• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Teens rise to the challenge in gripping reality show.

Why We Rated This for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The eight teenage participants, drawn from all over the country, fit into clichéd social roles -- such as the Princess, the City Boy, and the Tough Girl -- and are frequently identified onscreen with these labels. There's some tension between the teens, mainly between those who are willing and able to tough it out in the woods and those who can’t, or won’t, do their share.
• Violence:

  Some of the survival situations are based on simulated incidents, such as a dangerous bus crash, and some of the participants are involved in minor accidents (medical experts are on hand if necessary), but there's no actual violence.
• Sex:

  Some flirting, but that’s as far as it goes.
• Language:

  Mild swearing, but nothing rougher than “holy crap.”
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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