Reality TV shows got a shot of adrenaline this summer with the launch of Fox’s “Stars on Mars,” a 12-part, “Survivor”-like elimination series with a sci-fi twist.
“Stars on Mars” features minor entertainers, B-list singers, web influencers and former pro athletes called “celebronauts” who compete against one another to avoid banishment from a Red Planet habitat after completing a series of tasks doled out by Mission Control, William Shatner of “Star Trek” fame.
“Stars on Mars” premiered on June 5. It presents its sixth episode, “Leaks within the Hab,” on Monday (July 17), with the 11 remaining participants plugging holes within the damaged colony structure. We have got an exclusive clip of this chaotic motion to share.
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Here’s the official logline for this week’s episode:
“4 latest celebronauts — Cat Cora, Ashley Iaconetti, Paul Pierce and Andy Richter — have landed on Mars amidst a micrometeorite shower! The meteors have punctured the partitions of the hab, creating numerous tiny holes, causing the oxygen levels contained in the hab to plummet. The 11 celebronauts might want to work together to plug the holes until the hab will be fixed. This mission tests the contestants’ endurance and can earn them one other mission patch.”
One unique element of the show is the tail-wagging addition of a RADDOG robo-canine mobility platform. The robotic dog acted as an AI companion character and mechanical security officer for the simulated off-Earth environment, which was inbuilt the distant Australian opal-mining town of Coober Pedy.
The complete forged, excluding those five already voted off, are: Lance Armstrong, Cat Cora, Ashley Iaconetti, Natasha Leggero, Marshawn Lynch, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Pierce, Andy Richter, Adam Rippon, Ronda Rousey, Tom Schwartz, Richard Sherman, Tinashe, Porsha Williams Guobadia, Tallulah Willis and Ariel Winter.
The brand new “Leaks within the Hab” episode of “Stars on Mars” airs Monday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox and the subsequent day on the Hulu streaming platform.