Unan1mous

Unan1mous is an American reality television program that premiered on the Fox Network on March 22, 2006, and ran for one season. The host of the series was J. D. Roth.

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Unan1mous
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Created by	Lincoln Hiatt J. D. Roth Todd A. Nelson
Presented by	J. D. Roth
Narrated by	Jeselle Hicks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Lincoln Hiatt
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hiattmedia 3Ball Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 22 (2006-03-22) – May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)

Nine strangers are locked in a bunker and told they cannot leave until they unanimously choose to award one of them the grand prize money. Contestants are isolated from the outside world, and have no access to any time references. If a contestant chooses to leave the bunker and quit the game would result in the grand prize being cut in half (in one instance on the show, a contestant was forced to leave for health reasons so the money was not cut in half).

Votes are cast by each contestant taking a ball and selecting the name of one of the other contestants via a roller inside of it (a person's own name is not included in their ball). If a vote is not unanimous, something negative happens to the players to increase the pressure to reach a unanimous decision. Throughout the course of the game, these were the "punishments" the players received:

The contestants select three random envelopes, each containing a secret about one of them. It is not known whose secrets are being read, and contestants vote to decide which secret is the worst. The holder of that secret is "outcast" from the game, meaning they are no longer eligible to win the money, but that they will remain in the bunker (wearing a special uniform) and continue to vote. Outcast players are also still subject to the rule that if anyone leaves, the amount will be halved. (After Vote 1)
The money begins to constantly decrease, pausing only when a vote is being held or to freeze the amount when someone has decided to leave. (After Vote 2)
The contestants secretly vote to decide who will become an outcast. (After Votes 3 and 4)
- The person voted to become an outcast is given the chance to select any remaining active player to become an outcast. (After Outcast Vote 2)
The three outcasts each get to select one of the four remaining players, making the unpicked person an outcast. (After Vote 5)
The four outcasts must select which one of the outcasts gets put back into the game. If they cannot decide by a majority within 15 minutes, the decision is left to the group leader (who, if an outcast, can choose to bring him/herself back). (After Vote 6)

The show was supposedly open-ended, and could end at any time: from one episode to several depending on if or when a unanimous vote is eventually reached. If the contest continued long enough, the money would be completely gone. The final episode aired May 10, 2006. However, the whole premise had a definite time limit of less than eight full days. The entire show was filmed in only 10 days, as the total amount of money was cut in half once and then decreased at such a rate as to make it impossible for the contestants to be stuck in the bunker "forever."

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Status
Adam	35	Poker Player	Outcast
Jameson	38	Human Resources Manager	Active
Jamie	24	Choreographer	Left^[1]
Jonathan	30	Real Estate Financier	Active
Kelly	49	Minister	Left^[2]
Richard	42	Writer/Temp Worker	Active^[3]
Steve	43	Truck Driver	Outcast
Tarah	25	Handbag Designer	Winner^[4]
Vanessa	36	Teacher	Outcast^[5]

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Cast

Vote history

Finale

Broadcast information

International versions

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