thanks to didymos for the link.

coffee777 and i keep wondering how far the reality show trend will go, long ago he postulated that the trend will, and indeed can ONLY end with the death of a contestant. in the nineteen seventies, Chuck Barris, in an interview, said that the ultimate game show would be one where losing contestants were killed. we aren't there yet, but this example (if it really did occur,) seems to be pushing that envelope:
http://www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~edjacob/nasubi.html