett
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Lee
  • Tina Nicotera
  • Sharon Levy
  • Michael Heyerman
Production companyEndemol Shine North America
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) –
present

The Summit is an American reality competition television series that premiered with a sneak peek on September 29, 2024, before its timeslot premiere on October 9 on CBS. The series is hosted by Manu Bennett and is based on the Australian series of the same name.

Contestants

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Competitor Age Current Residence Occupation Status [1]
Dennis Cho 29 Indianapolis, Indiana Trauma Nurse Participating
Dusty Fisher 28 Boise, Idaho Real Estate Agent Participating
Jeannie Geyer 56 Mahopac, New York Trader Joe's Employee Participating
Punkin Jackson 33 Columbus, Mississippi Air Force Participating
Nick Morgan 28 Madisonville, Louisiana VP of Sales Participating
Therron Pittman 29 Van Nuys, California Server Participating
Beckylee Rawls 27 San Diego, California Construction Manager Participating
Amy Stephens 46 Edisto Island, South Carolina Bank Manager Participating
Jennye Stirlen 37 Cary, North Carolina MMA Referee 7th Eliminated
Pati Arana 37 Studio City, California Barber 6th Eliminated
Robert Culp 42 Bolingbrook, Illinois Educator 5th Eliminated
Geoff Green 28 Sharpsburg, Georgia Neuroscientist 4th Eliminated
Shweta Choudhury 28 Toronto, Ontario Corporate Strategist 3rd Eliminated
Bo Martin 52 Gun Barrel City, Texas Teacher/Coach 2nd Eliminated
Rose Mattie 41 Chandler, Arizona Stay-At-Home Mom 1st Eliminated
Tony Reyes 36 Austin, Texas Media Director Evacuated

Elimination table

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Results
Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dennis Rose Shweta Geoff (no vote) Dusty Jennye TBA TBA TBA TBA
Dusty Rose Shweta Geoff (no vote) (no vote) Dennis TBA TBA TBA TBA
Jeannie Rose Shweta Geoff Robert Pati Jennye TBA TBA TBA TBA
Punkin Rose Shweta Dennis Robert Pati Dennis TBA TBA TBA TBA
Nick Rose Shweta Geoff (no vote) Pati Jennye TBA TBA TBA TBA
Therron Rose Shweta Geoff Robert Pati Jennye TBA TBA TBA TBA
Beckylee Rose Shweta Geoff (no vote) Dusty Jennye TBA TBA TBA TBA
Amy Bo Shweta Dennis Robert Pati Dennis TBA TBA TBA TBA
Jennye Rose Shweta Geoff Dennis Pati ELIM
Pati Rose Shweta Geoff Robert ELIM
Robert Rose Shweta Geoff ELIM
Geoff Bo Shweta ELIM
Shweta Rose ELIM
Bo Rose ELIM
Rose ELIM
Tony WD
Group 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 TBA TBA TBA
Prize $937,500 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 TBA TBA TBA TBA
  – Completed The Summit and received a share of the prize
  – Eliminated; their share of the prize money was removed from the game
  – Withdrew from the competition; their share of the prize money was removed from the game
  – Eliminated at a checkpoint; their money was redistributed to remaining players

Production

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On January 17, 2024, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series with Manu Bennett as the host.[2][3] On July 13, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 29, 2024.[4][5][6][7][8][9] On September 12, 2024, the contestants were announced.[1]

Episodes

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No.Title [10][11]Original air date [10][11]Prod.
code [10]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18-49)
1"To the Summit"September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)1013.03[12]0.3[12]
2"Hard Choices Must Be Made"October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09)1021.96[13]0.3[13]
3"Snakes and Ladders"October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)1031.82[14]0.2[14]
4"An Unexpected Storm"October 23, 2024 (2024-10-23)1042.01[15]0.2[15]
5"Succeed Together, Fail Alone"October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)1051.87[16]0.2[16]
6"Never Show Your Weakness"November 6, 2024 (2024-11-06)1061.94[17]0.2[17]
7"The Snowline"November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13)107TBDTBA
8"Necessary Evils"November 20, 2024 (2024-11-20)108TBDTBA
9"The Final Checkpoint"November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)109TBDTBA
10"Season Finale: Judgement Day"December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04)110TBDTBA

References

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  1. ^ a b "CBS Announces the 16 Trekkers Competing on "The Summit," The New Strategic High Altitude Competition Series Kicking Off with the Sneak Peek Series Premiere on Sunday, Sept. 29 on CBS" (Press release). CBS. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  2. ^ "CBS Announces Series Order for "The Summit," A New Action-Adventure Reality Competition Show" (Press release). CBS. January 17, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ White, Peter (April 12, 2023). "Manu Bennett To Host Reality Competition Series The Summit For CBS". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "CBS Announces Its 2024-2025 Primetime Schedule" (Press release). CBS. May 2, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: Tracker Shifts, NCIS: Origins & Georgie & Mandy Succeed Hawai'i & Young Sheldon, The Amazing Race Held". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2024-25 Primetime Season" (Press release). CBS. July 13, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  7. ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 13, 2024). "CBS Fall Premiere Dates: Blue Bloods Final Episodes, FBI Trio, Matlock Reboot, Survivor & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "The "CBS Fall First Look" Special, Headlined by Scores of New and Returning CBS Stars, Will Be Broadcast Thursday, Sept. 19" (Press release). CBS. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  9. ^ "CBS Program Advisory for "The Summit" and "Big Brother"" (Press release). CBS. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  10. ^ a b c "The Summit Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "The Summit Season 1 Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 1, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: The Summit on CBS Gets Off to Slow Start". Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 10, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: Abbott Elementary Season Premiere on ABC Builds in Demos from Lead-In". Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 17, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: Bret Baier's Sit-Down with Kamala Harris on Fox News was Most-Watched Interview of 2024 Election Season". Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 24, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: CNN Outdraws All Networks Except NBC During Kamala Harris Town Hall". Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  16. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 31, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: MLB World Series Concludes on Seven-Year High on Fox Platforms". Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  17. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 7, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: ESPN and Fox News Tops in Prime Time Demos". Retrieved November 7, 2024.
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