{"id":8786,"date":"2018-06-08T11:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/mark-burnett-bear-grylls-bring-back-eco-challenge\/"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:17:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T16:17:06","slug":"mark-burnett-bear-grylls-bring-back-eco-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/mark-burnett-bear-grylls-bring-back-eco-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Burnett &#038; Bear Grylls to Bring Back Eco-Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Burnett (<em>Survivor<\/em>, <em>The Voice<\/em>, <em>Shark Tank<\/em>) and Bear Grylls (<em>Man vs. Wild<\/em>, <em>Running Wild<\/em>) have teamed up to revive the competition series <em>Eco-Challenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The series, a pre-cursor to <em>Survivor<\/em>, ran for ten editions over eight years. <em>Eco-Challenge<\/em> was created by Burnett in 1992. The series gave him his first Emmy Award.<\/p>\n<p>Grylls will host and executive produce the new <em>Eco-Challenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The series will select a location and television partner and look to start shooting in late 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett commented: &#8220;The most asked question in my entire career is &#8216;Will you ever bring back <em>Eco-Challenge<\/em>?&#8217; and I\u2019d always known we needed the correct authentic figurehead to lead us forward effectively. Bear Grylls is that leader. He\u2019s tough, he\u2019s smart and he\u2019s extremely capable in both the wilderness and in the boardroom. He\u2019s my friend and I couldn\u2019t be happier and I\u2019d gladly follow him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burnett and Grylls jointly commented: &#8220;<em>Eco-Challenge<\/em> is not a reality series, it\u2019s a real expedition with a stopwatch. It\u2019s extremely difficult and you will suffer. If you don\u2019t want to suffer, don\u2019t apply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grylls added: &#8220;<em>Eco-Challenge<\/em> is the ultimate global survival-adventure race, against the elements, against the clock, and against some of the greatest extreme athletes the world has ever seen. I am so proud to have partnered with MGM Television and the legendary Mark Burnett to bring this incredible adventure series to the world. 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