The CW and Roku are partnering on a competition series about surviving on a tropical island called Fight to Survive. Hosted by Akbar Gbajabiamila, the show premieres Thursday, August 10 on The CW. All eight episodes will stream on The Roku Channel and The CW app on September 29, the day after the season finale. 

The CW calls the show “a social experiment in primitive survivalism.” Seventeen contestants, including veterans of Survivor, Alone, Naked and Afraid and American Ninja Warrior, must survive 25 days on a remote tropical island combatting harsh conditions, and each other, to win $250,000. 

“In one of the most intense survival of the fittest competitions ever televised, the competitors battle one another for essential tools and resources in the fight to survive,” said The CW. 

Gbajabiamila is a host on American Ninja Warrior. He’s also on CBS daytime show The Talk. 

“By bringing together the best of The CW and the best of The Roku Channel, Fight to Survive will be able to reach the largest audience possible across both broadcast and streaming,” commented Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment, The CW, and Brian Tannenbaum, head of originals, Roku. “By working together in all aspects of distribution, marketing, press and advertising, we will expose this edge-of-your-seat series to millions of fans in brand new ways.”

The show is created by Kevin Lee for Tollbooth Television. He’s the executive producer.  

“With its dynamic cast of reality personalities and an original unscripted format that ratchets up the intensity of the traditional competition series, Fight to Survive is an addicting summer series that we are thrilled to bring to The CW,” said Heather Olander, head of unscripted content, The CW, and Sean Boyle, head of adventure and exploration programming, Roku. “We cannot wait for viewers to join the fight!”

The contestants are Yuda Abitbol of Oahu, Hawaii; Nathaniel Allenby of San Diego; Amal Alyassiri of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Dani Beau of Mercer, Maine; Missy Byrd of Denver; Robby Canton of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Matthew Clarke of Yukon, Canada; Sarah Danser of Honolulu; Afften DeShazer of Chicago; Stephanie Gonzalez of Ocala, Florida; Keali’i Ka’apana of Orange County, California; Zane Kraetsch of Pasogo Springs, Colorado; Christina McQueen of Borden, Indiana; Jonathan Monroe of Panama City, Florida; Makani Nalu of Venice, California; J Ruiz of Tampa and Libby Vincek of Orange Beach, Alabama. 

Alyassiri, Beau, Danser, DeShazer, McQueen, Borden, Monroe and Nalu were on Naked and Afraid. Byrd, Gonzalez and Vincek were on Survivor. Kraetsch was on Alone. Ruiz was on American Ninja Warrior. 

Outdoor Channel will premiere 90 fall shows, including two new series, Fight to Survive and The Gunfather, and five well-known series with brand-new episodes, starting Sept 29.

The new shows will star returning favorites, including Joe Mantegna, Willie Robertson, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Jim Shockey, Mark and Terry Drury, Jim Thome, Gary LeVox, Shawn Michaels, Ted Nugent, Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, and Michael Waddell and more.

Fight to Survive captures the lives of those who struggled to stay alive in the most near-death situations. Host Craig DeMartino discusses his personal survival story tribulations in the series, to air Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET.

The Gunfather follows Louie Tuminaro and family throughout the country in his hopes of owning the best gun store in the West. The new fall series of a once New Yorker turned Montana gun shop owner premieres Wednesday at 8 p.m ET.

“We’re thrilled to introduce two new series to the network – one starring Craig DeMartino that chronicles truly inspiring tales of human strength and the other featuring gun shop owner Louie Tuminaro who drives a hard bargain. These two men might come from different backgrounds but they both possess a charismatic and dynamic character that is sure to be embraced by our viewers, said Executive Vice President of Programming at Outdoor Channel, Jeffrey Wayne.

Returning stars include those from a variety of categories, including Hollywood, MLB, country music, WWE, hunting, archery, firearms and conservation.

The Fall Programming Slate Includes:

-Joe Mantegna in “Gun Stories” [Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. ET]

-Willie Robertson, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Ryan Langerhans, Tom “Tombo” Martin and Adam LaRoche in “Buck Commander” [Saturdays 5:30 p.m. ET]

-Ted Nugent in “Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild” [Tuesdays 8:30 p.m. ET]

-Jim Shockey in “Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED” [Fridays at 7:30 p.m. ET]

-Mark, Terry, Matt and Taylor Drury, Jim Thome and Gary LeVox “Drury’s THIRTEEN” [Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET]

-Lee and Tiffany Lakosky in “Crush with Lee & Tiffany” [Sundays 7:30 p.m. ET]

-Michael Waddell, Travis “T-Bone” Turner and Nick Mundt in “Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector” [Sundays 10:30 p.m. ET]

-Shawn Michaels and Keith Mark in “Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures” [Tuesdays 11:30 p.m. ET]

-Craig Morgan in “Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors” [Sundays 11:00 p.m. ET]

-Jason Carter, Kip Fulks, Koby Fulks and Bryan Offutt in “Ridge Reaper” [Mondays 9:00 p.m. ET]

-Matt and Jessie Duff in “NRA All Access presented by Taurus” [Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET]

-Chris Brackett in “Fear No Evil” [Fridays at 9:00 p.m. ET]

To learn more about the programming schedule, click here.