History Series / NakedAndAfraid

** Even the survivalists who were single and open to the idea of romance with their partner said their first priority was survival.

* HellIsThatNoise: Part of the tension during the nighttime scenes comes from animals moving around the camping survivalists. One couple had a wildcat walk a few feet from their camp.

* ExposedToTheElements: Obviously.
* FanDisservice: Even with most of the survivalists on the show being naked and in good shape, they're still in a tense, harsh survival situation. They certainly aren't fitness modelling and even the most attractive of them don't look their best after a few days of not bathing, much less once starvation and dehydration start to set in. Also, many survivalists featured on the show, male or female, become obviously emotionally distraught during their trial.

* HellIsThatNoise: When sleeping outdoors, you hear the animals that roam during the night. One couple had a wildcat walk a few feet from them.

The show has inspired a DarkerAndEdgier SpinOff - [Series/NakedAndAfraidXL Naked And Afraid XL}}.

The show has inspired a DarkerAndEdgier SpinOff - {{NakedAndAfraidXL}}.

The show has inspired a DarkerAndEdgier SpinOff - NakedAndAfraidXL.

''Naked and Afraid ''is an American reality television series that airs on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel and premiered on June 23, 2013. Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists—a man and a woman— who are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness naked for 21 days. After they meet in the assigned locale, the partners must survive by finding water, food and building a shelter until they journey to reach a preset extraction point.\\The show has inspired a DarkerAndEdgier SpinOff - NakedAndAfraidXL.

''Naked and Afraid ''is an American reality television series that airs on the Creator/DiscoveryChannel and premiered on June 23, 2013. Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists—a man and a woman—who meet for the first time and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness naked for 21 days. After they meet in the assigned locale, the partners must survive by finding water and food and building shelter.

* PoorMansPorn: While the focus of the show is on survival rather than sex, it cannot be denied that most of the survivalists are in peak physical condition and none of them are unattractive. And to the joy of straight women and ass-men everywhere, nude backsides are not blurred.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: While the show is largely serious, there is some humor between some of the couples regarding their nudity and the idea of being naked with a stranger in a strange place.

* BittersweetEnding: Congrats--you survived and proved yourself! However, you're likely sunburned, bruised, covered in bug bites, and suffering from dehydration, starvation, and various sicknesses.

* TheDeterminator: All of the successful survivalists.

* TheDeterminator: All of the successful survivalists.

* FetishFuel: Quite a lot of this between the forced nudity, the exhibitionism of some of the survivalists, the voyeurism of the audience, the survivors who cover themselves in mud, the common fantasy of being marooned with a stranger and the JungleGirl/NubileSavage fantasy.
** Averted as the show goes on and the survivalists become dirty, starved, dehydrated and start to become more emotionally disturbed.

* BoringButPractical: During a Season 3 episode that took place in a Brazilian desert, the male survivalist spent the entire time sitting in the shade of his shelter, eating fruit and only using energy to go back and forth to get water during the cooler parts of the day. He did very well, unlike his partner, who felt the need to spend all her time in the sun hunting. She eventually had to be evacuated to receive medical attention due to severe heatstroke.

* {{Fanservice}}: The majority of contestants - male and female - are in excellent shape and aren't unpleasant to look at as they walk around naked.
* HellIsThatNoise: When sleeping outdoors, you hear the animals that roam during the night. One couple had a puma walk a few feet from them.

* NakedOnArrival: The contestants arrive at the location already having gotten naked in the boat or plane on the way there.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: While the show is largely serious, there is some humor between some of the couples regarding their nudity and the idea of being naked with a stranger.
* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: Unless they somehow find spare clothes or cover themselves with leaves, the contestants spend the entire time trapped outside in the nude.

* FanDisservice: Even with most of the survivalists on the show being naked and in decent shape, they're still in a tense, harsh survival situation.They certainly aren't modelling. Many survivalists featured on the show, male or female, are obviously emotionally distraught.

* BoisterousBruiser: Some contestants talk about their skills and prove that they can walk the walk as well as they can talk the talk over the next three weeks.

* BoisterousWeakling: Some contestants talk about their skills and how easy it will be to survive and quit after a few days.
* BoringButPractical: During an episode that took place in a Brazilian desert one man spent the entire time sitting in the shade of his shelter eating fruits and only using energy to go back and forth to get water. He did very well unlike his partner who felt the need to spend all her time in the sun hunting for insects and eventually had to receive medical attention due to heatstroke.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Discovery's usual survival show setups. [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], sending normal everyday people into survival situations isn't going to result in crazy survival shelters, daring feats, and being able to construct overly complicated weapons from grass and twigs. Quite a few people needed to go to the hospital shortly after they made it through an episode, and one episode had to be cut short because one of the people who signed up needed immediate medical care.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Contestants are dropped off in a strange exotic location completely naked and forced to brave the elements.
* {{Fanservice}}: The majority of female contestants are pretty women between 25 and 35 years old.
** FanDisservice: Of course, they're still in a tense, harsh survival situation. They certainly aren't modelling. Many survivalists featured on the show, male or female, are obviously emotionally distraught.

* BittersweetEnding: Congrats--you survived and proved yourself! However you're likely sunburned, bruised, covered in bug bites, and suffering from dehydration, starvation, and various sicknesses.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Discovery's usual survival show setups. [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], sending normal every day people into survival situations isn't going to result in crazy survival shelters, daring feats, and being able to construct overly complicated weapons from grass and twigs. Quite a few people needed to go to the hospital shortly after they made it through an episode, with one episode having to be cut short because one of the people who signed up it needed immediate medical care.

* FanService: The majority of female contestants are pretty women between 25 and 35 years old.

* HellIsThatNoise: When sleeping outdoors you hear the animals that roam during the night. One couple had a puma walk a few feet from them.
* NakedFirstImpression: When the contestants meet each other for the first time they have already been stripped of their clothes.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Discovery's usual survival show setups. [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], sending normal every day people into survival situations isn't going to result in crazy survival shelters, daring feats, and being able to construct overly complicated weapons from grass and twigs. Quite a few people needed to go to the hospital shortly after they made it through it, with one episode having to be cut short because one of the people who signed up it needed immediate medical care.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Discovery's usual survival show setups. [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], sending normal every day people into survival situations isn't going to result in crazy survival shelters, daring feats, and being able to construct overly complicated weapons from crass and twigs. Quite a few people needed to go to the hospital shortly after they made it through it, with one episode having to be cut short because one of the people who signed up it needed immediate medical care.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of Discovery's usual survival show setups. [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], sending normal every day people into survival situations isn't going to result in crazy survival shelters, daring feats, and being able to construct overly complicated weapons from crass and twigs. Quite a few people needed to go to the hospital shortly after they made it through it, with one having to be cut short for immediate medical care.

Naked and Afraid is an American reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and premiered on June 23, 2013. Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists—a man and a woman—who meet for the first time and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness naked for 21 days. After they meet in the assigned locale, the partners must survive by finding water and food and building shelter.

* BittersweetEnding: Congrats you survived and proved yourself! However you're likely sunburned, bruised, covered in bug bites, and suffering from dehydration, starvation, and various sicknesses.

* HellIsThatNoise: When sleeping outdoors you hear the animals that roam during the night, one couple had a Puma walk a few feet from them.

* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: Unless they somehow find spare clothes or cover themselves with leaves, the contestants spend the entire time trapped outside in the nude.