Kicking & Screaming (TV series)

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]

Kicking & Screaming
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	Matt Kunitz David Shumsky Mark Harris
Presented by	Hannah Simone
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Matt Kunitz Anthony Dominici
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Lionsgate Television Pulse Creative
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 9 (2017-03-09) – April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)

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.	Title	Original air date	US 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".
4. Porter, Rick (March 10, 2017). "'Mom' and NBC shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
5. Porter, Rick (March 17, 2017). "'Blacklist: Redemption' and 'The Catch' adjust down, final NCAA numbers: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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.

External links

• Kicking & Screaming at IMDb