72 Hours: Season 1

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TNT | Season Premiere Date: June 6, 2013

Summary: Each week, three teams of three compete in three-day-long wilderness challenges to locate a suitcase containing $100,000 in exotic locations around the world.

Genre(s): Reality, Action & Adventure

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S1:E1. Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Air Date: June 6, 2013

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Adam Carlson

Jun 6, 2013

Like other snackable television like this, 72 Hours isn’t afraid of delivering everything you want, including not just a few reality competition tropes--but all of them. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jun 6, 2013

Sit through TNT’s “The Hero” and 72 Hours and REELZ’s “Race to the Scene” back-to-back, you realize how much the genre lives on the tired bone marrow of “Survivor” and "The Amazing Race." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jun 6, 2013

The game's the only thing in companion piece 72 Hours, which feels like an amped-up leg of The Amazing Race or a condensed version of Survivor if not its Eco-Challenge predecessor. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jun 4, 2013

It’s all beautiful to look at for the sullenly landlocked, if rather tedious in the familiar trappings employed to build suspense and create a sense of jeopardy. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jun 4, 2013

Rather than three shows, one show would be best: Make The Rock the host, use the settings of 72 Hours and the casting of "Race to the Scene" and viewers would be much better off than watching any of these individual new programs. Read full review

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realitytvjunkie

Sep 29, 2013

Combination of Mark Burnett's Eco Challenge and The Amazing Race in the outdoors. With 3 teams of 3 strangers problems automatically arise in how to strategically race. Luv the fact that its a new venue and new teams each week. Much better then TNT's The Hero.

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WayneThomas412

Jun 11, 2013

Pretty awful but like a bad car crash I can't stop watching. The premise sounded awesome but it simply just isn't what it should have been. I'll watch next weeks episode and judge from that if i'll keep watching.

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zyryx

Jun 16, 2013

This sad attempt at a 'Survivor' ripoff is so obviously manipulated. Each team has the alpha achiever pushing the team mostly by constantly berating them. The worthless dead weight sabotaging the team with their non stop whining and balking at the "dangerous" (not) challenges. The negotiatorThis sad attempt at a 'Survivor' ripoff is so obviously manipulated. Each team has the alpha achiever pushing the team mostly by constantly berating them. The worthless dead weight sabotaging the team with their non stop whining and balking at the "dangerous" (not) challenges. The negotiator trying to keep the polar opposite team members from imploding.. I could not relate to these morons, and that wobble in the Earth rotation is Darwin spinning in his grave at the complete "survival of the fittest" fail. Horrible show.… Expand

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divinedesign

Jun 7, 2013

Simply awful. It's like watching a boy scout troop on their first big overnight. Nothing to connect each episode, no reason to get attached to anyone or anything, except the scenery. For that, I'll stick to the Travel Channel. Not thrilling, just ploddingly boring. Yuk!

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 6, 2013
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  S1:E1. Yasawa Islands, Fiji
  Air Date: June 6, 2013