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Summary Hosted by Jeff Probst, contestants are put on teams and compete in different challenges on an island. Contestants are later eliminated by their tribe until there is only one survivor.
Survivor
51 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: May 31, 2000
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6.6
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Summary Hosted by Jeff Probst, contestants are put on teams and compete in different challenges on an island. Contestants are later eliminated by their tribe until there is only one survivor.
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51 Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
70
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
70
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Jun 17, 2013
Like previous standout seasons The Amazon and Marquesas, Pearl Islands once again features a perfect mix of good and evil.
Jun 13, 2013
The first season's episodes were, in a sense, edited backward: Knowing who was going to be voted off, each show's footage was cut in a way that demonstrated why the expulsion was inevitable. The tribes' motives were made clear, which ensured satisfying drama. In Outback [season 2], Burnett and his bunch are tossing us red herrings, to make the voting impossible to predict.
May 7, 2013
The show's aura of jungle mysticism is so overblown it's hilarious. I love how the castaways have to kill rats for food and make fire with sticks, but the tribal council meetings take place on a lavish, obviously prefab jungle village set that looks like the Ewok treehouse city in "Return of the Jedi." (The million-dollar grand prize is sitting over in one corner of the set - a pile of cash in an open treasure chest. Very Scrooge McDuck.)...Asinine stuff - and intensely addictive. [2 June 2000, p.37]
May 7, 2013
Even if the supply of waterproof matches ran low, these 16 abrasive Americans can be counted on to generate sparks merely by arguing with one another. If drama equals tension, Survivor is drama distilled - and addictive. [1 June 2000, p.100]
May 7, 2013
The first episode of Survivor felt closer in spirit to a summer camp color war than "Lord of the Flies." [2 June 2000, p.E25]
By Julie Salamon
Jun 27, 2013
Speaking of Probst, please send this plastic man back to Rock & Roll Jeopardy! Only James Earl Jones himself could intone "The tribe has spoken" without provoking giggles.
May 7, 2013
CBS' new island series Survivor is populated with rats...Most of them walk on two legs. [1 June 2000, p.47]
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 504 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
323 Ratings
323 Ratings
16% Mixed
79 Ratings
79 Ratings
20% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 504 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
323 Ratings
323 Ratings
16% Mixed
79 Ratings
79 Ratings
20% Negative
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
Jul 23, 2023
The show became very socio-political. Race, gender, sexual orientation. 3 seasons in a row and it stopped being fun to watch. We all know the world is unfair! You're not raising awareness by crudely showcasing those issues! You're being patronizing! Prior to the politics the show was 8/10. Now it's unwatchable 0/10.
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Production Company:
- Mark Burnett Productions
- Castaway Television Productions
- MGM Television
- Survivor Productions LLC
- CBS All Access
- CBS Electronics
- CBS Paramount Network Television
- CBS Productions
- CBS
- DJB
- Living Films
- Mixers
- SEG
- Survivor Entertainment Group
Initial Release Date: May 31, 2000
Number of seasons: 50 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Genres:
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 7 Wins & 73 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Wins & 31 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 18 Wins & 18 Nominations
