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UPDATE (9:06 PM): Despite some eleventh hour interference from ~~Andrea Zuckerman~~ Gabrielle Carteris, the president of SAG-AFTRA that threatened to shut down the Heaven Sent shoot, the skydiver Luke Aikins just jumped out of an airplane from a height of 25,000 feet … WITHOUT A PARACHUTE. Want to know what happened?

Well, he jumped. AND THEN…

He hit the net! WOOHOO! Let’s watch that again…

But wait, it’s not over … he still needs to get cleared by a medic.

VICTORY!

Yes, he lived! PHENOMENAL TV! Luke Aikins just became the first person to ever jump out of a an airplane from a height of 25,000 feet without the benefit of either a parachute OR a wingsuit and survive. Congrats! Now, if you’ll excuse us, we REALLY want to go chew some gum. If only we knew a good brand… Oh, btw, go fly a kite, Zuckerman!

Many likely remember their parents exasperatedly exclaiming, “If so-and-so told you to jump off a bridge, would you do that too?!” Luke Aikins, a 42-year-old third generation skydiver, is not being told to jump off a bridge, but rather, out of a plane on Heaven Sent, a live television special.

WHAT TIME DOES THE HEAVEN SENT SKYDIVE START?

Tonight, the Luke Aikins Heaven Sent event begins at 8pm ET, 7pm CT.

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE HEAVEN SENT JUMP?

The Stride Gum Heaven Sent event will be airing live on Fox, and also streaming live on the FOX NOW app and FOX.com. (While a cable login is typically required, Fox.com does offer sixty minutes of free viewing for first time users.) You can also live stream Heaven Sent on Sling TV, which is currently offering a free one-week trial.

HOW CAN I GET THE FOX NOW APP?

The first thing you need to know if that the FOX NOW app is free to download. That’s great, right? You can download it for your iOS phone or tablet, Android phone or tablet or Windows Mobile device. It’s also available for Kindle Fire, too. However, here’s the rub: In order to watch shows and movies on FOX NOW, you have to authenticate with your cable provider. So, either make sure you have yours ready, or if you’re a cord cutter, you’re gonna have to hit up your parents or your friends for their login.

HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?

This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV. The service’s Blue package, which includes major networks like CNN, Fox and NBC, normally costs $25 a month, but are currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service. Then, from there, you can either download the Sling desktop app (if you’re watching on a desktop or laptop computer), or download the Sling app for iOS/Apple devices, Android, Roku, Chromecast, Nexus player, ZTE or XBox One.

WHO IS LUKE AIKINS?

While skydiving is certainly a thrill seekers idea of a good time, Aikins, who has 18,000 previous dives under his belt, is challenging the realm of possibility with his latest stunt. Aikins will jump from a plane at 25,000 feet without a parachute or a wing suit. The only thing to catch him is a net the size of a football field, which, according to The Daily Mail, failed to catch a test dummy during one of many attempts.

Aikins, a husband and father to a four year-old son, admits nerves leading up to the event. “If I wasn’t nervous I would be stupid. We’re talking about jumping without a parachute, and I take that very seriously. It’s not a joke,” Aikins told The Daily Mail.

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE HEAVEN SENT SKYDIVING EVENT, AND WHY IS IT HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

While the event will, if successfully completed, be a huge triumph in reality television history, it is actually a sign of something much bigger — a new marketing tactic. Stride gum has teamed up with the studio behind Heaven Sent in order to promote their new summer “Mad Intense” flavors, according to Ad Age. This directly relates to the special’s tagline, “25,000 Feet. No Parachute. No Wing Suit. Just Mad Intensity.”

Laura Henderson, Mondelez International’s global head of content and media monetization, told Ad Age that “Making content that’s good enough to make money [is going to] hold us to a higher bar.”