Survival skills
Techniques for sustaining life
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| April 22 2025 |
The Summit
CBS cancelled The Summit after its single season
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| March 16 2025 |
Survival
First season of anime television series concluded on NHK Educational TV.
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| 2025 | Ed Stafford hosts the fourth series of the survival show 'Marooned with Ed Stafford', where he is dropped into challenging remote locations and must survive using his wilderness skills. |
| January 2025 | The Finnish version of the show, The Summit Suomi, began airing on MTV3, featuring 14 contestants climbing Stetinden in Norway competing for a €150,000 prize. |
| January 23 2025 | First episode of Series 4 of 'Marooned with Ed Stafford' aired on Discovery Channel at 9pm GMT. |
| 2024 | A Norwegian version was commissioned by TV 2, featuring 14 contestants climbing Stetinden. |
| 2024 | A Swedish version was commissioned by TV4, but production was cancelled after a contestant died. |
| 2024 | Ed Stafford made references on his Instagram accounts about a new 'Marooned' series being filmed during this year. |
| December 4 2024 |
The Summit
The Summit concluded its first and only season
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| November 2024 | Ben Shephard was confirmed as the host of the British version of The Summit, with filming planned in New Zealand's South Island, expected to air in 2025. |
| October 2024 | Nine Network decides not to renew The Summit for future seasons, effectively cancelling the show for 2025. |
| October 9 2024 |
The Summit
The Summit began its regular timeslot premiere on CBS, featuring contestants attempting to climb a mountain while navigating physical and social challenges.
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| October 6 2024 |
Survival
Anime television series premiered on NHK Educational TV, directed by Masahiro Hosoda, with scripts by Isao Murayama.
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| September 29 2024 |
The Summit
The Summit premiered with a sneak peek episode on CBS, introducing the reality competition show hosted by Manu Bennett.
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| September 12 2024 |
The Summit
The contestants for 'The Summit' were publicly announced.
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| July 2024 | A British version of The Summit was commissioned by ITV. |
| July 13 2024 |
The Summit
CBS announced the premiere date for 'The Summit' as September 29, 2024.
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| May 12 2024 | Season two of The Summit premieres on Nine Network on a Sunday. |
| February 16 2024 |
Survival
Anime television series adaptation officially announced.
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| January 17 2024 |
The Summit
CBS ordered 'The Summit' reality competition series, with Manu Bennett confirmed as the host.
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| November 2023 | Filming for the second season of The Summit begins, scheduled to take place over three weeks between November and December. |
| August 2023 | Auditions for the second season of The Summit open, with potential contestants applying for the upcoming season. |
| May 14 2023 | The Summit reality television series premieres on Nine Network, featuring contestants competing to reach the top of a mountain with a chance to win A$1,000,000. |
| June 2022 | By the end of June, camping trips in Australia rebounded to 12.7 million, with total spending reaching an unprecedented $10.5 billion after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. |
| 2021 | Australia recorded over 770,000 caravan and campervan registrations nationwide. |
| August 13 2021 |
Survival
Second anime film 'Shinkai no Survival!' released by Toei Animation and Gallop.
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| July 31 2020 |
Survival
First anime film 'Jintai no Survival!' released by Toei Animation and Gallop.
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| 2019 | Australians reached a record-breaking 13.9 million caravan and camping trips, marking a 67% increase in camping trips over the preceding decade. |
| March 28 2019 |
Survival
An original net animation (ONA) produced by Toei Animation was released online.
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| 2016 | A Camping Québec study revealed that 20% of Québec's population (approximately 1,600,000 people) went camping, with 8% being travelers and 34% camping in National or Provincial Parks. |
| 2016 | Ed Stafford filmed the third series of 'Marooned with Ed Stafford', where he was dropped into challenging survival environments and had to survive using only minimal equipment. |
| 2015 | British residents took almost 4.5 million camping and caravanning holidays during the first half of the year, with an 8% increase compared to the same period in 2014. |
| 2015 | French campsites recorded 113 million overnight stays, representing a 3.9% increase from the previous year. French holidaymakers accounted for 77 million nights, with significant contributions from Dutch, German, and UK tourists. |
| 2014 | An infographic by Red Rover Camping highlighted camping trends based on the 2014 American Camper Report, indicating a potential resurgence in camping popularity after the previous decline. |
| 2014 | Ed Stafford hosted the second series of 'Marooned with Ed Stafford', a survival television show where he was left alone in challenging environments to demonstrate survival skills and endurance. |
| 2013 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
The series was filmed in the South Island of New Zealand.
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| 2013 | Ed Stafford produced and appeared in the first series of 'Marooned with Ed Stafford', a survival television show where he is left alone in challenging wilderness environments and must survive using minimal resources. |
| July 2013 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Discovery International acquired broadcast rights for 'Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls', with plans to air the series on Discovery Channel across 218 countries starting in the third quarter of the year.
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| July 8 2013 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls premiered his American reality competition series 'Get Out Alive' on NBC, featuring teams competing in wilderness survival challenges.
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| January 2013 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Auditions for the series continued in nine U.S. cities.
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| December 2012 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
Auditions for the series began, conducted in multiple U.S. cities.
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| October 2012 |
Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls
NBC approved the production of eight episodes for the series 'Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls'.
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| 2011 | Camping participation in the United States experienced a significant decline of 4.2 million participants from 2011 to 2012, as reported in the American Camper Report by the Coleman Company and Outdoor Foundation. |
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