Survivor (U.S. TV series)

Survivor
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	Charlie Parsons
Presented by	Jeff Probst
Theme music composer	Russ Landau
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	23
No. of episodes	320
Production
Executive producer(s)	Charlie Parsons Mark Burnett Jeff Probst David Burris
Running time	43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (2000–2008) 1080i (HDTV) (2008–present)
Original run	May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Expedition Robinson International versions
External links
Website

Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS. It is hosted by veteran television personality, reporter and one-time game show emcee Jeff Probst, who is also an executive producer, and also executive produced by Mark Burnett and original creator Charlie Parsons.

The show maroons a group of strangers (as one or more tribes) in a desolate locale, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves, while competing in challenges to earn either a reward, or an immunity from expulsion from the game in the next of the successive votes for elimination. While much rarer than elimination by vote, medical conditions, such as injury or infection, have eliminated several contestants. The last two or three survivors face a jury composed of the last seven, eight, or nine players voted off. That jury interrogates the final few, and then votes for the winner of the game, the title of Sole Survivor and a million dollar prize.

The American version has been very successful. From the 2000–2001 through the 2005–2006 television seasons its first eleven seasons (competitions) rated amongst 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 USA, and is considered one of the best shows of the 2000s (decade).^[1][2][3] The series has been nominated for several Emmy Awards, including winning for Outstanding Sound Mixing in 2001, Outstanding Special Class Program in 2002, and subsequently four times for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program when the category was introduced in 2003. Jeff Probst has won the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program four consecutive times since the award was introduced in 2008.

The series has completed airing its 23rd season, with season 24 scheduled to premiere on February 15, 2012. It has been renewed for two more seasons (season 25 and 26) for the 2012–2013 television season, with Jeff Probst confirmed to return as host and executive producer.^[4]

Contents 1 Format and rules 2 U.S. Survivor seasons 3 U.S. television ratings 4 Locations 5 Time of game play 6 Post-show auctions 7 Controversies and legal action 8 Merchandise 9 DVD releases 10 Other media 10.1 Video games 10.2 Soundtracks 10.3 Online games 10.4 Thrill ride 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

Format and rules

The first U.S. season of Survivor followed the same general format as the Swedish series, but, since then, the show has introduced several 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, hidden immunity idols that players can use to save themselves at Tribal Council and a chance to return to regular gameplay after elimination through "Redemption Island".

U.S. Survivor seasons

The United States version is produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by Jeff Probst. Each competition is called a season, has a unique name, and lasts from 13 to 15 episodes. The first season of Survivor was broadcast as a summer replacement show in 2000. Starting with Survivor: The Australian Outback, there have been two Survivor seasons aired during each U.S. television season.

In the first season there was a 75-person crew. By season 22 the crew had grown to 325 people.^[5]

#	Name	Location	Original tribes	Winner	Runner(s)-up		Vote	Notes
1	Survivor: Borneo	Pulau Tiga, Sabah, Malaysia	Two tribes of eight	Richard Hatch	Kelly Wiglesworth		4-3	Only season to have the winner revealed on location rather than live and in the U.S.
2	Survivor: The Australian Outback	Herbert River at Goshen Station, Queensland, Australia		Tina Wesson	Colby Donaldson		4-3	First time a contestant was evacuated due to injuries. Filmed for more than 39 days, running 42 days.
3	Survivor: Africa	Shaba National Reserve, Kenya[6]		Ethan Zohn	Kim Johnson		5-2	First season to feature a tribal swap.
4	Survivor: Marquesas	Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia		Vecepia Towery	Neleh Dennis		4-3	Featured the controversial "Purple Rock" tie breaker.
5	Survivor: Thailand	Ko Tarutao, Satun Province, Thailand	Two tribes of eight picked by the two oldest players, Jake and Jan	Brian Heidik	Clay Jordan		4-3	First season to have a fake merge and a Mutiny offer where players could change tribes.
6	Survivor: The Amazon	Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	Two tribes of eight divided by gender	Jenna Morasca	Matthew Von Ertfelda		6-1	First time the winner of the immunity necklace gave it to another player. First time the tribes were originally divided by gender.
7	Survivor: Pearl Islands	Pearl Islands, Panama	Two tribes of eight	Sandra Diaz-Twine	Lillian Morris		6-1	Featured the Outcast Tribe twist, and a player quitting the game. First time two seasons were filmed back to back at the same location.
8	Survivor: All-Stars		Three tribes of six returning players	Amber Brkich	Rob Mariano		4-3	First and only time a season began with 3 individual tribes. Featured a second million-dollar prize awarded to Rupert Boneham for being voted by the viewers as their favorite contestant. First time that former castaways returned.
9	Survivor: Vanuatu – Islands of Fire	Efate, Shefa Province, Vanuatu	Two tribes of nine divided by gender	Chris Daugherty	Twila Tanner		5-2	Featured the first amputee contestant.
10	Survivor: Palau	Koror, Palau	A schoolyard pick of two tribes of nine, starting with Ian and Jolanda; two eliminated without a tribe	Tom Westman	Katie Gallagher		6-1	The Koror tribe won all the immunity challenges and Stephenie LaGrossa, the last member of the defeated tribe, was simply absorbed into Koror. First time Exile Island was used. First season to begin the game without separate tribes, with two players, Wanda and Jonathan, being eliminated without ever joining a tribe.
11	Survivor: Guatemala – The Maya Empire	Laguna Yaxhá, Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park, Petén, Guatemala	Two tribes of nine, including two returning players	Danni Boatwright	Stephenie LaGrossa		6-1	Introduced the hidden immunity idol. First time new contestants played against returnees.
12	Survivor: Panama – Exile Island	Pearl Islands, Panama	Four tribes of four divided by age and gender	Aras Baskauskas	Danielle DiLorenzo		5-2	The first time a season began with 4 individual tribes.
13	Survivor: Cook Islands	Aitutaki, Cook Islands	Four tribes of five divided by ethnicity: African Americans, Whites, Hispanics, and Asians	Yul Kwon	Ozzy Lusth	Becky Lee	5-4-0	First time the final vote included three contestants. First time contestants (Candice Woodcock and Jonathan Penner) accepted a Mutiny offer to change tribes.
14	Survivor: Fiji	Macuata, Vanua Levu, Fiji	Two tribes of nine divided by Sylvia, who herself joined Ravu after the first tribal council	Earl Cole	Cassandra Franklin	Dre "Dreamz" Herd	9-0-0	First time someone won in a unanimous vote. Only season to have an odd number of contestants (19)
15	Survivor: China	Zhelin Reservoir, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China	Two tribes of eight	Todd Herzog	Courtney Yates	Amanda Kimmel	4-2-1	Introduced a twist involving kidnapping players from the opposing tribe to receive clues, replacing Exile Island. The kidnapped player had to share the clue with someone on the opposing tribe. One idol was hidden at each camp.
16	Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites	Koror, Palau	Two tribes of ten: fans against popular past contestants	Parvati Shallow	Amanda Kimmel		5-3	Included two contestants, one from each tribe, being sent to Exile Island.
17	Survivor: Gabon – Earth's Last Eden	Wonga-Wongue Presidential Reserve, Estuaire, Gabon	A schoolyard pick of two tribes of nine, starting with the oldest players, Bob & Gillian	Robert "Bob" Crowley	Susie Smith	Jessica "Sugar" Kiper	4-3-0	First time the show was shot and aired in HD.[7]
18	Survivor: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands	Jalapão, Tocantins, Brazil	Two tribes of eight	James "J.T." Thomas Jr.	Stephen Fishbach		7-0	Featured two players (one from each tribe) being sent to Exile Island, where one would receive a clue to the location of a hidden immunity idol.
19	Survivor: Samoa	Upolu, Samoa	Two tribes of ten	Natalie White	Russell Hantz	Mick Trimming	7-2-0	Exile Island was not used; instead, the tribe who won reward sent one of their castaways to accompany the losing tribe back to their campsite, observe them until the next immunity challenge, and receive a clue. One immunity idol was hidden at each camp. Second time two seasons were filmed back to back at the same location and began the trend of filming back-to-back seasons at the same location (19 & 20, 21 & 22, 23 & 24).
20	Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains		Two tribes of ten returning players, divided by "hero" or "villain" status	Sandra Diaz-Twine	Parvati Shallow	Russell Hantz	6-3-0	Featured a previous winner, Sandra Diaz-Twine, winning for a second time.
21	Survivor: Nicaragua	San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua[8]	Two tribes of ten divided by age	Jud "Fabio" Birza	Chase Rice	Matthew "Sash" Lenahan	5-4-0	Introduced the Medallion of Power which can be used to give an advantage in an immunity challenge. Once used, it is then transferred to the opposing tribe.
22	Survivor: Redemption Island		Two tribes of nine, including two returning players	Rob Mariano	Phillip Sheppard	Natalie Tenerelli	8-1-0	Introduced Redemption Island.
23	Survivor: South Pacific	Upolu, Samoa		Sophie Clarke	Benjamin "Coach" Wade	Albert Destrade	6-3-0	First season to have one contestant re-enter the game twice, First season to have one contestant voted out on three occasions.
24	Survivor: One World							Introduced both tribes living on the same beach as two different tribes.

U.S. television ratings

Survivor has consistently been of the top 20 most watched shows through its first 18 seasons and from season 20 to present.^[9]

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.

Survivor: Borneo doesn't have a ranking because it aired in the summer of 2000. It would have ranked #2 in the 1999–2000 U.S. television season, assuming it would have attained the exact same viewership numbers as it did in the summer of 2000.

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Premiered		Ended			TV season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
		Date	Premiere viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale viewers (in millions)	Reunion viewers (in millions)
Survivor: Borneo	Wednesday 8:00 pm	May 31, 2000[10]	15.51	August 23, 2000	51.69[10]	36.70[11]	1999–2000	#2	28.30[12]
Survivor: The Australian Outback	Thursday 8:00 pm	January 28, 2001[13]	45.371	May 3, 2001[14]	36.35	28.01	2000–2001	#1	29.80[15]
Survivor: Africa		October 11, 2001[16]	23.84	January 10, 2002[17]	27.26	19.05	2001–2002	#8	20.69[18]
Survivor: Marquesas		February 28, 2002[19]	23.19	May 19, 2002[20]	25.87	17.89		#6	20.77[21]
Survivor: Thailand		September 19, 2002[22]	23.05	December 19, 2002[23]	24.08	20.43	2002–2003	#4	21.21[24]
Survivor: The Amazon		February 13, 2003[25]	23.26	May 11, 2003[26]	22.29	17.65		#9	19.97[24]
Survivor: Pearl Islands		September 18, 2003[27]	21.50	December 14, 2003[28]	25.23	21.87	2003–2004	#7	20.72[29]
Survivor: All-Stars		February 1, 2004[30]	33.541	May 9, 2004[31]	24.76	23.92		#3	21.49[32]
Survivor: Vanuatu		September 16, 2004[33]	20.06	December 12, 2004[34]	19.72	15.23	2004–2005	#10	19.64[35]
Survivor: Palau		February 17, 2005[35]	23.66	May 15, 2005[36]	20.80	15.48		#5	20.91[37]
Survivor: Guatemala		September 15, 2005[38]	18.41	December 11, 2005[39]	21.18	15.21	2005–2006	#8[40]	18.30[37]
Survivor: Panama		February 2, 2006[41]	19.20	May 14, 2006	17.07	11.65		#11[40]	16.82[42]
Survivor: Cook Islands		September 14, 2006[43]	18.00	December 17, 2006	16.42	13.53	2006–2007	#13	15.75[44]
Survivor: Fiji		February 8, 2007[45]	16.68	May 13, 2007	13.63	11.43		#15	14.83[44]
Survivor: China		September 20, 2007[46]	15.35	December 16, 2007	15.10	12.22	2007–2008	#8	15.18[47]
Survivor: Micronesia		February 7, 2008[48]	14.02	May 11, 2008	12.92	10.84		#11	13.61[47]
Survivor: Gabon		September 25, 2008	13.05[49]	December 14, 2008	13.77	11.74	2008–2009	#15	13.81[50]
Survivor: Tocantins		February 12, 2009	13.63[51]	May 17, 2009	12.94[52]	11.59[52]		#19	12.86[50]
Survivor: Samoa		September 17, 2009[53]	11.66[54]	December 20, 2009	13.97[55]	11.68[55]	2009–2010	#26	12.34[56]
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains		February 11, 2010[57]	14.15[58]	May 16, 2010	13.46[59]	10.65[59]		#25	12.60[56]
Survivor: Nicaragua	Wednesday 8:00 pm	September 15, 2010[60]	12.23[61]	December 19, 2010	13.58[62]	11.19[62]	2010–2011	#11	13.61[63]
Survivor: Redemption Island		February 16, 2011	11.17[64]	May 15, 2011	13.30[65]	10.97[65]		#18	12.59[63]
Survivor: South Pacific		September 14, 2011[66]	10.74[67]	December 18, 2011	13.07[68]	9.92[68]	2011–2012
Survivor: One World		February 15, 2012		May 2012

Locations

The American version of Survivor has been shot in many locations around the world since the first season, favoring warm, tropical climates.

Continent	Locations (Season number)
Africa	Kenya (3), Gabon (17)
Asia	China (15), Malaysia (1), Thailand (5)
Oceania	Australia (2), Cook Islands (13), Fiji (14), Marquesas (4), Palau (10, 16), Samoa (19, 20, 23, 24), Vanuatu (9)
Central America	Guatemala (11), Nicaragua (21, 22), Panama (7, 8, 12)
South America	Brazil (6, 18)

Since The Australian Outback, the final tribal councils have been broadcast live in front of a studio audience; alternating between the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City (home to CBS' Late Show with David Letterman) and CBS Television City or the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles.

Time of game play

There have been a total of five contestants (Rob Mariano, Parvati Shallow, Amanda Kimmel, Rupert Boneham, Ozzy Lusth) who have played the game of Survivor for 100 days or more. Mariano competed a total of 117 days over four seasons (Marquesas in which he placed 10th, All-Stars placing 2nd, Heroes vs. Villains placing 13th, and Redemption Island placing 1st). Shallow competed a total of 114 days over three seasons (Cook Islands placing 6th, Micronesia placing 1st, and Heroes vs. Villains placing 2nd). Kimmel competed a total of 108 days over three seasons (China placing 3rd, Micronesia placing 2nd, and Heroes vs. Villains placing 9th). Boneham competed a total of 100 days over three seasons (Pearl Islands placing 8th, All-Stars placing 4th, and Heroes vs. Villains placing 6th). Lusth competed a total of 104 days over three seasons (Cook Islands placing 2nd, Micronesia placing 9th, and South Pacific placing 4th). The 15 contestants closest to reaching this accomplishment, the number of days and seasons they played, the seasons they appeared, and the places they earned are as follows:

Rank	Castaway	Original season	Number of days	Number of appearances
1	Rob Mariano	Marquesas	117	4
2	Parvati Shallow	Cook Islands	114	3
3	Amanda Kimmel	China	108	3
4	Ozzy Lusth	Cook Islands	104	3
5	Rupert Boneham	Pearl Islands	100	3
6	Colby Donaldson	The Australian Outback	98	3
7	Benjamin "Coach" Wade	Tocantins	96	3
8	Jerri Manthey	The Australian Outback	89	3
9	Russell Hantz	Samoa	88	3
10	Cirie Fields	Panama	85	3
11	Sandra Diaz-Twine	Pearl Islands	78	2
12	James Clement	China	76	3
13	Stephenie LaGrossa	Palau	75	3
14	Tom Buchanan	Africa	73	2
15	Amber Brkich	The Australian Outback	72	2
	Danielle DiLorenzo	Panama

Post-show auctions

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.^[69] 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 eighteen years of age.^[70] Items up for auction have included flags, mats, tree mails, contestant torches, contestant clothing, autographed items, immunity idols and the voting urn.^[71]

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.
• During a reward trip on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Colby Donaldson removed corals from the Great Barrier Reef and in the same trip, a helicopter involved with the production crew flew around protected sea bird rookeries. Both of which violated Australian law and the incidents could have resulted in fines up to AU $110,000. Mark Burnett, the executive producer, issued an apology on behalf of Donaldson and the Survivor production team.^[72]
• 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.^[73]
• In an attempt to win a reward challenge on Survivor: Pearl Islands, contestant Jon Dalton conspired with his friend, Dan Fields, before the show even started, in what Probst has described as the greatest lie on Survivor to date. Fields told Dalton that his grandmother, Jean Cooke, had died, in order to win sympathy from his tribemates and subsequently win the reward. In reality, Cooke had not died, a fact that only emerged to his tribemates once the episode had aired. After the challenge, Dalton admitted in a confessional that his grandmother was alive and "probably watching Jerry Springer right now". When the show's producers learned of Cooke's alleged death, they called Dalton's family to offer their condolences, only to have Cooke herself answer the phone. On the Pearl Islands reunion show, Probst had a short interview with Cooke, who was indeed alive and well.
• In the fifth episode of Survivor: All-Stars, a naked Richard Hatch came into contact with Sue Hawk 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 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".^[74]
• Rupert Boneham, a contestant on Pearl Islands and All-Stars, was extremely popular with television audiences, but finished eighth and fourth, respectively, in his appearances on the show. As part of a special on the All-Stars reunion (Survivor: America's Tribal Council), a contest for the 18 players was created, where the winner would be selected by the viewing audience to receive a $1 million prize. Boneham unsurprisingly won this prize, with more than 80% of the votes cast. Many fans of the show saw this as a way of diluting the overall concept of the show, that instead of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting your fellow tribe members to win the game, a player could now play specifically just to gain popularity with the show's audience, regardless of how well they played the game, and still be rewarded with a large prize.^[75]
• 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.^[76]
• In the beginning of the 13th season, 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",^[77] but several long-term sponsors, including Campbell's Soup, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, Coca Cola, and General Motors^[78] 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, although the decision for General Motors to discontinue their sponsorship had been made months prior to the announcement of the racial split, and was thus purely coincidental.^[79]
• 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.^[80] 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.^[81] Martin then decided to donate the $50,000 to charity.^[82]
• 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.^[83]
• Jim Early, 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 has yet to be 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.^[84] Hantz has stated that the claim is false.^[85]

Merchandise

The wild 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.

DVD releases

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

DVD name	Release date
The Complete First Season: Borneo	May 11, 2004
The Complete Second Season: The Australian Outback	April 26, 2005
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 Twentieth Season: Heroes vs. Villains	February 22, 2011

Complete seasons on iTunes

Currently available
Season 9: Vanuatu – Islands of Fire
Season 10: Palau
Season 11: Guatemala – The Maya Empire
Season 12: Panama – Exile Island
Season 13: Cook Islands
Season 14: Fiji
Season 15: China
Season 16: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites
Season 17: Gabon – Earth's Last Eden
Season 18: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands
Season 19: Samoa
Season 20: Heroes vs. Villains
Season 21: Nicaragua
Season 22: Redemption Island
Season 23: South Pacific

Other media

Video games

In the 2001 Survivor video game for PC, developed by Infogames, it allows players to play and creates characters for the game based on the Pulau Tiga or Australian Outback cast members. The game also includes a character creation system for making custom characters.

Game play 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."^[86] Likewise, IGN gave the game a 'Terrible' 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."^[87] The game was the recipient of Game Revolution's lowest score of all time, an F-.^[88] 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."^[88]

On November 4, 2009, it was announced that a second game based on the show would be turned into a video game. The game would require players to participate in various challenges like those in the reality shows in order to win.^[89]

Soundtracks

Various soundtracks have been released featuring music composed by Russ Landau, including soundtracks for seasons 9 through 22 (with the exception of season 14).^[90]

Online games

During the first Survivor seasons many online games based on forums were created. These are often referred to as "ORGs" (an acronym meaning Online Reality Games). More specific Survivor online games appeared later, such as Tengaged^[91] developed to simulate all the Survivor experiences where several online participants form tribes which will compete with each other. Participants compete for immunity to avoid being evicted while trying to get food, water and supplies for their tribes.

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 line and other merchandise for sale in nearby gift shops.^[92]

See also

• Expedition Robinson
• Survivor (UK TV series)
• Survivor BG
• Survivor Philippines
• Australian Survivor
• Celebrity Survivor
• Obstacle course
• Survivor South Africa
• Survivor Srbija
• Pirate Master
• Total Drama Island

References

External links

• Official website
• Survivor at the Internet Movie Database
• Survivor at TV.com

Survivor U.S. version Borneo (2000) · The Australian Outback (2001) · Africa (2001-02) · Marquesas (2002) · Thailand (2002) · The Amazon (2003) · Pearl Islands (2003) · All-Stars (2004) · Vanuatu (2004) · Palau (2005) · Guatemala (2005) · Panama (2006) · Cook Islands (2006) · Fiji (2007) · China (2007) · Micronesia (2008) · Gabon (2008) · Tocantins (2009) · Samoa (2009) · Heroes vs. Villains (2010) · Nicaragua (2010) · Redemption Island (2011) · South Pacific (2011) · One World (2012) U.S. winners    Richard Hatch · Tina Wesson · Ethan Zohn · Vecepia Towery · Brian Heidik · Jenna Morasca · Sandra Diaz-Twine · Amber Mariano · Chris Daugherty · Tom Westman · Danni Boatwright · Aras Baskauskas · Yul Kwon · Earl Cole · Todd Herzog · Parvati Shallow · Robert Crowley · J.T. Thomas · Natalie White · Sandra Diaz-Twine · Jud Birza · Rob Mariano · Sophie Clarke Related articles List of contestants · Jeff Probst (host) · Mark Burnett (creator) · Charlie Parsons (creator) · Bruce Beresford-Redman (producer) · America's Tribal Council · Live · Live on stage · The Ride International versions (# indicates continuing series) Africa     · South Africa (Panama, Malaysia, Santa Carolina, Maldives) # Pan-regional:  · Africa America     · Argentina (2000, 2001)  · Brazil (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) #  · Chile  · Colombia [ Expedición Róbinson (1, 2) ] - [ La Isla de los FamoS.O.S. (1, 2, 3, 4) ]  · Ecuador  · Venezuela (2001, 2003) Asia - Pacific     · Australia (Australia, Celebrity)  · China  · India  · Japan (Palau, Hokkaido, Philippines, North Mariana)  · Pakistan  · Philippines (1, Palau, Celebrity Showdown, Celebrity Doubles Showdown) # Middle-East     · Azerbaijan #  · Israel (Caribbean, Pearl Islands, Philippines, Fans vs. Favorites, Camarines, VIP) # Pan-regional:  · Arabia Europe (East)     · Bulgaria (Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Pearl Islands, Philippines)  · Croatia  · Czech Republic  · Georgia  · Hungary (1, 2)  · Poland  · Russia (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)  · Turkey (BM, GT, AK, KE, ÜG) # Pan-regional:  · Balkans: Bosnia - Herzegovina - Macedonia - Montenegro - Serbia - Slovenia (Panama, Philippines, VIP) #  · Baltics: Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) Europe (West)     · Denmark (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, VIP, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) #  · Finland (2004, 2005)  · France (Thailand, Nicoya, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Pacific, Vanuatu, Palawan, Caramoan, All-Stars, Palau, All-Stars 2, Vietnam, Indonesia) #  · Germany [ Expedition Robinson ] - [ Gestrandet ] - [ Survivor ]  · Greece (1, 2, 3)  · Italy [ Survivor (2001) ] - [ L'Isola dei Famosi (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) ] #  · Norway (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, VIP, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) #  · Portugal  · Spain [ Supervivientes (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) ] - [ La Isla de los FamoS.O.S. (1, 2, 3, 4) ] #  · Sweden (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, VIP, 2009, Caribbean, 2010, 2011) #  · Switzerland (1999, 2000, 2001) Pan-regional:  · Austria - Germany  · Belgium - Netherlands (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, All-Stars, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) #  · Scandinavia: Denmark - Norway - Sweden  · United Kingdom (Pulau Tiga, Panama)

Borneo		Australian Outback	Africa
Richard • Kelly • Rudy • Sue • Sean • Colleen • Gervase • Jenna L. • Stacey • Sonja		Tina • Colby • Keith • Elisabeth • Amber • Jerri • Jeff	Ethan • Clarence
Marquesas	Thailand	Amazon	Pearl Islands
Vecepia • Tammy • Rob M. • Hunter	Brian • Helen	Jenna M. • Rob C. • Christy	Sandra • Jon • Rupert
All-Stars		Vanuatu	Palau
Amber • Rob M. • Jenna L. • Rupert • Jerri • Ethan • Colby • Sue • Richard • Rob C. • Jenna M. • Rudy • Tina		Chris • Ami	Tom • Jenn • Stephenie • Janu • Bobby Jon • Kim
Guatemala	Panama	Cook Islands	Fiji
Danni • Stephenie • Rafe • Gary • Bobby Jon	Aras • Danielle • Terry • Cirie • Dan	Yul • Ozzy • Parvati • Jonathan • Candice • J. P.	Earl • Yau-Man • Rita
China	Micronesia	Gabon	Tocantins
Todd • Courtney • Amanda • Jean-Robert • Ashley	Parvati • Amanda • Cirie • Ozzy • Ami • Jonathan • Yau-Man • Jon	Bob • Sugar • Ken • Crystal	J. T. • Stephen • Taj • Coach • Tyson • Candace
Samoa	Heroes vs. Villains
Natalie	Sandra • Parvati • Jerri • Colby • Rupert • Danielle • Candice • Amanda • J. T. • Courtney • Coach • Rob M. • Tyson • Tom • Cirie • Stephenie • Sugar
Nicaragua	Redemption Island	South Pacific
Fabio • Kelly B. • Jimmy J.	Rob M. • Ashley • Grant • Steve	Sophie • Coach • Ozzy • Whitney

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