They have to cut back on the back stories and devote more time to the runs. I don't watch them and change the channel. I wanted to see the complete runs, from start to finish, of David Campbell, Nicolas Cooleridge, Adam Rayl, Josh Levin, Brian Rambo, Derek Miyamoto, Flip Rodriguez, Spencer Clapp and Sean Bryan.
We didn't see David Campbell until he was on the Spider Climb. Nicolas Cooleridge was on the Baton Pass when we first see his run. Adam Rayl almost fell from the Giant Cubes when coverage of his run begins.
NBC has been showing just partial runs of ANW veterans the past few seasons. It seems the editors emphasize the back stories instead of the actual physical challenges.