Hunters viewers stunned after team track down contestants over an INSTAGRAM post – Daily Mail

Viewers of Channel 4’s Hunted branded the show ‘unrealistic’ and ‘scripted’ last night after officers claimed to track down the location of a pair of contestants over an Instagram login.  The gameshow sees volunteers act as fugitives, who must avoid CCTV, ATMs and phone calls in a bid to remain untraced for 25 days.Turning their backs on their home comforts to go on the run without being caught, they are each given a bank card with access to £100 and a cameraman who discreetly follows their every move.But the rules of the game are simple – stay hidden for as long as possible, while being hunted by a team of ex-military, police and CIA agents, experts in the art of surveillance and capture, in a bid to win a share of £100,000.In last night’s episode, Nathan and James, from Castleford, met up with a close friend Ross in a pub car park, who then showed them a video posted by the Hunters on James’ Instagram page.Meanwhile at HQ, the Hunters claimed they were tracking Ross’ phone, and they could deduce from the activity that Ross was with the boys, before pinpointing their exact location.But many of those watching were left unconvinced…
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