CW Network and Roku tap ‘Survivor’, ‘American Ninja Warrior’ vets as part of upcoming ‘Fight to Survive’
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on July 13, 2023
Roku and CW Network announced Thursday they’ve joined forces for a new survival reality show.
The call it “a social experiment in primitive survivalism — with a competitive twist. 17 competitors, including former Survivor, Alone, Naked and Afraid and American Ninja Warrior contestants must survive 25 days on a remote tropical island combatting brutal conditions — and each other — to win $250,000.”
The companies add, “In one of the most intense survival of the fittest competitions ever televised, the competitors battle one another for essential tools and resources in the fight to survive.”
The show will premiere Thursday, August 10, at 8 p.m. ET on The CW, and will then be available to stream on TheRokuChannel and The CW app on September 29, the day after the broadcast finale.
The 17 players are:
Yuda Abitbol, 30 – Oahu, Hawaii — YouTube/TikTok/Survivalist Chef Influencer
Nathaniel Allenby, 38 – San Diego, California – Survival Enthusiast
Amal Alyassiri, 38 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Naked and Afraid
Dani Beau, 33 – Mercer, Maine — Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid XL
Missy Byrd, 27 – Denver, Colorado – Survivor Season 39
Robby Canton, 25 – Colorado Springs, Colorado — Survivalist
Matthew Clarke, 31 – Yukon, Canada — YouTube Survivalist Influencer
Sarah Danser, 31 – Honolulu, HI — Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid: Lost at Sea, Naked and Afraid XL, Naked and Ghosted
Afften DeShazer, 35 – Chicago, IL — Naked and Afraid
Stephanie Gonzalez, 31 – Ocala, FL — Survivor Season 36
Keali’i “K” Ka’apana, 41 – Orange County, California — Called to the Wild
Zane Kraetsch, 33 – Pasoga Springs, Colorado — ALONE: The Beast
Christina McQueen, 45 – Borden, Indiana – Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid XL
Jonathan Monroe, 31 – Panama City, Florida — Naked and Afraid
Makani Nalu, 27 – Venice, California — Stranded With a Million Dollars, Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid XL
J Ruiz, 37 – Tampa, Florida — American Ninja Warrior, Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge
Libby Vincek, 29 – Orange Beach, Alabama — Survivor Season 36
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