Survive the Raft

Survive the Raft
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GenreReality competition
Inspired byAcali Experiment
by Santiago Genovés
Presented byNate Boyer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Tom Forman
  • Jenny Daly
  • Jon Beyer
  • Dean Ollins
  • David Dryden
  • Tom Shelly
  • Jimmy Quigley
  • Kyle Wheeler
  • Joseph Schneier
ProducerMax Mooney
Production locationPearl Islands, Panama
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42–83 minutes
Production companyCritical Content
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseJuly 30 (2023-07-30) –
September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)
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Survive the Raft is an American reality competition series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on July 30, 2023.[1] The series, hosted by Nate Boyer, is inspired by the 1973 Acali Experiment.[2] Survive the Raft follows a diverse group of nine strangers from different races, religions, political affiliations, and belief systems who live and work aboard the Acali II raft for twenty-one days. The contestants must put aside their differences in order to complete challenges and earn money together as a team. The money won in each challenge goes into a team bank which is split equally among the contestants who make it to the end of the competition. Along the way, contestants are tempted with chances to steal money away from the team for themselves. The contestants are also given several opportunities throughout the competition to vote off one of their current team members in exchange for a new player.

  1. ^ "Meet the Cast of "Survive the Raft" - Premiering Sunday, July 30 on the Discovery Channel" (Press release). Warner Bros. Discovery. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  2. ^ "Discovery Channel Greenlights "Survive the Raft," A New Series Where Survival Epic Meets Social Experiment" (Press release). Warner Bros. Discovery. April 12, 2023. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.