Wednesday nights are very intense around here. By “intense” I mean that Banjo Man and I are all in, remote in hand, and comfy with our assortment of blankets as we lounge on the couch.

“Survivor” is on at 8. “The Summit” on from 9:30-11:00. Often we record it, because 11 PM can seem like 1:00 AM. Which means that Thursdays our serious TV-watching begins at 6:30 when I hit the “Library” tab on Youtube TV.

Here’s what CBS says about the show: Sixteen strangers embark on a 14-day trek through the perilous New Zealand Alps to reach a distant peak. Each holds part of a $1 million prize, but only those who survive the harsh terrain, Antarctic winds, and intense challenges will win. They face eliminations and twists from the “Mountain’s Keeper,” testing their morale and unity. Their greatest challenge is to stay together and reach the summit on time—failure means losing the entire prize.

This tends to be confusing, as the strategy of winning most or all of the million dollars is a complicated and ever-changing process. We have not figured it out yet.

If you have “On Demand” on however you get your tv shows, you should check it out, if only to watch wide-eyed as people attempt to do things they never in a million years thought was possible.