21725_009_1446_R THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

Host Rich Eisen greets the competitors as they arrive in the forbidding land of the Louisiana bayou – home to alligators, cottonmouth snakes, leeches and mosquitoes. The first team to make it through the swamp will be $100,000 richer.

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21725_007_0614_R THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

Host Rich Eisen greets the episode’s three teams at the Western Region Power Station, a huge 63-mega-watt power plant in Southern California. To win The Great Escape and $100,000, the teams must navigate through a maze of pipes and unfamiliar structures, avoid patrolling guards and be the first to reach Rich, who will be waiting with the cash prize. The rules are explained, the teams are locked up and the escape is on.

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21725_006_0562_R THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

In this week’s episode, three teams are transported in an armored van through the dark streets of downtown Los Angeles. They are then blindfolded, unloaded from the vehicle and escorted into the depths of this super populated city.

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21725_005_3316_R THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

In “Escape from the Air Force Boneyard,” three teams are unloaded from a military cargo truck and placed in the middle of an enormous airplane storage field. They have their blindfolds removed and listen to host Rich Eisen as he explains the rules. Each team must escape detainment, tough it out through four separate stages of competition and complete the challenge by locating the transport zone and the host. The first team to complete their mission will win $100,000.

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21725_004_1740_R THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

Three teams are blindfolded and transported in military-grade hummers to a top-secret missile silo in the Arizona desert. The teams have their blindfolds removed to see the massive Titan Missile Silo. They must race to the finish to win $100,000. After host Rich Eisen explains the rules, the teams are led to the detainment zone, and the escape is on.

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greatescape_104_12 THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

In the third episode of TNT’s The Great Escape, three teams of two are blindfolded and taken to a 165-year-old mental institution in Ione, Calif. The teams have their blindfolds removed and are visibly frightened by the gothic asylum. To win $100,000, each team must overcome their fears and make it out of the institution. After host Rich Eisen explains the rules, the teams are escorted to the detainment zone, and the escape is on.

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TNT and TBS’s Original Programming Group Reorganizes

Reorganization Includes New Roles for Lillah McCarthy, Brett Weitz and Kathy Busby, Plus Newly Hired Unscripted Development Exec David Eilenberg TNT and TBS‘s original programming group is undergoing a reorganization that includes new roles for three current executives. Lillah McCarthy will shift into a new position as senior vice president of TNT and TBS Original Productions, heading up the networks’ in-house production company. Brett Weitz has been promoted to senior vice president of scripted development for TNT and TBS. And Kathy Busby will take on a new role as vice president of TNT and TBS Original Productions, reporting to McCarthy. Yesterday, TBS and TNT announced the addition of David Eilenberg as senior vice president of unscripted development. All four executives are based in Los Angeles, with McCarthy, Weitz and Eilenberg reporting to Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. Lillah McCarthy most recently served as senior vice president of original programming for TBS and TNT, focusing on the development and production of new comedy series for TBS and new drama series for TNT. “With an increased emphasis on building up our in-house production arm, we needed an executive who could bring true experience and great taste to the [...]

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21725_002_1479.JPG THE GREAT ESCAPE: RECAP WITH SPOILERS

In the premiere episode of TNT’s new reality-competition series The Great Escape, three teams are locked into cells at the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary. They must then escape from their cells, avoid patrolling guards and overcome numerous obstacles on their way to finding freedom and $100,000.

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THE GREAT ESCAPE: NEW PROMO AVAILABLE

Check out this promo for a sneak peek at TNT’s first-ever unscripted-competition series, The Great Escape.  Rich Eisen (NFL Network) hosts The Great Escape, which is slated to premiere Sunday, June 24, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), after an all-new episode of TNT’s epic sci-fi drama series Falling Skies.

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