Kicking & Screaming (TV series)

Kicking & Screaming
GenreReality competition
Created by
Presented byHannah Simone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Matt Kunitz
  • Anthony Dominici
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseMarch 9 (2017-03-09) –
April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)

Kicking & Screaming is an American reality competition television series created by Matt Kunitz, David Shumsky and Mark Harris and hosted by Hannah Simone. The series premiered on March 9, 2017 on Fox.[1][2] Kicking & Screaming did not return for 2017–2018 TV season, leaving it cancelled after one season.[3]

Contestants

The cast is composed by 10 teams of two, one member of the team being a professional survivalist and one being an everyday person. The show was shot in Fiji. The winning team at the end of the season split a $500,000 prize.

Name Team Experience Occupation Status
Ben Domian White Survivalist Air Force Reservist 3rd Place
Juliana Herz Everyday Person Model
Brady Cervantes Yellow Survivalist Ex USMC Scout Sniper 2nd Place
Claire Schreiner Everyday Person Hollywood Housewife
Terry Fossum Purple Survivalist Scoutmaster Winners (1st Place)
Natalie Casanova Everyday Person Gamer
Jason White Orange Survivalist Veteran Eliminated
7th Episode
Elaine Swann Everyday Person Etiquette Coach
John McPhee Aqua Survivalist Mercenary and former 75th Ranger Regiment, Special Forces, 1st SFOD-D. Eliminated
5th Episode
Nakeisha Turk Everyday Person NBA Cheerleader
Tamra Hyde Black Survivalist Wilderness Survival Instructor Eliminated
4th Episode
Maxwell Carr Everyday Person Fashion Student
Hakim Isler Red Survivalist Ninja Eliminated
3rd Episode
Angelica Bridges Everyday Person Actress
Caleb Garmany Blue Survivalist Special Ops Veteran Eliminated
2nd Episode
Sam Shankland Everyday Person Chess Grandmaster
Ras Vaughan Pink Survivalist Off-the-grid Survivalist Medically Evacuated
2nd Episode
Kirsten Kozak Everyday Person Housewife
Jessie Krebs Green Survivalist Former Air Force SERE (global Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) Instructor Eliminated
1st Episode
Mike Forbs Everyday Person Delivery truck driver

Contestant Progress

# Contestants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Natalie & Terry SAFE SAFE RISK WIN WIN WIN SAFE WINNERS
2 Claire & Brady SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN RISK RUNNERS-UP
3 Juliana & Ben WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE WIN ELIM
4 Elaine & Jason SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
5 Nakeisha & John SAFE WIN SAFE RISK ELIM
6 Maxwell & Tamra RISK SAFE SAFE ELIM
7 Angelica & Hakim SAFE SAFE ELIM
8 Sam & Caleb SAFE ELIM
9 Kirsten & Ras SAFE ELIM
10 Mike & Jessie ELIM
  The team won Kicking and Screaming.
  The team were the runners-up.
  The team won the prize challenge.
  The teams competed in a non-elimination challenge for a competition power.
  The team competed in the elimination challenge and won, advancing to the next stage.
  The team withdrew from the competition.
  The team competed in the elimination challenge and lost.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Welcome to the Jungle"March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)2.24[4]
2"The Hunger Pains"March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)1.92[5]
3"Going Coconuts"March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)1.96[6]
4"Jungle Love"March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)1.72[7]
5"Rumble in the Jungle"April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)1.96[8]
6"Real Men Cry"April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)1.92[9]
7"Fear Pong"April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)1.79[10]
8"Survival of the Fittest"April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)1.59[11]

References

  1. ^ Prudom, Laura (January 19, 2016). "Kicking and Screaming: Fox Survival Competition Show Premieres 2016". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Bianco, Robert (March 9, 2017). "TV tonight: 'Kicking & Screaming' debuts, 'Nashville' finale". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "FOX Announces Primetime Programming for 2017-18".
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  6. ^ Porter, Rick (March 24, 2017). "NCAA Sweet 16 up a little vs. last year: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Porter, Rick (March 31, 2017). "'Big Bang Theory' adjusts up; 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Scandal,' 'Mom,' 'Powerless' down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  8. ^ Porter, Rick (April 7, 2017). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'Blacklist: Redemption' adjust up, 'Scandal' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. ^ Welch, Alex (April 14, 2017). "'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Chicago Med' adjust up, 'Scandal' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (April 21, 2017). "'Scandal,' 'Superstore' and all others hold: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Porter, Rick (April 28, 2017). "'Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Masterchef Junior' adjust up; 'The Catch' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.