{{short description|2004 reality television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Reality television | presenter = Ruth England | starring = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 7 | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Arthur Smith * Kent Weed * Tom Gutteridge * Charles Thompson * Bruce Toms }} | producer = | location = | editor = | runtime = 45-46 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Mentorn * A. Smith & Co. }} | network = Fox | first_aired = {{Start date|2004|03|01}} | last_aired = {{End date|2004|04|09}} }}
'''''Forever Eden''''' is an American reality television series broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series premiered on March 1, 2004, and it concluded on April 9, 2004. The contestants in the series could live in a resort not for weeks or months, but for years. It was hosted by Ruth England. In the end, contestants Shawna and Wallace won a combined total of $260,000. Brooke and Adam were runners-up.
The show was pulled after seven episodes, leaving eighteen episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were eventually screened in the United States on Fox Reality.
==Format== Set in Jamaica, the series followed a group of unmarried men and women who lived together at a luxury resort. The contestants, who voluntarily agreed to cease contact with their friends and family, had the opportunity to live at and enjoy the amenities of the resort indefinitely. Contestants accrued a monetary reward pursuant to however long they resided at the resort. This reward, however, was contingent on the contestants remaining at the resort for predetermined periods of time. Contestants had the ability to leave the series at anytime, however, they would no longer receive the reward if they opted to leave. As the series progressed, producers introduced new contestants and guest stars, which included former partners and long-lost relatives of the contestants. The series was hosted by English television presenter Ruth England.
==Production== The concept for the series stemmed from the reality television series ''Paradise Hotel''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/fox-plotting-reality-soap-without-end-1117897478/|title=Fox plotting reality soap without end|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=December 21, 2003|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219000413/https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/fox-plotting-reality-soap-without-end-1117897478/|archive-date=February 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
The series was filmed in Jamaica at a cost of $750,000 per episode.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/apr/14/realitytv.broadcasting|title=Forever Eden dropped after just one month|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=April 14, 2004|website=The Guardian|language=en-US|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925230221/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/apr/14/realitytv.broadcasting|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background = |overall = 5 |title = 25 |airdate = 10 |Viewers = 10 |country = US |episodes =
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Reap What You Sow, Part 1 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|03|01}} |Viewers=9.7<ref name="ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/forever_eden/episodes|title=Episode List: Forever Eden|last=|first=|date=|website=TV Tango|language=en-US|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216000359/http://www.tvtango.com/series/forever_eden/episodes|archive-date=February 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=Reap What You Sow, Part 2 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|03|02}} |Viewers=9.9<ref name="ratings"/> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=True Colors |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|03|08}} |Viewers=5.74<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/sopranos-tunes-up-as-reality-rocks-1117901459/|title='Sopranos' tunes up as reality rocks|last=Kissell|first=Rick|date=March 9, 2004|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219001114/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/sopranos-tunes-up-as-reality-rocks-1117901459/|archive-date=February 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=Adam's Apple |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|03|15}} |Viewers=4.3<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/peacock-rules-monday-1117901784/|title=Peacock rules Monday|last=Kissell|first=Rick|date=March 16, 2004|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219002322/https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/peacock-rules-monday-1117901784//|archive-date=February 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Stand By Your Man |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|03|25}} |Viewers=3.8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/apprentice-means-business-for-nbc-1117902360/|title='Apprentice' means business for NBC|last=Kissell|first=Rick|date=March 26, 2004|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219001803/https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/apprentice-means-business-for-nbc-1117902360/|archive-date=February 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=It Is on and It Is On |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|04|02}} |Viewers=3.0<ref name="ratings"/> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Where's Wallace? |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|04|09}} |Viewers=2.5<ref name="ratings"/> |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=Worst Nightmare |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=It's Just a Kiss |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=I Know What You Did Last Night |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |Title=Law & Eden |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |Title=Mum's the Word |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |Title=With or Without You |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |Title=Mama Knows Best |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |Title=Trash Talkin' |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |Title=Here Comes the Bribe |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=17 |Title=London Calling |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=18 |Title=Double Crossing Jordan |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=19 |Title=Crying All the Way to the Bank |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=20 |Title=Money Changes Everything |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=21 |Title=Risky Business |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=22 |Title=Kassie Who? |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=23 |Title=Banishing Act |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=24 |Title=Old Friends |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=25 |Title=Forever Eden |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |Viewers= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= }} }}
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040401095017/http://www.fox.com/eden/}} at the Wayback Machine * {{IMDb title|0402643|Forever Eden}}
Category:American dating and relationship reality competition television series Category:Fox Broadcasting Company reality television shows Category:2004 American television series debuts Category:2004 American television series endings
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