The One (TV program)

• Mitchell Coombes – First to be voted off.
• Rayleen Kable – Second to be voted off and host of a paranormal radio show on the mid-coast of NSW; later starred in the 2014 series Haunting: Australia.
• Shé D'Montford – Third to be voted off
• Jason Betts – Fourth to be voted off.
• Amanda Roussety – Top Three contestant. Housewife and mother of three, was the only non-professional psychic to appear on the show.
• Ezio De Angelis – Top Three contestant. A stage medium.
• Charmaine Wilson – The winner of the inaugural season of The One.

Eliminations were made by the judges each week. On the final episode of The One the winner was chosen by the Australian public, voting via a telephone popularity poll.

Episode 1, broadcast 8 July 2008

Test – "Little Boy Lost". A boy (an actor with his mother & safety officers nearby) is hidden in bushland with contestants given 15 minutes to find him using their claimed psychic abilities. Rayleen Kable failed. Jason Betts succeeded. Mitchell Coombes failed. Amanda Roussety failed. Charmaine Wilson failed. Ezio De Angelis failed. Shé D'Montford succeeded.

The episode also had contestants doing readings to members of the studio audience. Contestants were also asked to predict which three of them would reach the final episode. No contestant was eliminated at the end of this episode.

Episode 2, broadcast 15 July 2008

Test 1 – "Container Search". A dummy bomb is hidden in 1 of 70 large shipping containers at an international port with contestants given 15 minutes to find it using their claimed psychic abilities. All contestants failed to find the dummy bomb.

Test 2 – "Inside the Mind of an Olympian". Contestants tried to glean details about Australian Olympians, using their claimed psychic abilities via holding a personal item belonging to the Olympian (a practice known as psychometry), then face to face. Olympians featured on the episode were Lisa Forrest, Louise Sauvage, Elka Graham, Matt Welsh, Shelley Oates-Wilding, Tatiana Grigorieva and Geoff Huegill.

The episode also had contestants doing readings to members of the studio audience. Mitchell Coombes and Rayleen Kable were eliminated at the end of this episode. Mitchell Coombes' prediction of the final three were Mitchell Coombes, Charmaine Wilson and Ezio De Angelis. Rayleen Kable's prediction of the final three were Rayleen Kable, Ezio De Angelis and Amanda Roussety.

Episode 3, broadcast 22 July 2008

Test 1 – "Where’s Ned?" Contestants search for where the remains of bushranger Ned Kelly were found in the grounds of Old Melbourne Gaol, using their claimed psychic abilities. Charmaine Wilson, Ezio De Angelis and Amanda Roussety came close to the location with Jason Betts and Shé D'Montford at more of a distance.

Test 2 – "Rock 'N' Roll Revelations". Contestants blindfolded themselves and touched an item belonging to famous rock stars. They then used their claimed psychic abilities to describe and possibly name the deceased owner. The items used were a jacket belonging to Michael Hutchence, a sweatband belonging to Freddie Mercury, a guitar belonging to Billy Thorpe, a figurine belonging to John Lennon and a pair of pants belonging to Bon Scott. No contestants named the rock stars in question. Guests on the panel were Ian "Molly" Meldrum and Glenn A. Baker.

The episode also had contestants doing readings to members of the studio audience. Shé D'Montford was eliminated at the end of this episode. Her prediction of the final three were Charmaine Wilson, Rayleen Kable and Shé D'Montford.

Episode 4, broadcast 29 July 2008

Test 1 – "Medical Marvels". Contestants were presented with volunteers who had known medical conditions. They then used their claimed psychic abilities to describe the conditions. Volunteer #1 had a kidney transplant. Volunteer #2 had skin cancer, glaucoma and emphysema. Volunteer #3 had lost her left leg below the knee. Volunteer #4 had suffered a stroke in 2001. Volunteer #5 had suffered 17 broken bones in the past. Contestants mentioned many possible conditions for each volunteer.

Test 2 – "Airport Baggage". Contestants were asked to match an item of baggage to its owner at an airport. All contestants failed to match the baggage to its owner.

Test 3 – "Celebrity YES or NO". Contestants were seated on the one side of a screen while a celebrity was seated on the other side, out of view. The celebrity then pressed a button to indicate when the contestant was right with their questions and statements. Celebrities featured on the episode were Guy Leech, Paul O’Brien, Toni Pearen and Justin Melvey.

The show also had contestants doing readings in the street. Jason Betts was eliminated at the end of this episode. His prediction of the final three were Jason Betts, Ezio De Angelis and Rayleen Kable.

Episode 5, broadcast 5 August 2008

Test 1 – "Where’s Peter Falconio?" Contestants were flown to the location in the Northern Territory near where UK tourist Peter Falconio was murdered in 2001. They then used their claimed psychic abilities to try to find his missing body. All contestants failed to find the body.

The show also had contestants doing readings of members of the studio audience and in the street.

The winner of the series was decided by a phone in poll, with Charmaine Wilson receiving the most votes. Wilson "...couldn't find a boy lost in the woods in episode one, couldn't find a cargo of barrels in a shipping container in episode two, failed to identify the location of Ned Kelly's remains in episode three, couldn't match a piece of luggage with a passenger in episode four, and shed no light on the location of the body of Peter Falconio in episode five."[3] Her prediction of the final three were Charmaine Wilson, Ezio De Angelis and Amanda Roussety. Ezio De Angelis' prediction of the final three were Charmaine Wilson, Shé D'Montford and Ezio De Angelis. Amanda Roussety's prediction of the final three were Mitchell Coombes, Shé D'Montford and Amanda Roussety.