Unan1mous

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This article is about the U.S. game show. For other uses, see Unanimous.
Unan1mous
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Unan1mous Logo
Genre Game Show/Reality
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 28 minutes
Creator(s) J.D. Roth
Todd A. Nelson
Executive producer(s) 3Ball Productions
Lincoln Hiatt
Starring J.D. Roth (Host)
Narrated by Jeselle Hicks
Country of origin USA
Original channel FOX
Original run March 22, 2006–May 10, 2006
No. of episodes 8
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Unan1mous (Unanimous) was an American reality television program that premiered on the Fox Network on March 22, 2006. The host of the series is a rather somber and serious J.D. Roth. As of the end of the current season, Fox remains undecided on whether the series will return to the network [1].

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[edit] Concept

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 leaves the bunker, the amount of the available prize is cut in half (except in certain circumstances such as medical reasons).

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 in order 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 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.

[edit] Cast

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The cast of Unan1mous
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The cast of Unan1mous
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]

Richard, 42: Temp Worker, Writer, Very Opinionated
Jameson, 38: Human Resources Manager. Gay Activist
Kelly, 49: Minister, Conservative Republican
Jonathan, 30: Real Estate Finance. Self-Described womanizer
Jamie, 24: Choreographer, Bow and Rifle Hunter
Steve, 43: Truck Driver. Conservative Christian. Married and has four children
Tarah, 25: Handbag Designer, Republican
Vanessa, 36: Teacher, Soccer Mom. Atheist and liberal
Adam, 35: Professional Poker Player, bartender. Very liberal and competitive

[edit] Vote History

(Red indicates Outcast)

Contestant Votes
Vote 1 Vote 2 Vote 3 Outcast
Vote 1		 Vote 4 Outcast
Vote 2		 Vote 5 Vote 6 Vote 7
Got Gave Got Gave Got Gave Got Gave Got Gave Got Gave Got Gave
Jameson 0 Steve 0 Steve 1 Tarah Adam 1 Tarah 2 Tarah 3 Jonathan 1 Tarah
Jonathan 1 Tarah 0 Adam 1 Adam 1 Richard Vanessa 3 Jameson 3 Richard 0 Tarah
Richard 0 Vanessa 0 Steve 0[3] Vanessa 2 Jameson 1 Jonathan 1 Jonathan 0 Tarah
Tarah 2 Jamie 0 Steve 2 Jameson Adam 1 Richard Steve 1 Jameson 0[6] Jameson 6 [4] Jameson
Vanessa 1 Steve 1 Steve 2 Steve Adam 1 Steve Jonathan 0[5] Jonathan 0 Jameson 0 Tarah
Steve 3 Jamie 7 Vanessa 1 Vanessa Adam 1 Vanessa 0 Richard 0 Jameson 0 Tarah
Adam 0 Steve 1 Steve 1 Jonathan 0 Jonathan Vanessa 0 Jonathan 0 Jonathan 0 Tarah
Jamie 2 Tarah 0 Steve 0 Tarah
Kelly 0 Jonathan 0 Steve

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Jamie left the game due to medical reasons, so the money was not cut in half because of her departure
  2. ^ Due to conflicts with others in the bunker, Kelly removed herself from the game and cut the money in half
  3. ^ a b Richard was made an outcast after the first vote, but when Kelly left the game, he became active again to keep the total number of eligible players at 8
  4. ^ a b After Vote 6, the inability of the outcasts to decide which of them to bring back into the game resulted in Tarah, the group leader and then an outcast, choosing to bring herself back in.
  5. ^ a b Vanessa was chosen by Steve to join him as an outcast after Outcast Vote 2.
  6. ^ After Vote 5, Tarah was the person not chosen to remain active in the game by the other outcasts.

[edit] Finale

On Wednesday, May 10, 2006, the final vote was taken. Tarah received the necessary 6 votes (out of 7; her vote was for Jameson) to win the game, and won $382,193 as a result.

[edit] Broadcast information

Unan1mous was broadcast on eight consecutive Wednesday nights, from March 22 to May 10. It was broadcast in the 9:30 pm time slot, immediately after American Idol (the actual start time for each episode was 9:32 pm). The premiere episode attracted an audience of 15.84 million viewers in the United States, with most of the other episode attracting between 12 and 14.5 million viewers.

[edit] Trivia

  • In addition to being a professional poker player, Adam is also an actor. [2]
  • The host, J.D. Roth, has also hosted the Discovery Kids reality series Endurance.
  • The combination for the safe which held Tarah's check and Steve's outcast vote was 9-7-1-A.

[edit] International versions

Versions of the show also currently air in Italy and in the United Kingdom.

Further information: Unanimous (TV show)

In Kenya it is aired by NTV

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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