當多數美國人在辦公室埋頭苦幹時，許多人夢想著拋開塵囂並過著簡單生活的日子會是如何。在FYI全新系列的「不插電族」中，觀眾將跟隨一個家庭，他們為了離開都市生活而尋找沒有電網的生活。每一集都有一戶新家庭在夢想之地看三處房產，並選擇其中一處，嘗試三天不插電的生活。他們將學習如何適應這種全新的生活方式，從食物的自給自足到通電以在野外保護自身安全，最後他們會決定是否能接受不插電生活或需要回到熟悉的都市生活。
As most Americans grind away in an office, many of us daydream about what it would be like to drop off the grid and live a simpler life. In the new FYI series Unplugged Nation, viewers will follow a family who is looking to leave their city life behind and take the leap into off-grid living. In each episode, a new family will view three properties in the area they would like to live in and they will get to select one dream home try out the "unplugged" way of life for three days. The families will learn what it takes to live this new lifestyle-- from growing their own food, to running their own electricity to fending for themselves-- then they will decide whether they can hack it off-grid or need to move back to the city.
