EPISODE 1: WILDERNESS RESCUERS
Monday, October 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
In the first episode, the challengers become wilderness rescue specialists with the help of the experts at Equinox Adventures. Working at dizzyingly high altitudes and in swift water rapids, teams race against the clock to rescue accident victims in Elora, Ontario. Every second counts as our teams battle extreme conditions and dangerous situations.
EPISODE 2: SPIES
Monday, October 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Challengers train like real spies in high stakes scenarios in Montreal and Ste-Catherine, Quebec. They compete against each other to set up a surveillance operation, locate a dropped package, bypass a super high-tech security system and decipher secret codes - which team will be the fastest and sneakiest?
EPISODE 3: CHEFS
Monday, October 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Challengers are put to work in a sweltering hotel kitchen to see if they can stand the heat. They wield knives to eviscerate and butcher a chicken, cook it up with three side dishes, and whip up chocolate mousse for dessert at the Institut de Tourisme et d'Hotellerie, in Montreal, Quebec.
EPISODE 4: WORLD CLASS ATHLETES
Monday, October 25 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Hot on the heels of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games, our challengers become world class athletes in Lake Placid, New York. Whether they are bombing down the bobsled run, zipping around the short track speed skating oval or taking aim in the biathlon, our challengers need guts and stamina to succeed in some of the world's fastest sports.
EPISODE 5: LOBSTER FISHERS
Monday, November 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
In this episode, challengers head out to the high seas with professional lobster fishermen in Ingonish, Nova Scotia at Trinav Fisheries. They race to complete the ship's manifest before heading out to the ocean where they haul up nets of mackerel. Back on shore, they cut the fish and stuff it into bait bags before heading out again to haul in lobster that they will catch in 100 lb traps.
EPISODE 6: NAVY SPECIAL OPS
Monday, November 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
The challengers train with Canada's Navy at Halifax harbor. As members of the Special Ops team, they board a frigate and search for contraband. They decode and send a message using halyards and flags before finally battling rising floodwaters to save their sinking ship. One thing is for sure, they are all gonna get soaked.
EPISODE 7: SHEEP RANCHERS
Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
The challengers become sheep ranchers on the 4000-acre Andrus Ranch, in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. They herd, brand and shear the bleating animals. Who will be tough enough to withstand the life of a rancher? Find out who comes in first when the competitors race across the finish line.
EPISODE 8: VIDEO GAME CREATORS
Monday, November 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
This week challengers go behind-the-scenes of a video game and literally GET IN THE GAME! They create a monster character, become voice artists and suit up in the motion capture studio to 'animate' game characters at High Voltage Software and Red Eye Studio in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
EPISODE 9: DOLPHIN TRAINERS
Monday, November 29 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Challengers experience the thrill of a lifetime as they look after and train their own dolphin in Key Largo, Florida. Just like real trainers, they look after their dolphin by figuring out its weight, selecting its special lunch from the fish menu and finally train their dolphin to perform a routine. By the end of the episode, they will have discovered that while it is fun, it is also a lot of hard work.
EPISODE 10: ASTRONAUTS
Monday, December 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
With the help of seasoned astronauts Chris Hadfield from the Canadian Space Agency and Susan Kilrain from NASA, challengers find out if they have what it takes to make it as astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here they experience some of the same training that real astronauts go through in the final race to the finish!
