Race to Escape
| Race to Escape | |
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| Genre |
Game show Reality |
| Starring | Jimmy Pardo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (includes adverts) |
| Production company(s) |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Science Channel |
| Original release | July 25, 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Race to Escape is an American reality competition television series, produced by Axial Entertainment and Entertainment One Television for the Science Channel.[1] It was originally announced in April 2015.[2]
The escape room themed series, hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo, sees two teams of three competitors compete against each other, attempting to solve a series of psychological clues or puzzles in an attempt to escape a themed room. The teams compete for a prize worth US$25,000 each episode.[3]
Broadcast
The series premiered in the U.S. on July 25, 2015 on the Science Channel.[4]
Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on September 9, 2015 on Discovery Science.[5]
Episodes
| No. in series |
Title[6] | Original U.S. air date | U.S. viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Explorer's Study" | July 25, 2015 | 242,000[7] |
| 2 | "The Chinese Restaurant" | August 1, 2015 | 305,000[8] |
| 3 | "Bar Fight" | August 8, 2015 | 227,000[9] |
| 4 | "Schoolhouse Lock" | August 15, 2015 | 244,000[10] |
| 5 | "The Auto Shop" | August 22, 2015 | 331,000[11] |
| 6 | "Barbershop Breakout" | August 29, 2015 | 310,000[12] |
Reception
Ratings
The series averaged 397,000 total viewers, an increase of 19% on the Science Channel's primetime average in the year-to-date.[13]
Review
Daily News journalist David Hinckley gave the program three out of five stars, describing it as "not the best competition game show ever, [but] it's decent summer fun."[14]
References
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 19, 2015). "Science Channel's All-New 'Race to Escape' Hosted by Comedian Jimmy Pardo Premieres on Saturday July 25 at 10PM". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Hughes, William (April 3, 2015). "Comedian Jimmy Pardo wants to lock you in a room for Science". AV Club. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Kyle (June 18, 2015). "Watch the trailer for Race to Escape, the new game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Science Channel's All-New "Race to Escape" Hosted by Comedian Jimmy Pardo Premieres on Saturday, July 25 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 19, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Purcell, Charles (3 September 2015). "NEW THIS WEEK (Sep 7): Strike Back, Z Nation, About A Boy, Motive and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Race to Escape: Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.25.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.1.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.8.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.15.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.22.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.29.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Science Channel Delivers Best August Prime Time Ever in Persons 18-49". The Futon Critic. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Hinckley, David (July 24, 2015). "‘Race to Escape’ review: Decent entertainment, more payoff for you than for contestants". Daily News. Retrieved September 17, 2015.