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The Amazing Race has lasted for many years on CBS, but other globetrotting competition shows have been cancelled after just one year. Will NBC‘s new Destination X series be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A travel competition series, the Destination X TV show is hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. In the show, Europe is turned into a real-life gameboard as complete strangers are invited to participate in the trip of a lifetime and the ultimate geo-guessing contest. They traverse each country on a blacked-out “Destination X” bus with the goal of figuring out where they end up in each episode. The players disembark the bus to visit unique and unfamiliar tourist attractions that have been gamified into experiential challenges. They must rely on their knowledge of pop culture, history, geography, and their observational skills to win clues to their current location and earn an all-important advantage. The players each share an unmistakable sense of wanderlust, but with constantly shifting alliances and unexpected adversaries, they’re forced to discover who they can trust and whose strengths will take them the farthest. At the end of each episode, designated contestants must enter the Map Room and place their X on the map to indicate where in the world they think they are. The furthest from the actual location is sent packing. The final player standing at the end of the tour will find Morgan at the ultimate Destination X and win $250,000.
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What do you think? Do you like the Destination X TV series on NBC? Are you glad it has been renewed for a second season?
