Race to the Altar is an American reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 series hosted by Lisa Dergan

Lisa Dergan Podsednik

Lisa Dergan Podsednik is an American model, actress, media personality and sportscaster. She was Playboys Playmate of the Month in July 1998....

. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on NBC

NBC

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. The show found 8 engaged couples to compete in a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test the strength of their relationship. Couples who won the challenges become power couples and have the authority to eliminate other couples. The audience voted on the winning couple in the second-to-last episode and then in the last episode the winning couple gets the prize, a fantasy wedding planned by Colin Cowie

Colin Cowie

Colin Andrew Wilkie Cowie is a South African lifestyle guru and party planner to the stars, television personality and writer.Cowie was born in Kitwe, Zambia, but educated in South Africa. He moved to the United States in 1985...

. A two-hour series finale aired September 13, 2003.