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TV Shows / survival formats

More than one way
to face the wild.

Explore solo, partner, presented and team survival formats. Show overviews introduce the format; the Alone collection holds our separate first- and second-season guides.

Solo endurance / Two season collections

Alone

Self-documented wilderness living, isolation and limited selected equipment.

Partner challenge / Format overview

Naked and Afraid

Strangers face a wilderness challenge together with very limited supplies.

Self-filmed survival / Format overview

Survivorman

Les Stroud documents survival experiences without a camera crew beside him.

Presented adventure / Format overview

Man vs. Wild

A Bear Grylls-fronted survival and adventure format.

Two-person problem solving / Format overview

Dual Survival

A survival format built around two people working through outdoor problems.

Team competition / Format overview

Outlast

A wilderness competition in which the participants need a team to win.