Million Dollar Mile
Million Dollar Mile is a 2019 reality obstacle-course game show on CBS where everyday athletes race through a demanding one-mile downtown Los Angeles course to win a $1,000,000 prize. Contestants get a two-minute head start on a mile-long course featuring five major physical obstacles. A group of 10 elite professional athletes (including triathletes, stunt champions, and Spartan racers) chase the contestants from behind on a parallel track to stop them from finishing. Competitors scale tall buildings, cross aerial zip lines, and navigate mazes. They can secure cumulative cash checkpoints or try to outrun the defenders all the way to the $1 million grand prize.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- CBS
- Game Show, Sports
Million Dollar Mile is a 2019 reality obstacle-course game show on CBS where everyday athletes race through a demanding one-mile downtown Los Angeles course to win a $1,000,000 prize. Contestants get a two-minute head start on a mile-long course featuring five major physical obstacles. A group of 10 elite professional athletes (including triathletes, stunt champions, and Spartan racers) chase the contestants from behind on a parallel track to stop them from finishing. Competitors scale tall buildings, cross aerial zip lines, and navigate mazes. They can secure cumulative cash checkpoints or try to outrun the defenders all the way to the $1 million grand prize.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Victory Is Only a Mile Away
Wed, Mar 27, 2019 43 mins
On the series premiere of MILLION DOLLAR MILE, contestants are given a two-minute head start as they face off against the Defenders, a group of elite athletes whose goal is to defend the million-dollar prize, in the most challenging one-mile course ever designed, in the streets of downtown Los Angeles.
Episode 2
No One Can Beat Me
Wed, Apr 3, 2019 43 mins
A former college quarterback attempts to outrun the youngest Spartan race winner ever, and a professional dancer goes toe-to-toe with a six-time obstacle course race world champion.
Episode 3
I'm Coming for You
Sat, May 4, 2019 43 mins
A yoga instructor faces a defender who has competed in 54 triathlons, and Trevor Bell, nicknamed "Spiderman," attempts to outrun "The Sherriff," pound for pound, the fastest man on the planet.
Episode 4
This Million is Mine
Sat, May 11, 2019 43 mins
A father of quadruplets faces "The Captain," a green beret who holds the record for most podium finishes in the Spartan Race World Championships and a former ballerina goes toe to toe with an obstacle course racing professional.
Episode 5
The Elite of the Elite
Sat, Jul 6, 2019 43 mins
A former women's college basketball player gets a fast break against 'The Harvard Hammer,' a medical student who holds an All American title. Also, a self-taught gymnast goes for the gold against 'The Beast from the East,' one of Russia's leading stuntmen.
Episode 6
Let the Race Speak for Itself
Sat, Jul 13, 2019 43 mins
A contortionist twists up the competition in her attempt to outrun the globally ranked Spartan racer, and a family man who calls himself "100% Italian Bread" is hungry for a win against "The Machine."
Episode 7
I Think He Looks Like a Snack
Sat, Jul 20, 2019 43 mins
A Harvard football player and a Harvard medical student go head to head, and a gym rat from Ft. Lauderdale tries to destroy his opponent's perfect record.
Episode 8
I'm Going All the Way Tonight
Sat, Jul 27, 2019 43 mins
A Pilates instructor sets out to prove she is "hard core" enough to stand up to a Spartan Race World Champion, and a parkour expert tries to outrun a professional triathlete.
Episode 9
I Was Born Ready for This
Sat, Aug 3, 2019 120 mins
A Harlem Globetrotter attempts to run circles around her opponent, and the undefeated "Harvard Hammer" faces two runners in the same night, on the two-hour season finale.
Episode 10
I Was Born Ready for This
120 mins