We’ve all watched the survival shows on the Discovery Channel: Man vs. Wild, Dual Survival, and Man, Woman, Wild have all generated plenty of entertainment over the years.  Now, the network plans to take it to the next level with naked participants.  Yes, a new show will have one man and one woman battle against the elements in different environments without food, water, shelter, or clothes.  Their goal: to reach a rendezvous point that could be anywhere from one to ten miles from their drop off point.  Kimberly Potts at Yahoo! wrote on June 6 that:

the series [ "Naked and Afraid"], which premieres on Discovery Channel June 23 after Discovery’s coverage of Nik Wallenda’s live skywire walk across the Grand Canyon, will place the survivalists into “Survivor”-familiar locations like the Maldives, Panama, and Borneo, where their expeditions last for 21 days.

The prize for those participants who brave the wilds and their three-week adventure in their birthday suits: not cash, but rather, “their pride and sense of accomplishment,” according to a Discovery Channel press release. Not to mention the video scrapbook of having appeared au naturel on national TV.

“Naked and Afraid” follows Discovery Channel’s April series “Naked Castaway,” in which British explorer Ed Stafford, the first human to ever walk the length of the Amazon River, spent 60 days surviving on the deserted Fiji island of Olorua with no food, tools, or clothing.

“Naked and Afraid,” “Naked Castaway”… can “Real Naked Housewives,” “Naked Wars,” and naked pawn shops and storage facility auctions be far behind?

Well, it seems like everyone is doing what Tommy Lee ordered.