Every season of The Man and the Challenge ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Man and the Challenge!

The Sphere of No Return

Maximum Capacity

Odds Against Survival

Sky Diving

Experiments in Terror

Invisible Force

Escape to Nepal

Border to Border

Trial by Fire

White Out

The Breaking Point

Jungle Survival

I've Killed Seven Men

Man Without Fear

The Visitors

The Storm

Killer River

Rodeo

The Windowless Room

Nightmare Crossing

The Lure of Danger

Recovery

Buried Alive

Recondo

Flying Lab

Hurricane Mesa

Astro Female

The Extra Sense

Man in a Capsule

The Dropper

High Dive

Daredevils

Shooter McLaine

Early Warning

Breakoff

Highway to Danger

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors.

Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills.

The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.

The Best Seasons of The Man and the Challenge

The Best Seasons of The Man and the Challenge

Season 1