The BEST episodes of Solitary season 1

Every episode of Solitary season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Solitary season 1!

This new reality competition by FOX pits nine people against each other in the ultimate battle of endurance. Nine contestants are isolated from the rest of the world -- and also from each other. The players then become subjects in a series of strange and taxing experiments. They must endure challenges involving hunger, pain, sleep deprevation, mind control, and more! All for the coveted $50,000 prize. Though there are nine players in this game, the real battle lies between each contestant and his or her own self.

Last Updated: 11/9/2024Network: FOX RealityStatus: Ended

8.25

8 votes

#1 - Brainwashing

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2006

Six remaining guests are told that everything they know is wrong as Val attempts to reprogram their minds. They engage in a battle of wills until someone cracks and leaves Solitary in the most surprising ending yet.

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8.00

6 votes

#2 - Headspin / Tailspin

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2006

The grand experiment continues as Val makes her guests' heads spin. First, the contestants lose their marbles in a maddening test of concentration, and then they lose their equilibrium in the most turbulent treatment yet. All are pushed to the very brink, but only one will fall.

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7.69

13 votes

#3 - Bed of Nails

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2006

Eight contestants continue on a grueling physical and psychological journey. They must use their wits to solve a mind-bending puzzle embedded in a horror film and then withstand endless hours lying on a torture table until one of them crumbles.

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7.64

11 votes

#4 - To Eat or Not to Eat

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2006

After days of near starvation, Val's seven remaining guests ride a vicious culinary roller-coaster as they are forced to continue eating until at least one of them literally explodes.

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7.60

5 votes

#5 - Val Turns Up the Heat

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2006

The final four guests enter their own personal mansions of fear, and discover their inner demons. Then Val turns it up a notch with a fiery experiment that tests each person's threshold for pain.

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7.50

4 votes

#6 - Everyone Goes Mad

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2006

After days without human contact, a test forces Val's guests to begin raving like mad men. Then they face off in a grueling battle of physical endurance that isn't over until someone collapses.

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7.33

6 votes

#7 - The Final Experiment

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2006

In the most difficult challenge yet, the final two guests are locked in Extreme Solitary and only one emerges with the ultimate prize: $50,000.

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7.00

12 votes

#8 - The Experiment Begins

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2006

Nine guests enter Solitary and begin their new life of isolation. Their only contact with the outside world is a female computer, Val. They compete in a psychological game that tests their kindness or cruelty. Ultimately, a macabre sleep deprivation treatment causes one of them to break and quit the game forever.

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6.33

3 votes

#9 - Solitary Reunion Special

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2006

Join the nine former pod people, including the grand-prize winner, as they look back on their time inside their octagon-shaped cells. Get the inside scoop on what it was like dealing with their solitude and the infamous Val.

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