NBC Orders ‘Spartan Race’ Competition Series

NBC has ordered a new competition series from the producers of “American Ninja Warrior.” The network has begun casting for the new series, “Spartan Race,” the network announced Wednesday.

“Spartan Race” is a team competition in which friends, families and co-workers must work together and push each other to their mental and physical limits as they race across specially designed Spartan courses engineered to test their determination, endurance, and will.

Teams of five — comprised of two men, two women, and an elite Spartan athlete — will battle over mud, water, and fire for a chance to win a cash prize.

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Spartan Race is a popular obstacle course event, with more than 120 events in over 20 countries. It has more than 1 million global participants and offers open heats for all fitness levels as well as competitive elite heats.

Spartan Race features races at three distances — 3+ Mile/20+ Obstacle “Sprint,” 8+ Mile/25+ Obstacle “Super” and 13+ Mile/30+ Obstacle “Beast,” culminating each year in the Reebok Spartan Race World Championship.

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“Spartan Race” will be executive produced by “American Ninja Warriors” producers A. Smith & Co. Productions’ founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed (“Hell’s Kitchen,” “Unsung,” “Ellen’s Design Challenge”), along with Anthony Storm.

NBC has seen great success with “American Ninja Warrior,” with the competition show averaging a 1.9 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and 6.4 million viewers overall, per Nielsen’s Live + Same Day measurement.