Discovery Channel strands rival senators on island

U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (left) and Martin Heinrich pitched Rival Survival to Discovery Channel. It airs Oc.t 29

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, and Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, were the ones who actually pitched, said a Discovery spokeswoman.

The result is "Rival Survival," a one-hour special that will be televised on October 29, just a few days before the midterm elections.

Neither senator is up for re-election. And they followed strict Senate Ethics Committee protocols in order to bring the idea to Discovery.

One must imagine the cable channel jumped at the opportunity.

Here's how it describes the show: "Disconnected from the world on an uninhabited island surrounded by shark infested waters that mirror the seemingly treacherous terrain of the U.S. Congress," the senators "must put their political differences aside and work together for six days and six nights to find common ground through compromise if they want to survive."

The reality show was shot earlier this year when the Senate was not in session. The producers -- who also make the Discovery series "Naked and Afraid" -- picked Eru, an uninhabited patch of land in the Marshall Islands without any natural sources of fresh water.

If the one-hour special is well-received, Discovery (DISCA) may try to turn "Rival Survival" into a recurring series with other rivals.

First Published: September 11, 2014: 10:32 AM ET

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