Fat Guys in the Woods

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Fat Guys in the Woods
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Presented byCreek Stewart
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time60 minutes
DistributorPassion Distribution[1]
Release
Original networkThe Weather Channel
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseAugust 10, 2014 (2014-08-10)–July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)

Fat Guys in the Woods was a longform reality television program centered around educating men with sedentary lifestyles about basic survival skills and putting those skills to the test. The program premiered on The Weather Channel for 16 episodes between 2014 and 2015 and was hosted by the network's then-survival expert Creek Stewart.[2]

Premise

The show was a weekly program consisting of eight sixty-minute episodes per season. Each week, Creek Stewart would coach three new participants through basic survival skills, after which the participants would be required to survive in the wilderness on their own. Skills taught included shelter construction, starting fires, and foraging and hunting for food.

The show premiered on August 10, 2014, and its last episode premiered on July 26, 2015.[3] News of the cancellation of the series circulated in December 2015.[4]

Reception

The show amassed an above-average rating of 6.7 out of 10 on IMDb based on 152 user reviews.[5] Among The Weather Channel's fan community, however, the reception was far more negative, with users noting the unusual title and premise and its minimal connection to the network's original premise of weather reporting.[6]

References

  1. "New programmes | Passion Distribution". Passion Distribution. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. Brown, Devin. "Fat Guys in the Woods". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. "Fat Guys in the Woods - TV Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved December 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Schwartz, Jason (December 11, 2015). "Rocky Mountain Bushcraft: "Fat Guys in the Woods" Canceled". Retrieved December 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Fat Guys in the Woods (TV Series 2014-) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved December 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. gt1racerlHDl (June 19, 2014). "New TWC show: Fat Guys in the Woods". TWC Today. Retrieved December 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)