Could You Survive? premiered on DISCH on December 4, 2008. This show asks the average American one crucial question: Do you have the strength, endurance and agility to survive in an emergency situation? Individuals often assume that adrenaline will carry them through a crisis, but how can someone escape a natural disaster, flee a burning building or carry a loved one to safety when they are too out of shape to climb a flight of stairs? This series is a wake-up call to millions of unfit Americans who unwittingly put themselves in harm's way. In each episode average people are tested against a simulated life-threatening situation to ascertain their ability to stay alive or rescue a family member under extreme circumstances.