| Owner's Manual | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Asylum Entertainment |
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| Network | AMC |
| Release | August 15 (2013-08-15) – September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) |
Owner's Manual is an Americanreality television series that airs onAMC and premiered on August 15, 2013.[1] Announced in November 2012, the series' first season consists of eight, half-hour episodes.[2]Owner's Manual tests whether it is best to read the included owner’s manual or not by representing each side of the divide in a weekly challenge.Ed Sanders and Marcus Hunt attempt to operate machinery and technology each week with one man working strictly from the manual and the other using his instincts.[3]
| No. | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Stunt Plane" | August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15) | 101 | 0.32[4] |
Marcus and Ed are challenged to master aerobatic maneuvers in stunt planes. | ||||
| 2 | "Locomotive" | August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15) | 102 | 0.24[4] |
The men are asked to attach rail cars to a locomotive in hopes to sustain a ride without losing the cargo. | ||||
| 3 | "Off Roading" | August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22) | 103 | 0.21[5] |
Racing high-performance vehicles through Nevada. | ||||
| 4 | "Brewery" | August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29) | 104 | 0.24[6] |
Brewing beer in Hawaii. | ||||
| 5 | "Yarder" | September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) | 105 | 0.15[7] |
Logging and hauling massive logs in Oregon. | ||||
| 6 | "Tall Ships" | September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12) | 106 | 0.26[8] |
Sailing off the Californian coast. | ||||
| 7 | "Carnival" | September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19) | 107 | N/A |
Building at a carnival. | ||||
| 8 | "Rock Quarry" | September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) | 108 | N/A |
Blasting quarry rock on a mountainside. | ||||
Robert Lloyd ofThe Los Angeles Times says the show is guided by charm and pretense.[9] Melissa Camacho ofCommon Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars saying that while the show is not the most sophisticated of shows, watching how the two handle things is interesting.[10]