Naked and Afraid XL is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2015.
Any member of the cast is allowed to withdraw at any time, meaning he or she decides not to continue with the task and goes home.
The contestants hunt, trap, and gather their food in the wild and build shelters with their own hands and the available material found in the nature.
During the challenge period, Dani, Hakim and Shane tapped out before they could complete, resulting with sickness (injuries, nausea, heat exhaustion) or quit for personal reasons, and Honora threw her teammates' survival tools into the river before tapping out.
The second season takes place in South Africa.Angel Rodriguez, Carrie Booze, Clarence Gilmer II, Jake Nodar, Kim Kelly, Phaedra Brothers, Ryan Holt and Tawny Lynn, all tapped out due to medical issues or personal choice.
The survivalists are divided into 4 teams of 3, along with one survivalist who wants to complete the challenge alone, broken up into 5 locations: Lacey Jones, Clarence Gilmer II, Dustin Campbell, Melanie Rauscher and Jeremy McCaa all tapped out because of medical issues or personal choice.
[43] This season's all-star cast faced the challenges of remote areas in the island of Palawan of the Philippines.
Four teams of three arrived by boat and were dropped into the South China Sea, forcing them to swim through shark-infested waters to make camp on deserted islands.
In addition, two all-stars (Jeff and Laura) embarked early on an unprecedented 60-day challenge in jungles of the Philippines, then joined the others for the remaining 40 days.
Valley of the Banished The survivalists are divided into 4 teams of 3, in 4 locations: Northwest: Gwen, Wes, and Josh.
With no food, water, or clothes a group of the best survival experts in the world take on the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest wetland and swamp on the country, located in south-central Louisiana.
The location is full of murky waters and has predators lurking all over its 7,000 acres vast land.
On Day 35, Jeff and Steven set off for a new area and joined Matt, Riley, and Ryan in the North as Neighbors, not teammates.
On Day 51, the remaining survivalists met up on their trek toward the extraction point and joined forces.
During this season, four Naked and Afraid XL veterans attempted an epic 60-day challenge while leading a new generation of survivalists embarking on their first 40 days.
A fresh crop of survivalists takes on their first XL challenge in Colombia's Badlands, an area teeming with disease-carrying insects, venomous snakes, stalking jaguars and six-foot caimans.
[75] The survivalists are divided into 4 teams of 3, in 4 locations[77] Episode 1: The groups start off the longest journey in Naked and Afraid XL History: 40 Miles in 40 Days.