The Summit is an American reality competition television series that premiered with a sneak peek on September 29, 2024, before its timeslot premiere on October 9 on CBS and concluding December 4, 2024. The series is hosted by Manu Bennett and is based on the Australian series of the same name. The goal of the show is a group of contestants are required to climb a mountain; overcoming treacherous physical obstacles along the journey, while at certain points having to adopt a mental and social game as well.

On April 22, 2025, the series was cancelled after one season.

Format Contestants must climb a mountain, with the goal of reaching the summit, within only fourteen days. Each contestant holds an equal share of the prize money. When a contestant forfeits, or is medically evacuated, their share is removed from the game. At certain points alongside the trail, contestants reach checkpoints, where they are able to rest, and relax; however, this comes at a cost: the contestants in a social vote must vote someone out. The eliminated players' share of the prize money is equally split with the remaining players. The prize pot will disappear completely if the contestants do not reach the summit in the allocated time.

Mountain's Keeper The Mountain's Keeper will make appearances throughout the series; she keeps track of the trekkers' movements, is aware of how the physical and social game is commencing, and is watching the group at all times. The Keeper will occasionally throw duffel bags onto the trail, and the contents of those bags may bring twists into the game.

Endgame The contestants who make it to the end of the summit will receive a portion of the pot. However, how much they receive will be up to the other contestants. This was alluded to on the show with Bennett saying “Be careful with who you meet on the way up, because you don’t know who you’ll see on the way down" on the start of their journey.

Location The series was filmed in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand, starting near Glenorchy.

Series details Season Episodes No. of contestants Originally aired Result Season premiere Season finale Remaining contestants at Summit Initial Prize Remaining Prize Decision? 10 16 3 $750k Unequally split

Season 1 (2024) Contestants Name Age Hometown Occupation Left Reason for exit Nick Morgan 28 Madisonville, Louisiana Salesman Ep. 10 Completed Punkin Jackson 33 Columbus, Mississippi Air Force Master Sergeant Ep. 10 Completed Therron Pittman 29 Los Angeles, California Waiter Ep. 10 Completed Jeannie Geyer 56 Mahopac, New York Grocery Store Employee Ep. 10 Nick chose to eliminate Beckylee Rawls 27 San Diego, California Construction Manager Ep. 9 Eliminated at checkpoint Amy Stephens 46 Edisto Island, South Carolina Bank Manager Ep. 8 Eliminated at checkpoint Dusty Fisher 28 Boise, Idaho Real Estate Agent Ep. 8 Therron chose to eliminate Dennis Cho 29 Indianapolis, Indiana Nurse Ep. 7 Eliminated at checkpoint Jennye Stirlen 37 Cary, North Carolina MMA Referee Ep. 6 Eliminated at checkpoint Pati Arana 37 Los Angeles, California Barber Ep. 5 Eliminated at checkpoint Robert Culp 42 Bolingbrook, Illinois Educator Ep. 4 Eliminated at checkpoint Geoff Green 28 Sharpsburg, Georgia Neuroscientist Ep. 3 Eliminated at checkpoint Shweta Choudhury 28 Los Angeles, California Corporate Strategist Ep. 2 Eliminated at checkpoint Bo Martin 52 Gun Barrel City, Texas Teacher/Coach Ep. 2 Eliminated in challenge by sacrifice Rose Mattie 41 Chandler, Arizona Stay-At-Home-Mom Ep. 1 Eliminated at checkpoint Tony Reyes 36 Austin, Texas Media Director Ep. 1 Medically Evacuated

Elimination Color key: – Completed The Summit and received a share of the prize – Eliminated and lost the money – Evacuated/Withdrew from the competition and lost the money – Eliminated at a checkpoint and money was stolen – Eliminated, money was stolen, but stole from the cash pot – Trekker had immunity – Given Power to Eliminate (PE) a Trekker

Name Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 Nick PE Completed$500k Punkin Completed$250k Therron PE Completed$250k Jeannie Immunity Eliminated Beckylee Eliminated colspan=2 Amy Eliminated colspan=3 Dusty Eliminated colspan=3 Dennis colspan=4 Jennye colspan=5 Pati colspan=6 Robert colspan=7 Geoff colspan=8 Shweta colspan=9 Bo Eliminated colspan=9 Rose colspan=10 Tony colspan=10 Prize $937,000 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $870,536 $750,000 $750,000$750,000

The three finalists were each awarded the $250,000 that they carried. The 13 eliminated players voted on who would receive the $250,000 that was removed from the game; the final vote was Therron 2, Punkin 5, Nick 6.

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Production On January 17, 2024, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series with Manu Bennett as the host. On July 13, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 29, 2024. On September 12, 2024, the contestants were announced. On April 22, 2025, the cancellation of the series was announced.

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