''Extracted '' is an American reality competition television series that premiered on February 10, 2025, on

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. It is filmed in the Canadian wilderness. In May 2025, the show was renewed for a second season.

Format

Twelve teams composed of one amateur survivalist ("Competitor") and two friends or family members ("Companions") are sent into a forested area around Madeley Lake in

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, Canada. The Competitors are each isolated in the wilderness and must do whatever they can (such as finding food and building shelter) to sustain themselves while their actions are monitored by cameras throughout the area. The Companions are together in a nearby compound with a studio where they can watch and listen to all the Competitors. At set intervals throughout the competition the Companions have the opportunity to aid their teammates by selecting items for survival packages (e.g.: tools, bedding, food and other consumables) that are delivered to the Competitors via drone. The Competitors are informed that they will have no control on when their participation in the competition ends. The Competitors can only be removed from the wilderness by their Companions, who may press a red "extract" button in the studio to initiate their Competitor's evacuation. Doing so eliminates the entire team from contention. The last team remaining will win a grand prize of $250,000.

Contestants

Elimination table

* This contestant won the competition. * This contestant finished as a runner-up. * The contestant won the episode's survival trial. * The contestant was safe and wasn't extracted or removed from the competition. * The contestant was at risk of removal after peaking at "elevated" or "severe" during the episode. * The contestant's Companions extracted them from the competition. * The contestant was medically removed from the competition.

Production

The series pickup was announced on May 13, 2024, at Fox's

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, with its premiere date of February 10, 2025, divulged on December 2. The competitors and teams were revealed the next month on January 14, 2025. On May 10, 2025, Fox renewed the show for a second season.

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

Ratings

References

External links

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