For contestants on Eden, the end was a bit less clear...  Twenty-three of Britain’s most daring individuals accepted the challenge of rebuilding society from scratch—free of technology, modern tools, and the outside world for an entire year.  The program premiered on Britain’s Channel 4 in July of 2016. Producers told contestants they’d spend the next year isolated in a remote 600-acre estate in the Western Highlands of Scotland. During their time in isolation, contestants built shelter, hunted for food, and created their own laws.

However, shortly after starting this grand social experiment (or, as some would call it, epic reality television), competitiveness and “sexual jealousy” caused an evident divide amongst the group. Many participants felt it was in their best interest to depart the estate early. 

As a result, the number of contestants started to dwindle more rapidly, going from 23 to 10 in a matter of one year. Only when it was time for the final ten to re-emerge into civilization from their 600-acre estate did they learn that the show was shelved after episode four!