[2] An all-female audience of 125 women sitting at tables used a small computer to vote for their favourite man out of the ten male competitors after they had asked to participate in a series of challenges.
[2] Notably, losing contestants would be eliminated by being pushed into a swimming pool by female models who worked on the show.
[3] While Seven's director of programming Glen Kinging was escorting guests around the studio, he was pushed into the pool fully clothed by colleague, publicist Susan Wood, in a pre-planned stunt.
[3] Seven Network manager Bob Campbell ordered a fig leaf be placed over the penis of a naked male statue, which had been placed on the set, before the first episode aired.
[2] The show achieved considerable ratings success upon its debut, winning its timeslot out of the commercial networks in both Melbourne and Sydney, although the debut of Keeping Up Appearances on ABC TV attracted the same amount of viewers as Man O Man in Melbourne.
[8][9] The nature of the program was the subject of much commentary in the media, specifically whether the show was an example of reverse sexism.
[5] It prompted a number of letter writers in The Age's "Green Guide" to debate the issue.
[citation needed] The episode was more risqué than usual, with some footballers performing a striptease for the talent act round.