Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show follows and documents selected racers and their dogs during the 1,161 mile trek through Alaska's wilderness. Iditarod entrants pay $3,000 to enter the race and must have completed certain qualifying races beforehand. Expenses for the race can exceed $20,000 and mushers often seek sponsors to aide in paying for the race. Most mushers hold outside jobs in addition to racing.

Series details

• Title: Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2008-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-11-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24652
• IMDb ID: tt1267227
• TVDB ID: 83442

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-14; final listed air date 2008-11-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.