Surviving the Cut

With extraordinary, unprecedented access, Surviving the Cut takes viewers into the intense world of military elite forces training. From divers and snipers to para-rescue men and bomb specialists, the elite and how they earn a place in the coveted units are the focus in this compelling all new series.

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:William Sadler , Eric Bizkit Adsit

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Ranger School

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

For sixty-one days and nights, this extreme training replicates the nonstop stress of warfare. Soldiers sleep an average of three hours a night and receive just one meal per day. They train continuously, running missions 20 hours straight in mountains, swamps and dense woodlands. Most lose 20 or more pounds before it's over, and many quit or fail the course along the way. Only one in three make it though.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Pararescue

Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Students must survive one notoriously difficult milestone called Extended Training Day nothing else in any special operations training course rivals the torment of this single day. Only 10 percent survive the cut.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Marine Recon

Wed, Sep 1, 2010

Marines are pushed to unconsciousness in the pool, wrestle 90-pound packs in the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean. It's a man-breaking, all-out endurance test that forges top soldiers with unparalleled skills. One in three don't survive the cut.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Combat Dive School

Wed, Sep 8, 2010

Elite special ops soldiers challenge themselves to become the most highly trained combat divers on the planet. For six weeks, they are tested in the most severe underwater conditions, pushing the limits of the human body to prove they have what it takes.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Navy EOD

Wed, Sep 15, 2010

Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians or EOD are the only explosives and bomb specialists qualified for special operations. Before a Navy EOD team can go to war with Special Forces, they must go through one final test. Like the job itself, it's all-or-nothing training: A five-day, non-stop series of high stress missions. Make the wrong move, allow fatigue or distraction to take over and the entire team will fail. The team that survives the cut stays together as a certified special ops team.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Scout Sniper

Wed, Sep 22, 2010

Marine Snipers are legendary in the sniper world for being the best, waiting hours in the worst possible conditions but only have seconds to make the shot.Units will only send their best men to this course, but on average 1 in the 3 will fail.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft Basic

Jul 2011

Naval Special Warfare Class 68 Tac 1 begin their journey to becoming official Navy Special Warfare Combatant Crewman in this first phase of SWCC training. Known as the navys best kept secret, sailors must pass a brutal 5 week course to advance to the next and final phase of training - SWCC Advanced.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Army Sniper

Mon, Jul 18, 2011

The best soldiers learn the craft of shooting from extreme distances and are put to the test to see if they can make the critical kill shot. Miss by an inch and they're shipped home. 50% will not survive the cut.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Air Force Combat Diver

Mon, Jul 25, 2011

Students are pushed to the limit as they struggle to learn the art of staying calm in adverse underwater conditions. 1 in 3 will not survive the cut.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Sappers

Fri, Aug 12, 2011

To earn the sapper tab, solidiers suffer through weeks of demolitions testing and physical torment, then fight through a week of non-stop missions with less than 10 minutes of sleep a night. Half will not survive the cut.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ SOAR

Fri, Aug 19, 2011

For six weeks, students are pushed through a barrage of mental and physical stress testing: escape and evasion, long-distance land navigation, hand-to-hand combat, special weapons, and emergency medical response skills. 1 in 3 will not survive the cut.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ SWCC Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (Advanced)

Fri, Aug 26, 2011

These students face hostile water rescue tests, brutal team building events, and small boat operations in extreme conditions, with hopes of becoming Special Boat Operators combating maritime terrorism and piracy.