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The CBS reality game show is produced by Probst along with executive producer Mark Burnett and creator Charlie Parsons. In 1997 Parsons created the original Survivor, which was a popular Swedish TV series known as "Expedition Robinson."
The premise of the American version of Survivor is a rather simple one, outwit, outplay and outlast all of the other players in the game.
Survivor takes ordinary people from around the country and divides them into teams, deserting them in some of the most gorgeous yet dangerous locations imaginable. Challenges ranging from the seemingly simple to the outright complicated must be completed for rewards and for immunity from elimination.
Eventually, one lone survivor remains after the rest are voted out of the game by their peers. The winner then receives the title of Sole Survivor along with the one million dollar prize.
The elimination process of Survivor is one of the game's most exciting elements. Every few days the contestants on the losing team of the most recent challenge meet during a ceremony known as Tribal Council. There, Probst asks probing questions about things such as the mood around camp, who is in what alliance and how the players are interacting with one another in general.
Although some contestants look forward to Tribal Council, particularly if there is someone the rest of the group desperately wants out of the game, eliminating players always comes with consequences.
After the teams merge into one, players who are voted out become members of the jury, which is the panel ultimately responsible for deciding the game's winner.
As team challenges become individual ones approximately midway through the game, the contestants play for themselves instead of together for immunity and reward. Now is when Survivor becomes even more exciting as players work to secure a final spot in the game all while wondering who can be trusted and who can't.
Since it first premiered back on May 31, 2000 the reality series Survivor has managed to keep its audiences interested with new twists and turns including hidden immunity idols, unexpected team switches and the return of notorious players from the past.
- Wednesday 8:00 pm et/pt on CBS
- 34 Seasons, 523 Episodes
- May 31, 2000
- Game Show, Reality
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Survivor Full Episode Guide
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The castaways reunite in Los Angeles to discuss the season. Jeff Probst hosts.
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The season of "Game Changers'' draws to a close, and one remaining castaway will be crowned the Sole Survivor.
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Only six castaways will remain after two shocking tribal councils, and castaways pour their hearts into a challenge that could be the key to their safety.
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An emotional reward challenge brings loved ones together and one castaway receives invaluable advice from their special visitor.
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Friends become foes when one castaway is caught in the act of sabotage.
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Emotions skyrocket in one tribe, and castaways try to pull their way to safety at a physical immunity challenge.
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One castaway is exiled after a tribe switch and gets an unexpected visitor.
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A dramatic twist in the game has major repercussions within the tribes. Also, castaways are flying blind at a classic immunity challenge.
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Teams get switched up, forcing one set of castaways to start over. Also, one castaway leaves his tribemates stranded in the ocean so he can search their camp for the immunity idol.
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The castaways get together in Los Angeles following the Live Finale to discuss the season with Jeff Probst.
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Who will make it into the final three? Then, after 39 intense days, one castaway will be crowned the winner of the million dollar prize.
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This week two castaways are sent home, and immunity is up for grabs in a classic game of Survivor pinball.
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Castaways receive a much-needed reward in the form of love, and one castaway works hard to build their resume in the game.
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Figgy and Taylor doubt their decision to reveal their budding "showmance" to their tribemates, and some castaways are concerned there may be a snitch at camp after a Hidden Immunity Idol is found.
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Millennials and Gen X get physical in the first Reward Challenge of the season, and two castaways are out for revenge after being blindsided by their allies.
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Castaways get a chance to mingle with their opponents. Balance and precision are tested at a difficult Immunity Challenge.
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One castaway puts on his "love goggles" when he falls for a beautiful castaway. Also, heat exhaustion deflates one castaway.
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In the season premiere, generations battle as Millennials take on Gen X. A massive storm leads to a first in the show's history, and one castaway secures a powerful advantage in the game.
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Survivor News
After making headlines with his unintended on-air outing, the transgender contestant is gone.
The contestant's employer has reportedly tried to distance itself from the publicity.
In case you wondered what the talk show hosts thinks of the issue, he spoke up this week.
A fellow contestant made the revelation on the air.
A new Survivor-esque Russian reality series waded into controversy this week by giving its contestants permission to do some terrible things.
After a 25-year-old contestant unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and died, the show's doctor committed suicide, blaming the media for ruining his reputation.
