Rush (2023 TV series): Difference between revisions

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2023}}

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| genre = [[Reality competition]]

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer =

| company = [[Endemol Shine Australia]]

| network = [[Nine Network]]

| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|07|02|df=y}}

}}

 

'''''Rush''''' is an Australian travel adventure series which features 12 contestants, divided into three teams, racing to complete tasks in various countries. The last team to complete each episode's tasks must vote to eliminate one of their members until the last individual standing wins the $100,000 grand prize and two first-class tickets for a trip around the world.<ref name="TVTonight">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Rush: meet the cast|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/06/rush-meet-the-cast.html|website=TV Tonight|access-date=3 July 2023|date=29 June 2023}}</ref> The series, hosted by model and former ''[[Australian Survivor]]'' contestant David Genat, premiered on [[Nine Network|Nine]] on 2 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Kevin|title=Channel 9 has revealed an extended trailer and confirmed a July 2 premiere date for its brand-new global adventure reality series, Rush|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2023/06/22/first-look-channel-9-unveils-new-global-adventure-series-rush|website=TV Blackbox|access-date=3 July 2023|date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

 

==Format==

 

 

==Cast==

 

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Status

|-

! scope="row" | {{sortname|CK||nolink=1}}

| 28

| Gold

|-

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sofia|Ligeros|nolink=1}}

| 26

| Navy

|-

! scope="row" | {{sortname|Adam|Vassallo|nolink=1}}

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Team

! scope="col" | [[#Leg 1 (Brazil)|1]]

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Team Gold

| 3rd

| 1st

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Team Navy

| 2nd

| 3rd

| 3rd

|-

|}

* In Paraty, teams had to check-in at the Pousada da Condessa hotel where they would spend the night. Teams departed the hotel the following morning in the order they checked in.

* At Paraty-Mirim State Park, teams had to find a hiking trail and follow it to the Escape Zone at Paca Beach.

 

===Leg 2 (Turkey)===

* For the third day, teams had to travel to the [[Karni Mata Temple]] and give an offering to the locals of the temple which, unbeknownst to them, were the [[rats]] which were considered [[sacred]]. Afterwards, teams could proceed to the Escape Zone at Gajner Palace in Gajner.

; Additional note

 

===Leg 5 (Thailand)===

* At the start of the second day, teams had to travel to [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] and board a flight to [[Krabi]]. Teams would depart the following day in the order they arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

* At the start of the third day, teams had to travel to the Khamin Cave in the [[Tai Romyen National Park]] and find a [[garland]] hidden inside which they then had to deliver to the Escape Zone in Ao Nang.

; Additional note

 

===Leg 6 (Ireland)===

* [[County Clare]] ([[Cliffs of Moher]])

;Episode summary

* After finding David Genat, teams had to check-in at the Hayfield Manor Hotel in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] where they would spend the night. Teams departed the hotel the following morning in the order they checked in.

* At Blarney Castle, teams had to kiss the [[Blarney Stone]] built into the castle [[battlement]]s. Afterwards, regardless of whether they had any money remaining, teams had to [[hitchhike]] to the Escape Zone at the [[Cliffs of Moher]].

===Leg 7 (France)===

;Locations

* Huez (Alpe d'Huez – Ice Rink)

* [[Grenoble]] (Hotel d'Angleterre)

* Paris ([[Pont de Bir-Hakeim]]) (Escape Zone)

;Episode summary

* After finding David Genat, teams had to check-in at the Hotel d'Angleterre in [[Grenoble]] where they would spend the first night. Teams departed the hotel the following morning in the order they checked in.

* In [[Lyon]], teams had to buy a raw [[andouillette]], a French sausage containing pig intestine, and find someone to cook it for them. Once complete, teams had to find a local to eat the cooked andouillette with to complete the mission.

 

===Leg 8 (Kenya)===

* [[Kajiado County]], [[Kenya]] (Nassaroni Village) (Drop Zone)

* [[Kimana]] (Kimana Sanctuary – [[Acacia]] tree)

* [[Amboseli National Park]] ([[Amboseli Airport|Amboseli Airstrip]]) (Escape Zone)

;Episode summary

* After finding David Genat, teams had to purchase a [[goat]] in Kimana and deliver it to another Nassaroni Village as a gift. After presenting the goat, teams had to take a sip of goat blood before spending the night at the village, and would depart the following morning in the order they finished.

* The following morning, teams had to render one or two walls (depending on the number of team members) of a Maasai village hut with a mixture of sand, ash and [[cow dung]]. Once approved by the Maasai people, teams had to solve a cryptic clue to the location of the Escape Zone they had to reach: the Amboseli Airstrip within the [[Amboseli National Park]] which could only be accessed by vehicle.

 

===Leg 9 (South Africa)===

* [[Garden Route National Park]], [[South Africa]] ([[Bloukrans Bridge]]) (Drop Zone)

* [[George, South Africa|George]] (Redberry Farm Hedge Maze)

;Episode summary

* Teams began the leg at the [[Bloukrans Bridge]] in the [[Garden Route National Park]] and had to complete a [[bungee jump]] off the bridge to receive a cryptic clue to the location of host David Genat, which they had to figure out was the Redberry Farm Hedge Maze in [[George, South Africa|George]]. Teams who refused to jump would have to wait one hour before they were sent the clue.

* At Skydive Cape Town, teams had to complete a [[tandem skydive]].

* At the base of Table Mountain, teams had to find the Platteklip Gorge Trail and follow it to the summit of the mountain. Upon arrival, teams would receive a cryptic clue on their smart watches to their next location, which they had to figure out was the [[Nelson Mandela]] statue at [[Nobel Square]].

 

==Ratings==

|-

| title2 = Episode 2

| timeslot2 = Monday 7:30pm

| OVviewers2 = 292,000

|-

| title3 = Episode 3

| timeslot3 = Tuesday 7:30pm

| OVviewers3 = 268,000

|-

| title4 = Episode 4

| timeslot4 = Monday 7:30pm

| OVviewers4 = 297,000

|-

| title5 = Episode 5

| timeslot5 = Tuesday 7:30pm

| OVviewers5 = 281,000

|-

| title6 = Episode 6

| timeslot6 = Monday 7:30pm

| OVviewers6 = 256,000

|-

| title7 = Episode 7

| timeslot7 = Tuesday 7:30pm

| OVviewers7 = 242,000

| OVrank7 = 20

| ref7 = <ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Tuesday 18 July 2023|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/07/tuesday-18-july-2023.html|website=TV Tonight|access-date=19 July 2023|date=19 July 2023}}</ref>

|-

| title8 = Episode 8

| timeslot8 = Monday 7:30pm

| OVviewers8 = 239,000

| total8 =

| ref8 = <ref>{{cite web|last=Molk|first=Steve|title=Monday Ratings &#124; JOHN FARNHAM movie shows Seven are playing to win|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2023/07/25/monday-ratings-john-farnham-rush-hunted-australia-hybpa/|website=TV Blackbox|access-date=25 July 2023|date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

}}

 

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