From reader Meghan K. Caffrey, who gets into more detail about the way the show works:

"Last night I watched the series premiere of the Fox television show "Unanimous." Basically, nine strangers are locked in a bunker until they unanimously decide which of them wins $1.5 million. Of course, there's the dreaded elimination of contestants, but those who are eliminated stay in the bunker and continue voting.

"The process of elimination goes like this: Everyone has anonymously confessed to a deep, dark secret that they don't want anyone to know about. During each elimination round, the contestants hear three randomly selected anonymous secrets and decide which one is the worst; the person whose secret is voted "worst" gets eliminated.

"Last night, the three secrets were:
-filed for bankruptcy when he/she had a combined income of $100,000
-has been detained on more than one occasion for carrying live ammunition
-has been in a mental hospital

"As someone who has spent time in psych wards and mental hospitals, I find it very irresponsible of the show's creators to perpetuate the stereotype that mental illness is a deep, dark secret that should be kept hidden. Also, the fact that the other two secrets involve what sounds like criminal behavior (the circumstances and details aren't given) doesn't help the situation. This just really makes me mad because mental illness alone is tough enough to deal with, without the stereotype that it is something to be ashamed of."

But Philadelphia Daily News TV critic Ellen Gray says it was better than she expected:

"Actually, as I wrote after seeing the screener, the show itself, bad as it was, wasn't as bad as Fox's promos. The one person attempting to instigate trouble about someone having a history of mental illness was doing it to direct attention away from her own secret—I think she'd declared bankruptcy at a time when her family income was $100,000—and most of the other people didn't seem to be buying it. Given that a show like this tends not to attract the brightest and most open-minded members of society, I found it hopeful that some of them, at least, knew better than to assume a former mental patient would be dangerous or even mildly problematic."

Anyone else watch the show? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.