Unchained Reaction
Genre	Reality Science
Created by	Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
Starring	Adam Savage Jamie Hyneman Charles Haine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Adam Savage Jamie Hyneman Daniel Soiseth Lloyd Braun Gail Berman Gene Stein David Pritikin Tracy Rudolph
Producers	(co-executive producers) Derek Wan Jared Heinke
Production companies	Discovery Studios BermanBraun
Original release
Network	Discovery Channel
Release	March 18 (2012-03-18) – May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)

Unchained Reaction is a science and engineering reality game show that aired on the Discovery Channel. It was judged and executive-produced by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, best known for hosting the science entertainment series MythBusters.

The series premiered on March 18, 2012.^[1][2] The show pits two teams of various backgrounds against each other to build an elaborate chain reaction contraption (sometimes also referred to as a "Rube Goldberg" machine or device). Teams are provided with identical sets of tools and materials and are given five days to construct a series of mechanisms based on a predetermined theme. Midway through each week, the teams are provided with a surprise "missing link" item that they must add to the middle of their machines. The winner would be selected by Savage, Hyneman, and a guest judge.

History

Discovery Channel announced Unchained Reaction, described by Savage as his "super secret project", on January 20, 2012.^[3] In the announcement, Savage said he and Hyneman wanted to create a show "that puts the process of problem-solving and ingenuity front and center".^[3]

The series was produced by Discovery Studios and BermanBraun (Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun).^[4] The first and only season consisted of six episodes.

Episodes