The Summit (American TV series)

Did You Know?

• On January 17, 2024, CBS announced the series order with Manu Bennett as host.
• On July 13, 2024, the premiere date of September 29, 2024 was announced.
• The contestants were announced on September 12, 2024.

Format

Contestants must climb a mountain within fourteen days to reach the summit. Each contestant holds an equal share of the prize money; if a contestant forfeits or is medically evacuated, their share is removed from the game. At checkpoints along the trail, contestants rest and then vote someone out in a social vote; the eliminated player's share is split equally among the remaining players. If the group fails to reach the summit in the allotted time, the entire prize pot disappears. The Mountain's Keeper monitors the trekkers' movements and occasionally drops duffel bags containing twists onto the trail. At the end, contestants who reach the summit receive a portion of the pot, but the amount each receives is determined by the other contestants.

Season 1 (2024)

The three trekkers who finished the race kept the $250,000 each had carried. The thirteen eliminated contestants decided among themselves who would get the $250,000 taken from the prize pool, with Nick receiving six votes, Punkin five, and Therron two.