Survivor (2000– )

A reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone survivor of this contest takes home a million dollars.

Creator:

Charlie Parsons

Stars:

Jeff Probst, Rob Mariano, Jerri Manthey

Won 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 21 wins & 62 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jeff Probst	...	Himself - Host (399 episodes, 2000-2013)

Storyline

Over the spring of 2000, sixteen average Americans (divided into two tribes which eventually merge into one) were sequestered on the deserted island of Pulau Tiga for 39 days. For their stay, they must learn to live as a tribe, although eventually, it is everyone for themselves. They compete in challenges for "luxuries" (a barbecue, a phone call home, etc.) and immunity. Every three days, the losers of the latter challenges must face tribal council, where they will account for their actions by voting one person off of the island. At the end of day 39, there will be only one survivor left who will leave the island with one million dollars. Based on the Swedish game show, "Operation Robinson."

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Plot Keywords:

island | team | beach | immunity | voting | 

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Taglines:

Outwit, outplay, outlast.

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Genres:

Adventure | Reality-TV | Game-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us] All-Stars CBS [us] Africa

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Survivor: Blood vs. Water

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Burnett Productions, Castaway Television Productions, Survivor Productions LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes) 60 min (16 episodes) 60 min 50 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tina Wesson, winner of "Survivor: the Australian Outback," was originally not selected to be on the show but was called back to replace a contestant who withdrew from the game.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.171 (2012)

User Reviews

Awesome!

CBS hit it big with this show. "Survivor" was the best show of Summer 2000, probably the best show of 2000 all together. It was all anyone was talking about. I never missed an episode and each week was amazing! There were twists and turn at every end, you had no idea who was going to get voted off or win the million! The show is so great, from the games, to the interviews, to the voting, which was always the best! An amazing show that will go down in television history! I can't wait for Survivor II.