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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nShawn & Andrew East face grueling boot camp on \u2018World\u2019s Toughest Test\u2019<\/p>\n
Olympian Shawn Johnson East and former NFL player Andrew East put their marriage to the test on Fox\u2019s \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A cohort of celebrity recruits will be reduced to numerical monikers, camo uniforms and barren accommodations as they train for military warfare on the newest season of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.”<\/a><\/p>\n The American iteration of the reality competition show<\/a>, which was adapted from the British series “SAS: Who Dares Wins,” is set to return for Season 4 on Thursday, Sept. 25.<\/p>\n It follows a group of famous contestants<\/a>, who are known as recruits, as they endure challenges inspired by real military selection courses<\/a>. They are led through the tests by a roster of actual special forces veterans including\u00a0Rudy Reyes<\/a>,\u00a0Jovon “Q” Quarles<\/a>,\u00a0Jason “Foxy” Fox<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mark “Billy” Billingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n This season, the recruits include 18 big names including television personalities, influencers and former professional athletes. For the first time, the course will also test familial ties as several pairs of married couples<\/a> and even a mother-daughter duo will compete together.<\/p>\n “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” premieres with an hourlong episode on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox. It will be preceded by the season premiere of “Hell’s Kitchen” Season 24.<\/p>\n New episodes of “Special Forces” will air on Thursdays at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n Season 4 will feature two married couples: Eric Decker<\/a> and Jessie James Decker<\/a>; Andrew East and Shawn Johnson East<\/a>. “Real Housewives” star Teresa Giudice<\/a> will also run the course with her daughter, Gia Giudice.<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the full cast:<\/p>\n New episodes of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” will air on Fox. They will be available to stream next day on Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hulu has several streaming plans<\/a> to choose from, including ad-supported and ad-free versions<\/a>. The standalone plan with ads currently costs $9.99\/month or $99.99\/year, but will increase to $11.99\/month or $119.99\/year on Oct. 21. The ad-free version costs $18.99\/month.<\/p>\n Stream ‘Special Forces’ on Hulu here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at\u00a0melina.khan@usatoday.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhen does ‘Special Forces’ premiere? Date, time, schedule<\/h2>\n
‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ Season 4 cast<\/h2>\n
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Watch ‘Special Forces’ Season 4 trailer<\/h2>\n