{"id":69010,"date":"2024-04-12T19:34:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=69010"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:34:31","slug":"the-next-generation-of-elite-survivalists-take-on-the-ultimate-challenge-when-naked-and-afraid-xl-returns-sunday-may-12-8pm-et-pt-on-discovery-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/12\/the-next-generation-of-elite-survivalists-take-on-the-ultimate-challenge-when-naked-and-afraid-xl-returns-sunday-may-12-8pm-et-pt-on-discovery-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Generation of Elite Survivalists Take on the Ultimate Challenge When &#8220;Naked and Afraid XL&#8221; Returns Sunday, May 12 @ 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69011\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Naked-and-Afraid-XL-Columbia-season-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Naked-and-Afraid-XL-Columbia-season-8.webp 640w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Naked-and-Afraid-XL-Columbia-season-8-300x156.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>After successfully completing <em><strong>Naked and Afraid<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s 21-day challenges, twelve brave survivalists up the ante when, for the first time ever, they attempt a grueling 40 days in the punishing Colombian badlands without food, water, or clothes in the premiere of Discovery Channel&#8217;s NAKED AND AFRAID XL on Sunday, May 12 @ 8PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the survivalists will take on <em>Naked and Afraid XL<\/em>&#8216;s Proving Grounds and test their mettle by taking on the most extreme challenge, with an unexpected twist. Not only will they endure blood-sucking mosquitos, ants and ticks, disease-carrying parasites, as well as stalking jaguars and a territorial six-foot caiman, but they must now also trek 40 miles across six unique terrains to reach the end of the challenge. Scorching triple-digit temperatures and violent electrical storms that dump up to six inches of rain in a single night will push them to their limits as they strive to become the next wave of <em>Naked and Afraid<\/em> legends.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3625714248\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The survivalists taking on the Proving Grounds include:<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kavanagh (Queensland, AU)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Shayde (Lexington, KY)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Wells (Alberta, CA)<\/p><div id=\"morty-1575005516\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cole Wilks (Bertram, TX)<\/p>\n<p>Heather Smith (Brookeland, TX)<\/p>\n<p>Kaiela Hobart (Lakewood, WA)<\/p>\n<p>Lynsey McCarver (Pinehurst, ID)<\/p>\n<p>Malorie Romero (San Antonio, TX)<\/p>\n<p>Shell Armogida (Mims, FL)<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Martinez (Padre Island, TX)<\/p>\n<p>Sam Mouzer (Quarry Bank, UK)<\/p>\n<p>Terra Short (Mobile, AL)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to watching NAKED AND AFRAID XL on Discovery, viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #NakedAndAfraid and following Naked and Afraid on Facebook, X, and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>NAKED AND AFRAID XL is produced for Discovery Channel by Renegade 83, a division of Lionsgate&#8217;s Alternative Television group. 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