Survivor (American TV series)
{{short description|American TV reality series}}
{{Hatnote group|{{about||the most recent season|Survivor 48}}{{Other uses|Survivor (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use American English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 400px-Survivor.borneo.logo.png
| genre = Reality competition
| runtime = 43 minutes (seasons 1–44)
64 minutes (season 45–present)
| creator = Charlie Parsons
| presenter = Jeff Probst
| starring = Survivor contestants
| executive_producer = {{unbulleted list|Mark Burnett|Charlie Parsons|Jeff Probst}}
| theme_music_composer = Russ Landau
| composer = David Vanacore
| country = United States
| language = English
| company = {{Plainlist |
- CBS EYE Productions
- Survivor Productions LLC
- CBS Studios
- Castaway Television Productions
- Mark Burnett Productions (2000–2011)
- One Three Media (2012–2014)
- United Artists Media Group (2014–2015)
- MGM Television (2016–present)
}}
| network = CBS
| location = See below
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|05|31}}
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 48
| num_episodes = 701
| list_episodes = Lists of Survivor (American TV series) episodes
| related = Expedition Robinson
International versions
}}
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 people in an isolated location, where they must provide food, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges including testing the contestants' physical abilities 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 two or three remain. At that point, the contestants who were eliminated vote for the winner. They are given the title of "Sole Survivor" and are awarded the grand prize of $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 11 seasons (competitions) rated among the top 10 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).{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122400133.html |title=Best of the decade: Television |first=Tom |last=Shales |date=December 27, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910051622/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122400133.html |url-status=live }}{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-12-28-decadeTV28_CV_N.htm |title=The decade in television: Cable, the Internet become players |first=Robert |last=Bianco |date=December 29, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2010 |work=USA Today |archive-date=December 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231041011/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-12-28-decadeTV28_CV_N.htm |url-status=live }}{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/01/DDF21B93LU.DTL |title=Decade in review: Television |first=Tim |last=Goodman |date=January 1, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2010 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |archive-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121155712/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2FDDF21B93LU.DTL |url-status=live }} 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. In 2007, the series was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.{{cite magazine |url=http://entertainment.time.com/2007/09/06/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time/slide/survivor-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022130026/http://entertainment.time.com/2007/09/06/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time/slide/survivor-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |last=Poniewozik |first=James |title=All-TIME 100 TV Shows |magazine=TIME |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=March 9, 2013}} In 2013, TV Guide ranked it at #39 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time".{{#invoke:cite|web|title=TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/ |work=TV Guide |first1=Bruce |last1=Fretts |first2=Matt |last2=Roush |access-date=October 19, 2015 |date=December 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150408224726/http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/ |url-status=live }}
In May 2025, the series was renewed for the 2025–26 television season for its 49th and 50th seasons, continuing with 90-minute episodes.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cbs-2025-2026-schedule-ncis-tuesdays-bruckheimer-1236390142/|work=Variety|title=CBS 2025-2026 Schedule: Three ‘NCIS’ Shows Back-to-Back on Tuesdays, Jerry Bruckheimer Owns Fridays With ‘Sheriff Country,’ ‘Fire Country’ and ‘Boston Blue’|first=Selome|last=Hailu|date=May 13, 2025|access-date=May 7, 2025}}
Format and rules
{{Further|Survivor (franchise)#Format}}
The first American 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).{{efn|It also includes "Day Zero" in Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: San Juan del Sur, which pairs of family members or friends spent their a night on the beach together before the game began.}} 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 American version (excluding Survivor: Winners at War whose winner won $2 million), 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 {{USD|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 {{USD|5,000}}, while Winners at War had a minimum {{USD|25,000}} payout. All players are offered {{USD|10,000}} for participating in the finale show.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/19/survivor-winners-at-war-cast-prize-money-guarantees/ |title=Survivor: Winners at War cast members getting at least $35K each |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=January 19, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}
The American 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 on "Exile Island", 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, the chance to return to regular gameplay after elimination through "Redemption Island", "Edge of Extinction" or "The Outcast Tribe" twists, and special advantages to help players in the game like an extra vote, the ability to steal a vote, a idol nullifier, and a final four fire-making challenge as of season 35.
Series overview
{{see also|List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 1–20)|List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 21–40)|List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 41–present)}}
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 American television season.{{efn|Except 2020–21, which was not aired due to the television production suspensions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.}} Starting with the 41st 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.Loveline April 19, 2011, with Jeff Probst, 9-minute mark
A total of 733 contestants have competed on Survivor{{'}}s 48 seasons.
Production
=Concept=
The original idea of Survivor was developed by Charlie Parsons in 1994 under the name Castaway. Parsons formed Planet 24 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.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/survivors-first-alliance-changed-gameand-reality-t-236577 |title=Survivor's first "alliance" changed the game—and reality TV |first=Noel |last=Murray |date=May 17, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2016 |work=The A.V. Club |archive-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518094236/http://www.avclub.com/article/survivors-first-alliance-changed-gameand-reality-t-236577 |url-status=live }}
Mark Burnett intended to be the person to bring the show to the United States, though he viewed the Swedish version as 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. 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 ongoing run.
=Locations=
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.
| class="wikitable" |
| Continent/ geographical region !colspan="2"|Locations !Season number(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|Africa
|Gabon |Wonga-Wongue Presidential Reserve, Estuaire |17 |
| Kenya
|3 |
| rowspan="6"|Asia
|Cambodia |
| China
|15 |
| Malaysia
|1 |
| rowspan="2"|Philippines |
| Palaui Island, Cagayan |
| Thailand
|5 |
| rowspan="3"|Central America
|Guatemala |Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park, Petén |11 |
| Nicaragua |
| Panama |
| rowspan="8"|Oceania
|Australia |Goshen Cattle Station, Queensland |2 |
| Cook Islands
|13 |
| rowspan="2"|Fiji
|14 |
| Mamanuca Islands
|33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 |
| French Polynesia
|4 |
| Palau |
| Samoa |
| Vanuatu
|9 |
| rowspan="2"|South America
|rowspan="2"|Brazil |6 |
| Jalapão, Tocantins
|18 |
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. Jeff Probst took over hosting of the reunion shows starting with the fifth season. 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's The 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.
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,{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/11/survivor-island-of-the-idols-finale-ruenion-pre-tape/ |title='Survivor' to pre-tape reunion show due to sensitivity and security concerns |last=Ross |first=Dalton |date=December 11, 2019 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=EN |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427103453/https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/11/survivor-island-of-the-idols-finale-ruenion-pre-tape/ |url-status=live}} 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.{{cite magazine|last=Ross|first=Dalton|date=April 13, 2020|title=Survivor: Winners at War to air virtual reunion during May 13 finale|url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-winners-at-war-virtual-reunion-finale/|access-date=April 2, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507095052/https://ew.com/tv/survivor-winners-at-war-virtual-reunion-finale/|url-status=live}}{{#invoke:cite|web|last1=Benutty|first1=John|last2=Dixon|first2=Marcus James|date=May 13, 2020|title=Survivor 40 finale recap: Who won 'Winners at War' — Ben, Denise, Michele, Sarah, Tony or Edge of Extinction returnee? [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/survivor-40-finale-recap-who-won-winners-at-war/|access-date=April 2, 2021|work=Gold Derby|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022171907/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/survivor-40-finale-recap-who-won-winners-at-war/|url-status=live}} 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, and promo for the upcoming 41st season, which 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/19/jeff-probst-survivor-finale-secret-ending/ |title=Jeff Probst reveals the secret 'Survivor' ending you didn't see...and it's the best thing ever |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523041654/https://ew.com/article/2014/12/19/jeff-probst-survivor-finale-secret-ending/ |url-status=live}} {{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-finale-jeff-probst-winners-at-war-epic-vote-delivery/ |title=Jeff Probst on what killed the epic Survivor finale vote deliveries |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516163830/https://ew.com/tv/survivor-finale-jeff-probst-winners-at-war-epic-vote-delivery/ |url-status=live}}
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 finalists and the jury instead of a live reunion.{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://parade.com/1308395/mikebloom/survivor-41-jeff-probst-finale-interview/|title=Survivor's Jeff Probst Previews the Format-Changing Season 41 Finale and a 'Raw and Candid' After Show |work=Parade|last=Bloom|first=Mike|date=December 14, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2021}}
=Casting=
Early seasons of Survivor were limited to United States citizens, and have required Canadian-American dual citizens to give up their Canadian citizenship to compete, as in the case of Survivor: China winner Todd Herzog.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.justin.tv/rtvzone/b/282256201 |title=Justin.tv - RTVZone |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907152512/http://www.justin.tv/rtvzone/b/282256201 |url-status=dead }}{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://survivingtribal.com/2019/09/09/survivor-tom-laidlaw-canadian-born-record/ |title=Who is the first Canadian-born Survivor player in the show's history? |first=Daniel |last=George |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2019 |work=FanSided}} According to Probst, the limitation was due to the rights that Mark Burnett and CBS had on the Survivor format, limiting it to contestants with American citizenship.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.jeffprobst.com/2011/02/22/jeff-answers-your-questions-2/ |title=Jeff Answers Your Questions: Feb 22, 2010 |first=Jeff |last=Probst |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=September 10, 2019 |website=jeffprobst.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419144543/http://www.jeffprobst.com/2011/02/22/jeff-answers-your-questions-2/ | archive-date = April 19, 2012}} The rules were changed mid-2018 to allow Canadian citizens to participate, with Tom Laidlaw being as the first Canadian citizen cast for Island of the Idols.{{#invoke:cite|web|last1=West |first1=Rachel |title=Jeff Probst Announces Canadians Are Now Eligible To Compete On 'Survivor' |url=https://etcanada.com/news/371354/jeff-probst-announces-canadians-are-now-eligible-to-compete-on-survivor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927004839/https://etcanada.com/news/371354/jeff-probst-announces-canadians-are-now-eligible-to-compete-on-survivor/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |website=ET Canada |date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2019}}
When Survivor launched, the minimum age requirement was 21 years old; one exception was made for Michael "Frosti" Zernow who competed on Survivor: China while 20 years old. In 2008, the age requirement was reduced to 18 years old, with Survivor: Tocantins{{'s}} Spencer Duhm being the first 18-year-old to play. The age limit was further reduced to 16-year-olds in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://insidesurvivor.com/suvivor-lowers-its-application-age-limit-to-16-years-old-43992 |title=Suvivor Lowers Its Application Age Limit To 16 Years Old |website=Inside Survivor |first=Martin |last=Holmes |date=May 14, 2020 |access-date=April 19, 2024}}
In 2020, after criticism of inadequate inclusion on several reality shows, CBS president George Creeks mandated that 50% of all of CBS's reality show participants are to be black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). This includes contestants featured on Survivor from Survivor 41. Probst has said to have been a positive improvement to the show, giving them more diverse stories to tell as well as increasing viewership of the series in other countries outside the U.S.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/cbs-diversity-targets-reality-casts-bipoc-commits-unscripted-development-budget-1234611548/ |title=CBS Sets Diversity Targets For Reality Casts; 50% Of Talent Must Be BIPOC & Commits 25% Of Unscripted Development Budget To BIPOC Creatives |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Peter |last=White |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=April 16, 2024}}{{#invoke:cite|web| url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/jeff-probst-survivor-bipoc-dei-1235884073/ |title=Jeff Probst Calls BIPOC Mandate "One Of The Most Positive & Significant Changes" To 'Survivor' – Contenders TV |first=Fred |last=Topel |date=April 13, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}
Reception
=U.S. television ratings=
Survivor was consistently one of the top 20 most watched shows through its first 23 seasons.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/survivor-10-years-later-why-its-outlasted-its-competitors/71247/ |title='Survivor,' 10 Years Later: Why It's Outlasted Its Competitors |work=The Atlantic |date=February 16, 2011 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |first=Cameron |last=Martin |archive-date=February 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219045617/http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/survivor-10-years-later-why-its-outlasted-its-competitors/71247/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/22/survivor-jeff-probst-winners-at-war-prize-money/ |title=Jeff Probst explains the origins of the Survivor: Winners at War $2 million prize |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123011651/https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/22/survivor-jeff-probst-winners-at-war-prize-money/ |url-status=live }}
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of the United States version of Survivor on CBS.
Note: Each American network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Timeslot (ET){{efn|name=Timeslot|The season finales of Survivor: Marquesas, and Survivor: The Amazon through Survivor: Blood vs. Water, were aired on Sunday at 8:00 pm. Additionally, when Survivor regularly aired on Thursdays, some episodes were moved to Wednesday at 8:00 pm to accommodate broadcasts of the first two weeks of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.}} ! colspan=2| Premiered ! colspan=3| Ended ! style="width:7%;" rowspan="2"| TV season ! style="width:5%; background:#aaddaa;" rowspan="2"| Rank ! style="width:10%; background:#aaddaa;" rowspan="2"| Viewers |
|---|
| Date
! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;"| Premiere ! Date ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;"| Finale ! span style="width:7%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;"| Reunion |
| 1
| align="center"| Wednesday 8:00 pm | 15.51 | August 23, 2000 | align="center"| 1999–2000 | style="background:#bfb;"|2 |
| 2
| rowspan=19 align="center"| Thursday 8:00 pm | 45.37{{efn|name=Super Bowl premiere|The season premieres of Survivor: The Australian Outback and Survivor: All-Stars each aired after a Super Bowl.}} | 36.35 | 28.01 | align="center" | 2000–2001 | style="background:#bfb;"|1 |
| 3
| 23.84 | 27.26 | 19.05 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2001–2002 | style="background:#bfb;"|8 |
| 4
| 23.19 | 25.87 | 17.89 | style="background:#bfb;"|6 |
| 5
| 23.05 | 24.08 | 20.43 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2002–2003 | style="background:#bfb;"|4 |
| 6
| 23.26 | 22.29 | 17.65 | style="background:#bfb;"|9 |
| 7
| September 18, 2003 | 21.50 | 25.23 | 21.87 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2003–2004 | style="background:#bfb;"|7 |
| 8
| February 1, 2004 | 33.53{{efn|name=Super Bowl premiere}} | 24.76 | 23.92 | style="background:#bfb;"|3 |
| 9
| 20.06 | 19.72 | 15.23 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2004–2005 | style="background:#bfb;"|10 |
| 10
| 23.66 | 20.80 | 15.48 | style="background:#bfb;"|5 |
| 11
| 18.41 | 21.18 | 15.21 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2005–2006 |
| 12
| 19.20 | May 14, 2006 | 17.07 | 11.65 |
| 13
| 18.00 | December 17, 2006 | 16.42 | 13.53 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2006–2007 | style="background:#bfb;"|13 |
| 14
| 16.68 | May 13, 2007 | 13.63 | 11.43 | style="background:#bfb;"|15 |
| 15
| 15.35 | December 16, 2007 | 15.10 | 12.22 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2007–2008 | style="background:#bfb;"|8 |
| 16
| 14.02 | May 11, 2008 | 12.92 | 10.84 | style="background:#bfb;"|11 |
| 17
| September 25, 2008 | December 14, 2008 | 13.77 | 11.74 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2008–2009 | style="background:#bfb;"|15 |
| 18
| February 12, 2009 | May 17, 2009 | style="background:#bfb;"|19 |
| 19
| December 20, 2009 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2009–2010 | style="background:#bfb;"|17 | style="background:#bfb;" |12.34{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/05/full-series-rankings-for-the-2009-10-broadcast-season/ |title=Full Series Rankings For The 2009–10 Broadcast Season |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111194128/http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/full-series-rankings-for-the-2009-10-broadcast-season/ |url-status=live }} |
| 20
}} |May 16, 2010 | style="background:#bfb;"|14 |
| 21
| rowspan="28" align="center"| Wednesday 8:00 pm | December 19, 2010 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2010–2011 | style="background:#bfb;"|11 |
| 22
| February 16, 2011 | May 15, 2011 | style="background:#bfb;"|18 |
| 23
| December 18, 2011 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2011–2012 | style="background:#bfb;"|18 |
| 24
| February 15, 2012 | May 13, 2012 | style="background:#bfb;"|26 |
| 25
| December 16, 2012 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2012–2013 |style="background:#bfb;"|21 |
| 26
| February 13, 2013 | May 12, 2013 |style="background:#bfb;"|28 |
| 27
| September 18, 2013 | December 15, 2013 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2013–2014 |rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|25{{efn|name=2013–14 TV rankings|Starting with the 2013–14 TV series ranking, the two seasons aired in that time are listed together as Survivor. Previously, seasons were listed separately.}} | style="background:#bfb;" rowspan="2" |11.30{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2/ |title=Full 2013–2014 TV Season Series Rankings |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 22, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201152/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2/ |url-status=live }} |
| 28
| February 26, 2014 | May 21, 2014 |
| 29
| September 24, 2014 | December 17, 2014 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2014–2015 |rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|31 |rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|11.35{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |title=Full 2014–15 TV Season Series Rankings: Football & 'Empire' Ruled |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |at=Primetime Shows 2013–2014 – Total Viewers |last=De Moraes |first=Lisa |date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522054915/http://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015 }} |
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| February 25, 2015 | May 20, 2015 |
| 31
| September 23, 2015 | December 16, 2015 | rowspan=2 align="center" | 2015–2016 |rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|26 |
| 32
| February 17, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
| 33
| September 21, 2016 | December 14, 2016 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2016–2017 |
| 34
| March 8, 2017 |
| 35
| September 27, 2017 | December 20, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2017–2018 |
| 36
| February 28, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| 37
| September 26, 2018 | December 19, 2018 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2018–2019 |
| 38
| February 20, 2019 | May 15, 2019 |
| 39
| September 25, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2019–2020 | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|24{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2019-2020-season-masked-singer-last-dance-1234612885 |title=100 Most-Watched TV Shows of 2019-20: Winners and Losers |website=Variety |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2022}} |
| 40
| February 12, 2020 | May 13, 2020 | {{N/A}}{{efn|name=S40|No reunion show was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} |
| 41
| September 22, 2021 | 6.25{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-9-22-2021-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 9.22.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|first=Mitch|last=Metcalf|author-link=Mitch Metcalf|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021}} | December 15, 2021 | 5.62{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-12-15-2021-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 12.15.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|first=Mitch|last=Metcalf|author-link=Mitch Metcalf|date=December 16, 2021|access-date=December 17, 2021}} | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2021–2022 | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|26{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2021-2022-season-yellowstone-1235275680/ |title=100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2021-22: This Season's Winners and Losers |website=Variety |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=July 11, 2022}} |
| 42
| March 9, 2022 | May 25, 2022 |
| 43
| September 21, 2022 | December 14, 2022 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2022–2023 | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|25{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2022-2023-season-yellowstone-football-1235623612/ |title=100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2022-23: This Season's Winners and Losers |website=Variety |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=May 29, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023}} |
| 44
| March 1, 2023 | 4.76{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-3-1-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Wednesday 3.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=March 2, 2023|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 2, 2023}} | May 24, 2023 | colspan="2" align="center"| 4.41{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-5-24-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=Wednesday 5.24.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals|work=Showbuzz Daily|first=Mitch|last=Metcalf|date=May 25, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023}} |
| 45
| September 27, 2023 | December 20, 2023 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2023–2024 | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"|27{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/most-popular-tv-shows-highest-rated-2023-2024-season-tracker-survivor-1236015844/|title=100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2023-24: This Season's Winners and Losers|work=Variety|author=Michael Schneider|date=September 21, 2024|access-date=May 28, 2024}} |
| 46
| February 28, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| 47
| September 18, 2024 | December 18, 2024 | rowspan="2" align="center"| 2024–2025 | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"| | rowspan="2" style="background:#bfb;"| |
| 48
| February 26, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
=Awards and nominations=
==Primetime Emmy Awards==
{{main|Creative Arts Emmy Awards}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="width:5%;"|Year
! style="width:50%;"|Category ! style="width:35%;"|Nominee/Episode |
|---|
| rowspan="6"| 2001
|Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) | |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Non-Fiction Program
|Terrance Dwyer "Stranded" |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming
|"Honeymoon or Not?" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming
|"Trial by Fire" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
|"Survivor: The Reunion" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2002
|Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming |"Finale and the Reunion" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"Two Peas in a Pod" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series
|"Finale and the Reunion" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="4"| 2003
|Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program |"The Tides Are Turning" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"The Importance of Being Earnest" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"More Than Meats the Eye" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
| |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2004
|Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"Beg, Barter and Steal" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"Swimming with Sharks" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
| "Shark Attack" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
| |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"They're Back" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2005
|Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |rowspan="2"|"This Has Never Happened Before" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
| "Culture Shock and Violent Storms" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
| |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"Love is in the Air, Rats are Everywhere" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="6"| 2006
|Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"Starvation and Lunacy" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|"Salvation and Desertion" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
| |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|rowspan="2"|"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
|{{nom}} |
| 2007
|Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"An Evil Thought" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
|Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"He's a Ball of Goo!" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
|Jeff Probst |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|"Just Don't Eat the Apple" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2009
|Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"The Poison Apple Needs to Go" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
|Jeff Probst |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|"This Camp is Cursed" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2010
|Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"Tonight, We Make Our Move" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
|Jeff Probst |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|"Slay Everyone, Trust No One" |{{won}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2011
|Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"Don't You Work for Me?" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
|Jeff Probst |{{won}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|"Rice Wars" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
|Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |"Cult-Like" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|"Running the Show" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="6"| 2013
|Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) |rowspan="3"| "Create a Little Chaos" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
|{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
|"Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
|"Live Finale and Reunion" (Survivor: Caramoan) |{{nom}} |
| "Live Finale and Reunion" (Survivor: Philippines)
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming |rowspan="2"|"Mad Treasure Hunt" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Program
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program |rowspan="2"|"It's Survivor Warfare" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Program
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
|"Signed, Sealed and Delivered" |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2017
|Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program | Lynne Spiegel Spillman |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program
|"The Stakes Have Been Raised" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program | Series Body of Work |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program | Series Body of Work |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
|"It's Like a Survivor Economy" |{{nom}} |
| 2022
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program | Series Body of Work |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"| 2023
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program | Series Body of Work |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
|"Telenovela" |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Reality Competition Program
| |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2024
|Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Program | Series Body of Work |{{nom}} |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
|Jeff Probst |{{nom}} |
==Other awards==
Post-show auctions
At the end of each American 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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/09/07/cbs-to-promote-new-season-with-unique-auction-on-ebay-16854/20040907cbs02/ |title=CBS to Promote New Season with Unique Auction on Ebay |publisher=CBS |date=September 7, 2004 |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913205202/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/09/07/cbs-to-promote-new-season-with-unique-auction-on-ebay-16854/20040907cbs02/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor/2011_Jan_31_probst_charity |title=Survivor auctions have made $400,000 for Jeff Probst's charity |publisher=Reality Blurred |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018193451/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor/2011_Jan_31_probst_charity |url-status=live }} Items up for auction have included flags, mats, tree mails, contestant torches, contestant clothing, autographed items, immunity idols and the voting urn.{{cite press release |url=http://www.pedaids.org/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2003/_Survivor_-Pearl-Islands_-Prop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320122223/http://www.pedaids.org/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2003/_Survivor_-Pearl-Islands_-Prop |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |title="Survivor: Pearl Islands" Props and Memorabilia Up for Bid on eBay December 14–24 to Benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |publisher=Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |date=December 14, 2003 |access-date=September 5, 2011}}
Controversies and legal action
- In February 2001, Stacey Stillman filed a lawsuit claiming that producers interfered in the process of Survivor: Borneo by persuading two members of her tribe (Sean Kenniff and Dirk Been) to vote her off instead of Rudy Boesch.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/survivor-castaway-claims-show-was-rigged |title="Survivor" Castaway Claims Show Was Rigged |publisher=The Smoking Gun |date=February 6, 2001 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015043836/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/survivor-castaway-claims-show-was-rigged |url-status=live }}
- During a reward trip on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Colby Donaldson removed coral from the Great Barrier Reef and, on the same trip, a helicopter involved with the production crew flew around protected seabird rookeries. Both acts violated Australian law and the incidents could have resulted in fines up to A$110,000. Mark Burnett, the executive producer, issued an apology on behalf of Donaldson and the Survivor production team.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_australia/2001_Apr_03_colbys_great_barrier |publisher=reality blurred |title=Colby's Great Barrier Reef coral theft, helicopter flight are being investigated |date=April 3, 2001 |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213630/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_australia/2001_Apr_03_colbys_great_barrier |url-status=live }}
- At the tribal immunity challenge for the final four players on Survivor: Africa, host Jeff Probst asked which female player in their season had no piercings. Kim Johnson answered Kelly Goldsmith, got the point, and went on to win the challenge, which put her through to the final three and ultimately (after winning another immunity challenge) the final two. Unbeknownst to the producers, another contestant on "Africa", Lindsey Richter, also had no piercings. Lex van den Berghe's answer had been Lindsey, but the show did not award him a point, which could have significantly changed the outcome of the challenge and the overall game. CBS later paid van den Berghe and Tom Buchanan, who had finished in fourth place, a settlement.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://nypost.com/2002/02/20/survivor-screw-up-costs-cbs-200g/ |title='Survivor' 'Screw-Up' Costs CBS $200G |work=New York Post |first=Don |last=Kaplan |date=February 20, 2002 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071746/http://nypost.com/2002/02/20/survivor-screw-up-costs-cbs-200g/ |url-status=live }}
- Paul Winter sued Russell Landau (composer of the Survivor theme song) and Mark Burnett (series producer) for $800,000 in 2001. Winter stated that he did not agree to have samples of the song "Kurski Funk" from his Earthbeat album to be used in the official Survivor theme song, called "Ancient Voices." Landau said to Entertainment Weekly that the song is "...part of an ancient Russian folk song that I've totally bastardised." The case was later settled out of court. Landau is a former member of Winter's band, the Paul Winter Consort, which won a Grammy in 1995 for Best New Age Album.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1493961.stm | title=Composer sues over Survivor theme | date=August 16, 2001 }}
- In the fifth episode of Survivor: All-Stars, a naked Richard Hatch put his hands behind his head and thrust his genitals towards Sue Hawk, saying "you want some?", after she blocked his path during an immunity challenge. Hatch was voted out that day for other reasons, but Hawk quit the game two days later as a result of what had happened. Hawk considered filing a lawsuit against the parties involved, but she appeared with Hatch on The Early Show the morning after the sixth episode aired, stating she opted out of legal action because CBS had helped her "deal with the situation".{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawk-and-hatch-getting-past-it/ |title=Hawk And Hatch: Getting Past It: 'Survivor' Contestant Quits Game, Claims 'Violated' By Another Player |publisher=cbsnews.com |date=March 4, 2004 |access-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115191026/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawk-and-hatch-getting-past-it/ |url-status=live }}
- In January 2006, Richard Hatch, the winner of the first season of Survivor, was charged and found guilty of failing to report his winnings to the IRS to avoid taxes. He was sentenced to four years and three months in prison.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/richard-hatch-hit-tax-evasion-rap |title=Richard Hatch Hit With Tax Evasion Rap |publisher=The Smoking Gun |date=January 18, 2005 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527175644/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/richard-hatch-hit-tax-evasion-rap |url-status=live }}
- In the beginning of Survivor: Cook Islands, the tribes were grouped according to their race. Probst claimed the choice came from the criticism that Survivor was "not ethnically diverse enough",{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/arts/television/15survivor.html?ref=arts |title=Will a Gimmick Help 'Survivor' Save Itself? |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=September 21, 2006 |first=Alessandra |last=Stanley |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312201614/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/arts/television/15survivor.html?ref=arts |url-status=live }} but several long-term sponsors, including Campbell's Soup, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, and Coca-Cola{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/04/entertainment/et-channel4 |title=Sponsors race to get off the island |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Scott |last=Collins |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222156/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/04/entertainment/et-channel4 |url-status=live }} dropped their support of the show shortly after this announcement, leading to speculation that the decisions were in response to the controversy. Each company has either denied the link to the controversy or declined to comment.
- The selection process for the 14th season came under fire when it was revealed that, of the entire Survivor: Fiji cast, only Gary Stritesky had gone through the application process for the show; the rest of the contestants were recruited.{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_fiji/2007_Feb_08_debut |title=Survivor Fiji debuts tonight; only one cast member applied while the rest were recruited |work=Reality Blurred |date=February 8, 2007 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230144503/http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_fiji/2007_Feb_08_debut |url-status=live }} Probst defended the process, citing finding diversity of cast as a reason.
- At the Survivor: China reunion show, Denise Martin told producers and the audience that she had been demoted to a janitor from a lunch lady due to the distraction she was to students from her appearance on the show. Because of her misfortune, Burnett awarded Martin $50,000. But Martin would later recant her story after the school district she worked for publicly stated that she had taken the custodial position before appearing on the show.{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2007/12/janitor_was_pro.html |title='Survivor' contestant apologizes for deception |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=December 18, 2007 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021033136/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2007/12/janitor_was_pro.html |url-status=live }} Martin then decided to donate the $50,000 to charity.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/survivor-china-denise-martin-donate-burnett-50000-charity-6285.php |title=Survivor: China's Denise Martin to donate Burnett's US$50,000 to charity |publisher=realitytvworld.com |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719200954/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/survivor-china-denise-martin-donate-burnett-50000-charity-6285.php |url-status=live }}
- A brief uncensored shot of Marcus Lehman's genitals during the premiere episode of Survivor: Gabon led to the show and network being asked to apologize for the incident.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2008/0930.asp |title=PTC Blasts CBS for Nudity on "Survivor" Premiere |publisher=Parents Television Council |date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=October 1, 2008 |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005013143/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/news/release/2008/0930.asp |url-status=live }}
- Jim Early (aka Missyae), who was a user on one of the fan forums for Survivor, was sued by Burnett, his production company, and CBS in August 2010, for allegedly releasing detailed spoiler information for Survivor: Samoa and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Early revealed that he was getting his information from Russell Hantz, a contestant on both seasons, through both phone calls and emails. Early complied in the lawsuit by providing such evidence, eventually leading to its dismissal in January 2011. Although legal action was never taken against Hantz, the contract for a player in Survivor includes a liability of up to $5 million for the premature revealing of a season's results.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-31/survivor-spoiler-exposes-russell-hantz-as-his-source/ |title=Survivor Spy Exposed |first=Andy |last=Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=February 1, 2011 |publisher=The Daily Beast |archive-date=February 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201081925/http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-31/survivor-spoiler-exposes-russell-hantz-as-his-source/ |url-status=live }} Hantz has stated that the claim is false.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-02-15-survivor15_ST_N.htm |title=Russell, Rob fight for redemption in new 'Survivor' |first=Lindsay |last=Deutsch |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=February 14, 2011 |work=USA Today |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218081122/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-02-15-survivor15_ST_N.htm |url-status=live }}
- Contestants who did not make the jury in Survivor: Caramoan were not allowed on stage for the reunion show. While Jeff Probst claimed that the new stage could not accommodate all of the attending contestants, the format change was panned because the show's fans and fellow contestants felt that it was unfair for them to be left out in the audience. Erik Reichenbach, who finished 5th and did not even get a chance to speak at the reunion, called out the producers for their treatment of the contestants. Calling it a farce, he criticized how the reunion show left so many unanswered questions about the other contestants and his own evacuation during the season finale. He also criticized how the pre-jury members were completely left out in favor of featuring the show's former contestants, like Rob Mariano and Rudy Boesch.{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/survivor-caramoan-erik-reunion/ |title=Medically evacuated Erik slams the 'disrespectful...ridiculous...insane...farce' of a 'Survivor' reunion show |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514012152/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/survivor-caramoan-erik-reunion/ |url-status=dead }}
- In the sixth episode of Survivor: Game Changers, Jeff Varner revealed at Tribal Council that fellow contestant Zeke Smith was a transgender man. This caused an immediate uproar amongst his tribemates and host Jeff Probst, which led to Varner's immediate elimination. The incident was covered by various news outlets, with fans heavily criticizing Varner's actions. Varner explained himself following the episode's airdate and expressed regret for his actions. Varner was also fired from his real estate job after the episode aired.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/04/13/survivor-jeff-varner-zeke-transgender-game-changer/ |title='Survivor': Jeff Varner says 'I am absolutely devastated' over outing Zeke as transgender |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414164453/http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/13/survivor-jeff-varner-zeke-transgender-game-changer/ |url-status=live }}
- Before the premiere of Survivor: David vs. Goliath, contestant Alec Merlino posted a photo of himself on Instagram with fellow contestant Kara Kay containing the caption "F*** it". This action broke Merlino's NDA with the show and he was consequently stripped of all appearance fees and banned from the live reunion show. Due to this, Merlino did not have to pay the standard $5 million penalty for breaking the agreement.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/where-is-alec-survivor-david-vs-goliath-reunion-finale/ |title='Survivor' Finale Reunion: Why Is Alec Merlino Missing From The Live Show? |work=Hollywood Life |first=Alyssa |last=Norwin |date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220094733/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/where-is-alec-survivor-david-vs-goliath-reunion-finale/ |url-status=live }}
- In the eighth episode of the 39th season Survivor: Island of the Idols, contestant Dan Spilo was issued a warning by producers for inappropriately touching fellow contestants including Kellee Kim. Contestants Elizabeth Beisel and Missy Byrd came under fire for exploiting the situation as a strategic tool in voting out Kim later that episode. This moment has since been criticized by various news outlets for the reactions of Beisel and Byrd as well as the handling of the situation by producers.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-jeff-probst-speaks-dan-spilo-controversy-1254554 |title='Survivor' Dives Into #MeToo Debate with Claims Against Hollywood Talent Manager |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Josh |last=Wigler |date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209182359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-jeff-probst-speaks-dan-spilo-controversy-1254554 |url-status=live }} Beisel and Byrd later apologized, along with fellow contestants Lauren Beck and Aaron Meredith. Jeff Probst, CBS, and MGM released a statement about what happened and the production's reaction as well.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/14/survivor-elizabeth-beisel-missy-byrd-apology/ |title='Deeply ashamed' Elizabeth and Missy apologize for actions on 'Survivor' |website=EW.com |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211194255/https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/14/survivor-elizabeth-beisel-missy-byrd-apology/ |url-status=live }} Spilo was later removed from the game at the end of episode 12 after "a report of another incident, which happened off-camera and did not involve a player". This is the first time a contestant has been ejected from the show by production.{{cite magazine |last1=Ross |first1=Dalton |title=Survivor host Jeff Probst talks about first player ever ejected from the game |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/11/survivor-host-jeff-probst-dan-spilo-removed-episode-13/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034431/https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/11/survivor-host-jeff-probst-dan-spilo-removed-episode-13/ |url-status=live }} Spilo apologized to all involved for his behavior following the finale's broadcast.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://people.com/tv/survivors-dan-spilo-breaks-silence-on-his-behavior-on-the-show-i-am-deeply-sorry/ |title=Survivor's Dan Spilo Breaks Silence on His Behavior on the Show: 'I Am Deeply Sorry' |first=Steve |last=Helling |date=December 17, 2019 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |work=People |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218232944/https://people.com/tv/survivors-dan-spilo-breaks-silence-on-his-behavior-on-the-show-i-am-deeply-sorry/ |url-status=live }} Because of the incident, the season's finale was not shown live but instead from an earlier live-to-tape recording, the first time since the live finale format was introduced. Further, CBS and Survivor announced they will revamp the show's rules and production to focus more on earlier detection and prevention of this type of inappropriate behavior, and strict penalties for castaways that engage in it, to be fully in place by the 41st season (the first season produced following the airing of Island of the Idols).{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/cbs-survivor-address-season-39-controversy-dan-spilo-measures-prevent-inappropriate-behavior-1202812359/ |title=CBS & 'Survivor' Address Season 39 Controversy, Outline Measures To Prevent Inappropriate Behavior |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=December 18, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019 |work=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218040231/https://deadline.com/2019/12/cbs-survivor-address-season-39-controversy-dan-spilo-measures-prevent-inappropriate-behavior-1202812359/ |url-status=live }}
Merchandise
The success of Survivor spawned a wide range of merchandise from the 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
;Best of
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| 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.
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| DVD name | DVD release date{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Survivor/4090 |title=Survivor on DVD, Release Info, Reviews, News |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=May 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525034000/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Survivor/4090 |archive-date=May 25, 2015 }} |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| The Complete Forty-Third Season | March 28, 2023 |
;Paramount+
All seasons are available on Paramount+, ViacomCBS's over-the-top subscription streaming service in the United States. Australia only has Season 35 onwards available due to expired licencing rights. Seasons of Australian Survivor were also added to Paramount+ in the United States and Australia after CBS acquired Network 10 in 2017.
;Pluto TV
Survivor was added to Pluto TV, ViacomCBS's free Internet television service, as a standalone channel along on September 1, 2020.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-survivor-the-amazing-race-and-more-for-free-on-pluto/ |title=Watch Survivor, The Amazing Race and more for free on Pluto TV |first=Dave |last=Johnson |date=September 1, 2020 |access-date=September 1, 2020 |work=CNET |archive-date=September 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909044816/https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-survivor-the-amazing-race-and-more-for-free-on-pluto/ |url-status=live }}
Other media
= Card game =
Survivor: The Tribe Has Spoken card game was released in January 2025, the result of a two-year collaboration between host and executive producer Jeff Probst and gaming company Exploding Kittens. Players need to collect advantages, find idols, form alliances and survive Tribal Council eliminations. The game can be played with three to six people.{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Mike |date=2024-12-16 |title=Jeff Probst Launches First-Ever Official 'Survivor' Card Game |url=https://parade.com/tv/survivor-official-card-game-the-tribe-has-spoken-jeff-probst-exploding-kittens |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Parade |language=en}}
=Video games=
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."{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/survivor-review/1900-2831463/ |title=Survivor Review |publisher=GameSpot |first=Stephen |last=Poole |date=December 10, 2001 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915003448/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/survivor-review/1900-2831463/ |url-status=live }} 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."{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/166/166365p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221112242/http://pc.ign.com/articles/166/166365p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2002 |publisher=IGN.com |title=Survivor: The Interactive Game Review}} The game was the recipient of Game Revolution's lowest score of all time, an F−.{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/survivor |title=Survivor video game review for the PC |publisher=gamerevolution.com |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071701/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/survivor |url-status=live }} 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."
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.{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Kate |last=Stanhope |title=Survivor, Amazing Race and Criminal Minds to Become Video Games |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Survivor-Race-Games-1011542.aspx |work=TVGuide.com |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=July 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726023556/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Survivor-Race-Games-1011542.aspx |url-status=live }}
=Soundtracks=
Various soundtracks have been released featuring music composed by Russ Landau, including soundtracks for seasons 9 through 27 (with the exception of season 14).{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/russ-landau/id2521318 |title=Russ Landau |publisher=iTunes |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523073611/http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/russ-landau/id2521318 |url-status=live }}
=Thrill ride=
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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-reality-coaster-survivor-the-ridetm-to-debut-at-paramounts-great-america-this-spring-55394382.html |title=World's First Reality Coaster, SURVIVOR the Ride(TM), to Debut at Paramount's Great America This Spring |publisher=PR Newswire |date=February 22, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306082337/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/worlds-first-reality-coaster-survivor-the-ridetm-to-debut-at-paramounts-great-america-this-spring-55394382.html |url-status=live }}
Further reading
- Burnett, Mark; Martin Dugard, (2000). Survivor The Ultimate Game: The Official Companion Book to the CBS Television Series. NY: TV Books.
- Darowski, Joseph J.; Kate Darowski, (2025). Survivor: A Cultural History. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Gerrig, Richard J. ed. (2007). The Psychology of Survivor: Overanalyze, Overemote, Overcompensate. NY: Benbella Books.
- Lanza, Mario. (2015). When It Was Worth Playing For: My Experiences Writing About the TV Show 'Survivor'.
- Smith, Matthew J.; Andrew F. Wood, eds. (2003). Survivor Lessons: Essays on Communication and Reality Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
- Tisdale, Sallie, (2021). The Lie About the Truck: Survivor, Reality TV, and the Endless Gaze. NY: Gallery Books.
- Wright, Christopher J. ed. (2006). Tribal Warfare: Survivor and the Political Unconscious of Reality Television. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
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