I don't know about that. I have hiked miles and miles for days and days all by myself - the technical definition of "alone," but I have almost always had a map, typically a 24,000 scale USGS topo map. It shows all kind of useful things, like water sources, likely travel routes and the like.

I would characterize hiking without a map (and a few other nice goodies) as "Unequipped" rather than "Alone"

Perhaps this could be the inspiration for yet another reality show.....which will show the results of going into the woods without the right stuff.....

Thinking it over, the reason any of this matters is that, despite the primary objective of the series being entertainment, there is a distinct educational component, since the typical person taking this all in will regard it as realistic and a good example to follow. We should be truthful and accurate, because what is depicted on the screen will be regarded as "reality" and a good example.

Thinking about the value of maps - years ago we wanted to climb Picacho del Diablo, the highest point in Baja California. All topo maps of the area were classified (this was about 1964 oe so) so all we had was a fairly useless aeronautical chart.

What fun we had! We did get Picacho climbed, but it was quite an adventure - my closest exposure to real wilderness.