Stars on Mars

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Stars on Mars
Genre Reality competition
Presented by William Shatner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
ProducerGreg Basser
Production location Coober Pedy, Australia
Production company Eureka Productions
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJune 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) –
present

Stars on Mars is an American reality competition series that premiered on Fox on June 5, 2023.

Contents

Format

Stars on Mars features celebrities living together in a base camp designed to simulate living on Mars (actually located in Coober Pedy, Australia). [1] [2] [3] Each cycle, the group elects one celebrity as "Base Commander" who assigns tasks to complete around the compound and oversees an upcoming mission. The Base Commander then selects another celebrity to be "Mission Specialist", who helps oversee the mission and becomes immune from elimination. [4]

In each episode's mission, the group must collectively work to complete a space-themed task while being directed by the Base Commander and Mission Specialist. After each mission, the Mission Specialist and Base Commander must designate three celebrities as the "least mission critical", making them vulnerable for elimination. Afterwards, the group must come to a decision of which of these to eliminate (or "extract" from Mars). [4]

Production

On April 12, 2023, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series that was scheduled to premiere on June 5, 2023. [5] [6] [7]

On May 4, 2023, the names of the celebrities competing were announced. [8] [9] During the July 10, 2023, episode, four additional celebrities joining the competition were revealed. [10]

Contestants

CelebrityNotabilityEnteredExitedResultRef.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse ActorEpisode 1Episode 1Eliminated [8] [9] [10]
Tallulah WillisDaughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore Episode 2Eliminated
Richard Sherman NFL cornerbackEpisode 3Eliminated
Natasha Leggero Comedian, actress, and writerEpisode 4Eliminated
Tom Schwartz Vanderpump Rules starEliminated
Ashley Iaconetti The Bachelor starEpisode 5Episode 6Eliminated
Ronda Rousey UFC fighter, WWE wrestler, and Olympic judoka Episode 1Episode 7Eliminated
Andy Richter Comedian, actor and writerEpisode 5Episode 8Eliminated
Lance Armstrong Former professional cyclist Episode 1Episode 9Eliminated
Ariel Winter ActressEpisode 10Eliminated
Marshawn Lynch NFL running backEpisode 11Eliminated
Cat Cora Iron Chef America starEpisode 5Episode 12Eliminated
Paul Pierce NBA playerEliminated
Porsha Williams Guobadia The Real Housewives of Atlanta starEpisode 1Eliminated
Tinashe Singer-songwriterRunner-up
Adam Rippon Olympic figure skater Winner

Elimination table

Results
NameEpisodes
123456789101112
AdamRISKSAFESAFERISKBCSAFEMSRISKSAFESAFESAFEWINNER
TinasheSAFESAFEBCSAFESAFEMSSAFESAFEMSSAFESAVEDRUNNER-UP
PorshaSAFESAFESAFESAFEMSSAFESAFESAFEBCRISKRISKOUT
CatENTERSAFERISKBCSAFEMSSAFEOUT
PaulENTERRISKRISKRISKRISKBCSAFEOUT
MarshawnBCRISKRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFERISKOUT
ArielSAFESAFEMSMSSAFEBCSAFESAFERISKOUT
LanceSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEMSOUT
AndyENTERSAFEBCOUT
RondaSAFESAFESAFEBCSAFERISKOUT
AshleyENTEROUT
NatashaSAFEMSRISKOUT
TomRISKRISKSAFEOUT
RichardSAFESAFEOUT
TallulahMSOUT
ChristopherOUT

Color key:

  The celebrity won Stars on Mars.
  The celebrity was the runner-up.
  The celebrity was named Base Commander and was safe for the cycle.
  The celebrity was named Mission Specialist and was safe for the cycle.
  The celebrity was not deemed Mission Critical and was at risk of being eliminated.
  The celebrity was eliminated from the competition.
  The celebrity was named Base Commander, but was still eliminated from the competition due to a mission failure.
  The celebrity did not compete during the episode.
  The celebrity entered the competition and was safe for the cycle.
  The celebrity was on the losing team but was deemed Mission Critical by their teammates.

Episodes

No.Title  [11] [12] Original air dateProd.
code  [11] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18-49)
1"The Experiment Begins"June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)SMA-1011.32 [13] 0.2 [13]

Base Commander: Marshawn Lynch

Mission Specialist: Tallulah Willis

Mission: Raise the communication satellite tower and connect to the incoming satellite.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Leadership

Extracted: Christopher Mintz-Plasse - for ultimately failing to contribute to the mission.
2"Water Crisis"June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12)SMA-1020.99 [14] 0.2 [14]

Base Commander: Tallulah Willis

Mission Specialist: Natasha Leggero

Mission: Collect and fill four barrels of water from a cave.

Result: Mission failure.

Mission Patch: Teamwork

Extracted: Tallulah Willis - for her poor performance as Base Commander, which caused the team to fail.
3"Fire In The Hole"June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)SMA-1030.86 [15] 0.2 [15]

Base Commander: Tinashe

Mission Specialist: Ariel Winter

Mission: Repair a hole in the biodome, caused by an explosion, then replant and fertilize the damaged crops.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Survivalist

Extracted: Richard Sherman - for feeling isolated and stating that the other two least Mission Critical celebrities were better suited for the experiment than him.
4"Life on Mars?"June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)SMA-1040.91 [16] 0.2 [16]

Base Commander: Ronda Rousey

Mission Specialist: Ariel Winter

Mission: Find two "mother fungus spawn points" in a dark cave, destroy them with a flamethrower, then reconnect to backup oxygen at the rovers.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Perseverance

Extracted:

  • Natasha Leggero - voluntarily extracted after struggling with the conditions.
  • Tom Schwartz - for being less beneficial to save than Adam Rippon.
5"Resupply Mission"July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)SMA-1050.91 [17] 0.2 [17]

Base Commander: Adam Rippon

Mission Specialist: Porsha Williams

Mission: Safely dispose of two nuclear canisters and save the four new celebrities.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Ingenuity

Extracted: None
6"Leaks in the Hab"July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)SMA-1061.01 [18] 0.2 [18]

Base Commander: Ariel Winter

Mission Specialist: Tinashe

Mission: Create a substance to patch up the holes.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Endurance

Extracted: Ashley Iaconetti - for an inadequate performance in the mission, leading the group to question her future contributions.
7"Evil AI"July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)SMA-1070.88 [19] 0.2 [19]

Base Commander: Andy Richter

Mission Specialist: Adam Rippon

Mission: Reboot the AI, which is infected with an evil virus.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Intelligence

Extracted: Ronda Rousey - voluntarily extracted for missing her baby.
8"Solar Flare"July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)SMA-1080.94 [20] 0.2 [20]

Base Commander: Cat Cora

Mission Specialist: Lance Armstrong

Mission: Connect the solar panels and make it back to base.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Trust

Extracted: Andy Richter - for interrupting Cat's instructions during the mission.
9"We Are Not Alone"August 7, 2023 (2023-08-07)SMA-1090.84 [21] 0.1 [21]

Base Commander: Porsha Williams Guobadia

Mission Specialist: Tinashe

Mission: Find the intruder in the air vents.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Adaptability

Extracted: Lance Armstrong - voluntarily extracted due to concerns that his ongoing clashes with other contestants would hold the team back in the future.
10"Downward Dog"August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14)SMA-1100.86 [22] 0.2 [22]

Base Commander: Paul Pierce

Mission Specialist: Cat Cora

Mission: Find the runaway RAD Dog that fell into a crevice.

Result: Mission success.

Mission Patch: Bravery

Extracted: Ariel Winter - voluntarily extracted due to feeling that she had been the least Mission Critical in the day's mission.
11"Distress Signal"August 21, 2023 (2023-08-21)SMA-1110.86 [23] 0.2 [23]

Mission: Rearrange satellites to boost the strength of the distress signals.

Result: Team B (Adam, Cat, and Paul) succeeded.

Mission Patch: Knowledge

Extracted: Marshawn Lynch - for having contributed less during day-to-day life on Mars than Porsha.
12"Brightest Star"August 28, 2023 (2023-08-28)SMA-1120.86 [24] 0.2 [24]

Mission: Power up a satellite to broadcast a message to Earth.

Result: Adam succeeded, with Tinashe being deemed runner-up.

Mission Patch: Brightest Star

Extracted:

  • Cat Cora & Paul Pierce - were not voted as being one of the three most Mission Critical contestants.
  • Porsha Williams - for performing the worst at trivia.

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