The survivalists arrive in Canada and spend their first grueling night outdoors.

Tensions rise as the game continues, dysfunction runs in families, and a tight race for shelter ensues.

Emotions between family members in HQ erupt when faced with another challenge as alliances begin to form as families decide which survivalists will receive critical supplies and which will not.

The alliances at HQ are tested as families must anonymously provide critical supplies to one of the remaining survivalists, excluding their own family member. With a storm approaching, the survivalists face a decision that could affect both their fellow competitors in the wild and their families back at HQ.

The competition becomes more intense for both the survivalists and their family members. In the first challenge, the members in HQ must unanimously rank all the survivalists from strongest to weakest. The order of ranking will determine which family will be first to select a hunting weapon of their choice in the supply room which will then be dropped off to their loved one in the wilderness. Then, the family members get the chance to write a letter to their survivalist.

The survivalists attempt to hunt for food using the various weapons and tools their loved ones selected for them in the last supply drop. Then, a family member at HQ must decide which of the remaining seven survivalists will receive critical supplies and which will go without.

The competition intensifies as both the survivalists in the wilderness and their family members in HQ compete for vital supplies. With limited energy left in them, the survivalists are put head-to-head in a swimming race to retrieve a bag of supplies located in the center of the lake. Then, the battle continues in HQ as families are pitted against each other and are forced to make decisions that may change the fate of their loved one out in the wilderness.

With only five survivalists left, alliances are tested, and new strategies emerge in HQ as family members must choose which survivalist will forfeit a critical supply of their choosing. Then, a crucial supply box is stranded in the middle of a freezing 48-degree lake, but only one survivalist can claim it in time. In the final challenge, the families must guide their survivalists to crates filled with supplies using only a compass.

With four competitors left in the competition, the families in HQ build alliances and focus on their strategies to keep their survivalist in the competition. A mystery crate creates tension amongst the families as they either keep or trade the items inside the box. A hidden advantage is placed in HQ which will be powerful for whoever finds it first and detrimental to another family. Then, two survival trials take place which include building a torch, racing with it and sacrificing some of their most coveted supplies when faced with possibly relocating their shelters.

The four remaining survivalists and their families at HQ go head-to-head in the final survival trial, where only one team will make it to the end, win the competition, and take home $250,000. In the first challenge, the survivalists must correctly guess a five-letter word chosen by their family at HQ to open the final supply drop. Then, in the second challenge, the survivalists must decipher a Morse code puzzle.