Alone, Channel 4 UK.
I watched 5 episodes with the wife a couple of days ago. The premise of this reality show is to drop 11 average civilians in the Canadian wilderness and to see how long they can survive until we have a winner. The prize is 100k.
Channel 4 tried a similar show a few years back called Eden which was a disaster as on that occasion the contestants were expected to live in a community but egos clashed to the point that the show was abandoned after the mid season interlude.
This time around people are living completely alone. We have people who struggle to hunt, others it's the social isolation. I am enjoying it apart from one minor point. Why do reality shows insist that their contestants share sob stories from their past? It is intrusive cringe. The average viewer has more than likely experienced enough of their own sadness without being expected to empathise with complete strangers.
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