Million Dollar Mile

At its core, this is a competition between two athletes, with one getting a two minute head start. Given the disparity in the quality of the athletes, probably few will get past the first obstacle.

I would like to celebrate those who dedicate themselves to superior fitness and performance, but I think this show needs more suspense. Maybe if they gave them a four minute lead? Or more?

I've watched about 5 times now. Really should have 2 contestants compete against each other > not a defender. Boring & contestants rarely a win big👎

The show can be pretty predictable as the defenders are world class obstacle course athletes competing against former high school heroes but it is still pretty entertaining. Barring a defender getting injured mid course, I would be shocked if anyone ever won the $1 million. Fun to watch though

When I saw the previews I was hyped! I love OCRs. But after watching the first three, i'm a bit disappointed. Tim Tebow's an awesome guy, but not the best game show host. Should've been LeBron instead. The commentators are ok. Also, the contestants are getting dominated easily. Episode 3 finally featured an athlete who can compete & actually win some money! Hopefully that'll bring up the ratings.

The athletes are awesome, though.

Definitely a lesser effort compared to American Ninja Warrior, or even The Rock's Titan Games.

One huge difference, the obstacles seem to be located away from the crowd. With the above two shows the crowd is much closer to the action, and is better able to cheer on the contestants. You lose a lot of that energy here.

Also, the obstacles lack in imagination, looking like pale copies of ones from ANW.

The muted color scheme also works against the show, with the LED collars the runners wear making them look odd.

Update - after I wrote this review I found this:

"The show will be moving to Saturday nights beginning May 4th at 8 p.m. ET/PT"

This is the current slot where they are showing new episodes of the show Ransom, which may have run its course by that time.