"Survivor" (2000)TV series 2000-????

Director:

Mark Burnett

Writers:

Charlie Parsons (format)
Jeff Probst (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17

Release Date:

31 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Reality-TV | Game-Show

Tagline:

39 days... 16 people... ONE... Survivor!

Plot:

A competition/reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The contestants start off divided into two teams that compete against each other, with the losing team forced to vote a member off; when the numbers are reduced to 10 contestants, the teams merge and it's everyone for him- or herself. The lone survivor of this process takes home a million dollars.

Plot Keywords:

Asia | Central America | Competition | Beach | Contest

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 48 nominations

Cast

Jeff Probst

...

Himself - Host (245 episodes, 2000-2008)

Also Known As:

Survivor: Africa (USA) (third season title)
Survivor: All-Stars (USA) (eighth season title)
Survivor: Borneo (USA) (first season title)
Survivor: China (USA) (fifteenth season title)
Survivor: Cook Islands (USA) (thirteenth season title)
Survivor: Fiji (USA) (fourteenth season title)
Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden (USA) (seventeenth season title)
Survivor: Guatemala - The Maya Empire (USA) (eleventh season title)
Survivor: Marquesas (USA) (fourth season title)
Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites (USA) (sixteenth season title)
Survivor: Palau (USA) (tenth season title)
Survivor: Panama - Exile Island (USA) (twelfth season title)
Survivor: Pearl Islands (USA) (seventh season title)
Survivor: Thailand (USA) (fifth season title)
Survivor: The Amazon (USA) (sixth season title)
Survivor: The Australian Outback (USA) (second season title)
Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire (USA) (ninth season title)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (13 episodes) | 60 min (16 episodes) | 60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:G (some episodes) | Malaysia:U

Company:

Mark Burnett Productions

Trivia:

As Rupert Boneham rested by the Drake tribe's raft after the swim to shore that kicked off the game, the Morgan tribe parked their raft next to him and headed into the village to purchase and barter for supplies. Noticing that several of the Morgans had left their shoes in the raft, Boneham played up the pirate theme of the show by stealing the shoes to use as barter fodder for the Drake tribe.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Survivin' the Island (2002)

really tough challenges

I don't know how anyone can say that this is the worst season of Survivor ever -- the initial challenge - just getting to their camps - was an 11 mile trek through very dense jungle. That sure seems challenging to me. And what a way to start off a 39-day contest! Wow! I think it's just because no one from either tribe has made a big impression or stood out yet, at least for me, anyway. You know, I don't think people have figured out who to cheer for yet. But, it is still early; someone will pull to the forefront eventually. We might not like who it is, but that's the whole point now, isn't it? There have been ties in tribal council in past seasons. There always is some sort of tie-breaker. I am withholding judgement on "worst/best" until I've seen more.