Mythbusters: The Search

2016 • Science
4.2
85 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (9)

1 Fast & Furious: Ejector Seat
1/7/17
Season-only
Elite builders face off to become the next MythBusters and test two tall tales: the sideways ejector seat from The Fast & the Furious and Deflategate, one of the most infamous football scandals of all-time.
2 Painting with Explosives Revisited
1/14/17
Season-only
One contestant has been eliminated, and nine hopefuls remain to test a classic myth that Adam and Jamie never mastered: Can you paint with explosives? They'll also test if alcohol makes you more creative.
3 Shooting Blind
1/21/17
Season-only
Eight contestants are left to build and race two full-sized boats made completely of cardboard. Next, they'll put Hollywood on trial and test everyone's gun skills: Can you shoot a bad guy blindfolded?
4 Revenge of the Needle in a Haystack
1/28/17
Season-only
Seven contestants remain to test one of Adam and Jamie's most challenging myths: the needle in a haystack. Then, they try to bust a classic Hollywood cliche: Can you pick handcuffs with a hairpin?
5 The A-Team Challenge
2/4/17
Season-only
The search for the next MythBusters continues as the contestants test a myth straight out of the A-Team: can you make a weapon out of junkyard scrap? Then, they find what it takes to make a bike impossible to ride.
6 Hollywood Plane Landing
2/12/17
Season-only
The remaining contestants test two life-or-death myths. First, they test if you can scale seven stories with vacuum cleaners. Next, they try a Hollywood worst-case scenario: Can an amateur can land a plane using just radio instruction from ground control?
7 Return of the Spy Car
2/18/17
Season-only
The contestants revisit a classic MythBusters challenge that has never been perfected: a spy car that can blind a vehicle in pursuit. Then, each contestant faces the ultimate horror: six minutes in an open coffin filled with snakes, rats, and worms.
8 Exploding Grand Finale
2/25/17
Season-only
The remaining contestants tackle the two most difficult myths yet: a water heater rocket and a walking-on-water challenge. In this explosive live grand finale, we reveal the winners of our search for the next MythBusters.
101 Sneak Peek
1/1/17
MythBusters: The Search features the next generation of fearless contenders with killer build skills, science smarts and nerves of steel, ready to be judged each week as they bust myths and vie for the win in becoming the next superstars.

About this show

A series in which Adam and Jamie launch the search for the next MythBusters. Using audience participation, social media and MythBusting challenges, they host a unique reality show that mixes MythBusters with The Apprentice and a dash of Project Runway.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
85 reviews
Don Mitchell
January 9, 2017
We didn't watch survivor for a reason,we loved Mythbusters, we were recording Mythbusters The Search, but will probably give it one more week and stop watching. If we wanted to see arguments, we would watch junior verses senior bike build off. Most of us have a liking to the science / comedy and can already build or make most the myths, we just want to see it work or BLOW up. We still love the same narrator though. the NEW host has great creds but comes off as a combination of Ty Pennington and Jeff Specoli, we love the idea of new Mythbusters, but this is wrong FORMAT!! Clean up Kyle Hill, add some others and add comedy....should work. Mythbusters operated as 2 teams, different myths, some competed against one another, some worked on different parts of the same myth. you already have fans and a format WHY mess with it. the original hosts had 2 older guys and 3 younger. a Balance some serious and some comic relief. some science and some EXPLOSIONS and Crashes!!!! We wouldn't even be opposed to ANY or some of the previous hosts including Jessi Combs with a mix of new, like Kyle Hill. AS IT STANDS we probably won't be watching
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Art M.
January 2, 2017
Love Original MYTHBUSTERS as much as others (even a big fan) but now they are gone to better stuff, nothing will replace them. Nice to see the Network trying to keep it going with new people. However, New will NOT REPLACE the ORIGINAL. I agree that many may love this and others will not.
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John Haag
February 12, 2017
I'm loving this series. Wish it was on Discovery instead of Science channel since I don't get Science Channel, but in any case it's a great show. I'm glad to see them working to bring Mythbusters back. I will always miss Adam and Jamie on the show, but I feel like most of the contestants on this would make a great new mythbusters team and the eliminations have thus far been well thought out and done with a good reason. It will be interesting to see how the series progresses once the winners are determined.
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