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American TV reality series

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American TV series or program

Survivor is the American version of the international Survivor reality competition television franchise, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson created by Charlie Parsons which premiered in 1997. The American series premiered on May 31, 2000, on CBS. It is hosted by Jeff Probst, who is also an executive producer along with Mark Burnett and the original creator, Parsons. Survivor places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provide food, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges including testing the contestants' physical ability like running and swimming or their mental abilities like puzzles and endurance challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants until only one remains and is given the title of "Sole Survivor" and is awarded the grand prize of US$1,000,000 ($2,000,000 in Winners at War). The American version has been very successful. From the 2000–01 through the 2005–06 television seasons, its first eleven seasons (competitions) rated among the top ten most-watched shows. It is commonly considered the leader of American reality TV because it was the first highly-rated and profitable reality show on broadcast television in the U.S., and is considered one of the best shows of the 2000s (decade).[1][2][3] The series has been nominated for 63 Emmy Awards, including winning for Outstanding Sound Mixing in 2001, Outstanding Special Class Program in 2002, and was subsequently nominated four times for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program when the category was introduced in 2003. Probst won the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program four consecutive times after the award was introduced in 2008.[4] In 2007, the series was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.[5] In 2013, TV Guide ranked it at #39 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time".[6] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a 43rd and 44th season,[7] and the 44th season is scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2023.[8]

Format and rules [ edit ]

The first U.S. season of Survivor followed the same general format as the Swedish series. Sixteen or more players, split between two or more "tribes", are taken to a remote isolated location (usually in a tropical climate) and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for 39 days (42 in The Australian Outback, 26 in post-COVID seasons).[a] Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the teams against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for "immunity", forcing the other tribe to attend "Tribal Council", where they must vote off one of their tribemates. Signaling the halfway point in the game, survivors from both tribes come together to live as one, making it to the "merge". At this point, survivors will compete against each other to win individual immunity; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out at Tribal Council. Most players that are voted out after the merge form the game's "jury". Once the group gets down to two or three people, a Final Tribal Council is held where the remaining players plead their case to the jury members. The jury then votes for which player should be considered the "Sole Survivor" and win the show's grand prize. In all seasons for the United States version (excluding Survivor: Winners at War), this has included a $1-million prize in addition to the Sole Survivor title; some seasons (particularly earlier seasons) have included additional prizes offered during the game, such as a car, as well as fan-favorite prizes awarded at the finale. All contestants are paid on a sliding scale based on the order they were voted out: the first player voted out has been given US$2,500 and the amount increases from there. Some of the seasons that have featured returning players have increased these amounts: Survivor: All-Stars featured payouts starting at US$5,000, while Winners at War had a minimum US$25,000 payout. All players are offered US$10,000 for participating in the finale show.[9] The U.S. version has introduced numerous modifications, or "twists", on the core rules in order to keep the players on their toes and to prevent players from relying on strategies that succeeded in prior seasons. These changes have included tribal switches, seasons starting with more than two tribes, the ability to exile a player from a tribe for a short time, unannounced returning players, hidden immunity idols that players can use to save themselves or others at Tribal Council, special voting powers which can be used to influence the result at Tribal Council, chance to return to regular gameplay after elimination through the "Redemption Island," "Edge of Extinction" or "The Outcast Tribe" twists, and a final four fire-making challenge as of season 35.

Series overview [ edit ]

The United States version is produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by Jeff Probst, who also serves as an executive producer. Each competition is called a season, has a unique name, and lasts from 13 to 16 episodes. The first season, Survivor: Borneo, was broadcast as a summer replacement show in 2000. Starting with the third season, Survivor: Africa, there have been two seasons aired during each U.S. television season.[b] Starting with the forty-first season, no subtitle has been used in promotion of the season. Instead, the show began following a number format similar to Big Brother and The Amazing Race. In the first season, there was a 75-person crew. By season 22, the crew had grown to 325 people.[10]

A total of 644 contestants have competed on Survivor's 43 seasons.

Production [ edit ]

Concept [ edit ]

The original idea of Survivor was developed by Charlie Parsons in 1994 under the name Castaway. Parsons formed Planet24 with Bob Geldof to produce the show and tried to have the BBC broadcast it, but the network turned it down. Parsons went to Swedish television and was able to find a broadcaster, ultimately producing Expedition Robinson in 1997. The show was a success, and plans for international versions were made.[25] Mark Burnett intended to be the person to bring the show to the United States, though he recognized that the Swedish version was a bit crude and mean-spirited. Burnett retooled the concept to use better production values, based on his prior Eco-Challenge show, and wanted to focus more on the human drama experienced while under pressure. Burnett spent about a year trying to find a broadcaster that would take the show, retooling the concept based on feedback. On November 24, 1999, Burnett made his pitch to Les Moonves of CBS, and Moonves agreed to pick up the show.[25] The first season, Survivor: Borneo, was filmed during March and April 2000, and was first broadcast on May 31, 2000. The first season became a ratings success, leading to its current ongoing run.[25]

Locations [ edit ]

The American version of Survivor has been shot in many locations around the world since the first season, usually favoring warm and tropical climates. Starting with season 19, two seasons have filmed back-to-back in the same location, to be aired in the same broadcast year. Since season 33, the show has been filmed in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji. From The Australian Outback to Island of the Idols, the show's run ended with a live reveal of the winner with votes read in front of a live studio audience, followed by a reunion show, hosted by Jeff Probst. Reunion shows for the first three seasons were hosted by Bryant Gumbel and the fourth season by Rosie O'Donnell. Between Africa and One World the reunion locations alternated between Central Park, Madison Square Garden and the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City (home to the CBS' Late Show franchise) and CBS Television City or the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. The reunion show continued to be filmed at CBS Television City from Philippines to Island of the Idols.

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The exceptions to the above outlined live reunion were for Survivor: Island of the Idols, which was filmed in front of a live studio audience but taped four hours in advance due to the controversy surrounding contestant Dan Spilo's behavior,[26] and Survivor: Winners at War, where a video conferencing event was used during the broadcast of the final episode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27][28] The final episode of the latter did not include the live reunion, except for a brief moment at the beginning of the episode where all 20 contestants appeared together on screen from their homes,[28] and promo for the upcoming 41st season, as the 41st season had not filmed at that time. As part of this, up through Survivor: Cagayan, the production of the last part of the recorded final Tribal Council showed Probst taking the urn or container containing the votes and traveling with it by some means, transitioning this to the live show and suggesting a type of continuity between events; for example Survivor: The Amazon appeared to have Probst jet-ski from the Amazon rainforest directly to New York City where the live show was held. According to Probst, they had also filmed a similar sequence for the 29th season Survivor: San Juan del Sur: he had paddled out on a canoe from the location in Nicaragua, and then paddling into Venice, California from a nearby island. Once on the beach, he would have asked a teenager to borrow his skateboard in the same manner as the "Hey Kid, Catch!" Coke commercial with Mean Joe Greene, with Probst doing some tricks on the skateboard before tossing it back. However, Probst had no idea how to ride a skateboard and even after some basic training, he could not complete the trick for filming. Production opted to eliminate that transition for San Juan del Sur, and they eliminated any similar transitions for future seasons.[29][30] Beginning with season 41, the winner was revealed on location during the final tribal council, which was previously done in the original season (Borneo), as the producers were unsure on the ability to have a live finale due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote reveal was then followed by a Survivor After Show special with the final players and the jury instead of a live reunion.[31]

Reception [ edit ]

U.S. television ratings [ edit ]

Survivor had consistently been one of the top 20 most watched shows through its first 23 seasons.[32] It has not broken the top 20 since. Probst acknowledged that Kelly Kahl, the current president of CBS, had been a significant proponent of the show. When Survivor had launched, Kahl, then vice-president of scheduling, took a risk and moved the show's second season to Thursdays in competition with NBC's Friends. Survivor won viewership numbers over Friends, giving Kahl significant sway within CBS to continue supporting Survivor.[33] Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of the United States version of Survivor on CBS. Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Season Timeslot (ET)[e] Premiered Ended TV season Rank Viewers

(in millions) Date Premiere

viewers

(in millions) Date Finale

viewers

(in millions) Reunion

viewers

(in millions) 1 Wednesday 8:00 pm May 31, 2000[34] 15.51 August 23, 2000 51.69[34] 36.70[35] 1999–2000 2 28.30[36] 2 Thursday 8:00 pm January 28, 2001[37] 45.37[f] May 3, 2001[38] 36.35 28.01 2000–01 1 29.80[39] 3 October 11, 2001[40] 23.84 January 10, 2002[41] 27.26 19.05 2001–02 8 20.69[42] 4 February 28, 2002[43] 23.19 May 19, 2002[44] 25.87 17.89 6 20.77[45] 5 September 19, 2002[46] 23.05 December 19, 2002[47] 24.08 20.43 2002–03 4 21.21[48] 6 February 13, 2003[49] 23.26 May 11, 2003[50] 22.29 17.65 9 19.97[48] 7 September 18, 2003 21.50 December 14, 2003[51] 25.23 21.87 2003–04 7 20.72[52] 8 February 1, 2004 33.53[f] May 9, 2004[53] 24.76 23.92 3 21.49[54] 9 September 16, 2004[55] 20.06 December 12, 2004[56] 19.72 15.23 2004–05 10 19.64[57] 10 February 17, 2005[57] 23.66 May 15, 2005[58] 20.80 15.48 5 20.91[59] 11 September 15, 2005[60] 18.41 December 11, 2005[61] 21.18 15.21 2005–06 8[62] 18.30[59] 12 February 2, 2006[63] 19.20 May 14, 2006 17.07 11.65 11[62] 16.82[64] 13 September 14, 2006[65] 18.00 December 17, 2006 16.42 13.53 2006–07 13 15.75[66] 14 February 8, 2007[67] 16.68 May 13, 2007 13.63 11.43 15 14.83[66] 15 September 20, 2007[68] 15.35 December 16, 2007 15.10 12.22 2007–08 8 15.18[69] 16 February 7, 2008[70] 14.02 May 11, 2008 12.92 10.84 11 13.61[69] 17 September 25, 2008 13.05[71] December 14, 2008 13.77 11.74 2008–09 15 13.81[72] 18 February 12, 2009 13.63[73] May 17, 2009 12.94[74] 11.59[74] 19 12.86[72] 19 September 17, 2009[75] 11.66[76] December 20, 2009 13.97[77] 11.68[77] 2009–10 17 12.34[78] 20 February 11, 2010[79] 14.15[80] May 16, 2010 13.46[81] 10.65[81] 14 12.60[78] 21 Wednesday 8:00 pm September 15, 2010[82] 12.23[83] December 19, 2010 13.58[84] 11.19[84] 2010–11 11 13.61[85] 22 February 16, 2011 11.17[86] May 15, 2011 13.30[87] 10.97[87] 18 12.59[85] 23 September 14, 2011[88] 10.74[89] December 18, 2011 13.07[90] 9.92[90] 2011–12 18 12.77[91] 24 February 15, 2012 10.79[92] May 13, 2012 10.34[93] 7.72[93] 26 11.64[91] 25 September 19, 2012[94] 11.37[95] December 16, 2012 11.46[96] 8.77[97] 2012–13 21 11.85[98] 26 February 13, 2013 8.94[99] May 12, 2013 10.16[100] 8.13[100] 28 10.82[98] 27 September 18, 2013 9.73[101] December 15, 2013 10.19[102] 7.46[102] 2013–14 25[g] 11.30[103] 28 February 26, 2014 9.40[104] May 21, 2014 9.58[105] 7.14[105] 29 September 24, 2014 9.75[106] December 17, 2014 9.79[107] 7.31[107] 2014–15 31 11.35[108] 30 February 25, 2015 10.04[109] May 20, 2015 9.74[110] 7.21[110] 31 September 23, 2015 9.70[111] December 16, 2015 9.45[112] 6.49[112] 2015–16 26 10.99[113] 32 February 17, 2016 8.30[114] May 18, 2016 9.54[115] 6.42[115] 33 September 21, 2016 9.46[116] December 14, 2016 9.09[117] 6.40[117] 2016–17 24[118] 10.32[118] 34 March 8, 2017 7.64[119] May 24, 2017[120] 8.48[121] 5.84[121] 35 September 27, 2017 8.33[122] December 20, 2017 8.70[123] 5.97[123] 2017–18 25[124] 10.28[124] 36 February 28, 2018 8.19[125] May 23, 2018 7.31[126] 4.62[126] 37 September 26, 2018 7.83[127] December 19, 2018 7.72[128] 5.17[128] 2018–19 32[129] 9.43[129] 38 February 20, 2019 7.75[130] May 15, 2019 7.21[131] 4.64[131] 39 September 25, 2019 6.29[132] December 18, 2019 6.52[133] 4.61[133] 2019–20 24[134] 9.23[134] 40 February 12, 2020 6.68[135] May 13, 2020 7.94[136] —[h] 41 September 22, 2021 6.25[137] December 15, 2021 5.62[138] 4.00[138] 2021–22 26[139] 7.42[139] 42 March 9, 2022 4.96[140] May 25, 2022 5.11[141] — 43 September 21, 2022 5.04[142] December 14, 2022 4.97[143] — 2022–23 44 March 1, 2023

Awards and nominations [ edit ]

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Primetime Emmy Awards [ edit ]

Other awards [ edit ]

Post-show auctions [ edit ]

At the end of each U.S. Survivor season from Survivor: Africa onward, various Survivor props and memorabilia are auctioned online for charity. The most common recipient has been the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.[155] Most recently, proceeds have gone toward The Serpentine Project, a charity founded by Jeff Probst, dedicated to helping those transitioning out of foster care upon emancipation at 18 years of age.[156] Items up for auction have included flags, mats, tree mails, contestant torches, contestant clothing, autographed items, immunity idols and the voting urn.[157]

Controversies and legal action [ edit ]

Merchandise [ edit ]

The success of Survivor spawned a wide range of merchandise from the very first season. While early items available were limited to buffs, water bottles, hats, T-shirts, and other typical souvenir items, the marketability of the franchise has grown tremendously. Today, fans can find innumerable items, including computer and board games, interactive online games, mugs, tribal-themed jewelry, beach towels, dog tags, magnets, multi-function tools, DVD seasons, Survivor party kits, insider books, soundtracks, and more.

Home media releases [ edit ]

Best of

DVD name Release date Season One: The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments January 9, 2001 Season Two: The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments September 25, 2001

Full seasons

Seasons 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were released in stores. The remaining seasons have been released exclusively on Amazon.com through their CreateSpace manufacture on demand program. Select seasons have also been released on Blu-ray. DVD name DVD release date[179] The Complete First Season: Borneo May 11, 2004 The Complete Second Season: The Australian Outback Store Release: April 26, 2005 MOD Release: August 2, 2022 The Complete Third Season: Africa October 5, 2010 The Complete Fourth Season: Marquesas October 5, 2010 The Complete Fifth Season: Thailand October 25, 2011 The Complete Sixth Season: The Amazon November 22, 2011 The Complete Seventh Season: Pearl Islands February 7, 2006 The Complete Eighth Season: All-Stars September 14, 2004 The Complete Ninth Season: Vanuatu – Islands of Fire December 5, 2006 The Complete Tenth Season: Palau August 29, 2006 The Complete Eleventh Season: Guatemala – The Maya Empire May 22, 2012 The Complete Twelfth Season: Panama – Exile Island May 22, 2012 The Complete Thirteenth Season: Cook Islands December 11, 2012 The Complete Fourteenth Season: Fiji December 11, 2012 The Complete Fifteenth Season: China January 27, 2014 The Complete Sixteenth Season: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites January 31, 2014 The Complete Seventeenth Season: Gabon – Earth's Last Eden September 11, 2014 The Complete Eighteenth Season: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands August 5, 2014 The Complete Nineteenth Season: Samoa November 18, 2014 The Complete Twentieth Season: Heroes vs. Villains February 22, 2011 The Complete Twenty-First Season: Nicaragua November 18, 2014 The Complete Twenty-Second Season: Redemption Island October 7, 2015 The Complete Twenty-Third Season: South Pacific October 7, 2015 The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season: One World September 23, 2016 The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season: Philippines September 23, 2016 The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites October 26, 2017 The Complete Twenty-Seventh Season: Blood vs. Water November 13, 2017 The Complete Twenty-Eighth Season: Cagayan December 22, 2017 The Complete Twenty-Ninth Season: San Juan del Sur – Blood vs. Water October 15, 2018 The Complete Thirtieth Season: Worlds Apart November 13, 2018 The Complete Thirty-First Season: Cambodia – Second Chance November 13, 2018 The Complete Thirty-Second Season: Kaôh Rōng November 21, 2018 The Complete Thirty-Third Season: Millennials vs. Gen X November 21, 2018 The Complete Thirty-Fourth Season: Game Changers – Mamanuca Islands February 22, 2019 The Complete Thirty-Fifth Season: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers May 9, 2019 The Complete Thirty-Sixth Season: Ghost Island June 12, 2019 The Complete Thirty-Seventh Season: David vs. Goliath July 17, 2019 The Complete Thirty-Eighth Season: Edge of Extinction January 31, 2020 The Complete Thirty-Ninth Season: Island of the Idols December 15, 2020 The Complete Fortieth Season: Winners at War April 13, 2021 The Complete Forty-First Season April 12, 2022 The Complete Forty-Second Season August 23, 2022

Paramount+

All seasons are available on Paramount+, ViacomCBS's over-the-top subscription streaming service in the United States and Australia. In the United States and Australia, seasons of Australian Survivor made after CBS acquired Network 10 in 2017 are also available.

Pluto TV

Survivor was added to Pluto TV, ViacomCBS's free Internet television service, as a standalone channel along on September 1, 2020.[180]

Other media [ edit ]

Video games [ edit ]

The 2001 PC video game Survivor: The Interactive Game, developed by Magic Lantern and published by Infogrames, allows players to play and create characters for the game based on the Borneo or Australian Outback cast members. The game also includes a character creation system for making custom characters. Gameplay consists of choosing survivors' skills (fishing, cooking, etc.), forming alliances, developing relationships with other tribe members, and voting off competitors at tribal council. The game was very poorly received by critics. GameSpot gave the game a 'Terrible' score of 2.0 out of 10, saying "If you're harboring even a tiny urge to buy this game, please listen very carefully to this advice: Don't do it."[181] Likewise, IGN gave the game a 'Painful' 2.4 out of 10, stating "It is horribly boring and repetitive. The graphics are weak and even the greatest Survivor fan would break the CD in two after playing it for 20 minutes."[182] The game was the recipient of Game Revolution's lowest score of all time, an F-.[183] An 'interactive review' was created specially for the game, and features interactive comments like "The Survival periods are about as much fun as" followed by a drop-down menu, "watching paint dry/throbbing hemorrhoids/staring at air/being buried alive."[183] On November 4, 2009, it was announced that a second video game adaptation would be released for the Wii and Nintendo DS. The game would require players to participate in various challenges like those in the reality shows in order to win.[184]

Soundtracks [ edit ]

Various soundtracks have been released featuring music composed by Russ Landau, including soundtracks for seasons 9 through 27 (with the exception of season 14).[185]

Thrill ride [ edit ]

The Tiki Twirl thrill ride at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California was originally called Survivor: The Ride. The ride includes a rotating platform that moves along an undulating track. Riders can be sprayed by water guns hidden in oversized tribal masks. Theme elements included drums and other familiar Survivor musical accents playing in the background, Survivor memorabilia throughout the queue and other merchandise for sale in nearby gift shops.[186]

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