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 television personality
Jeff Probst, who is also an
executive producer, and also executive produced by
Mark Burnett and original creator, Parsons.
The show maroons a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves.
The contestants compete in 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 one remains and is given the title of "Sole Survivor" and is awarded the grand prize of
US$1,000,000.
The American version has been very successful.
From the
2000–01 through the
2005–06 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 U.S., and is considered one of the best shows of the 2000s (decade).
The series has been nominated for several
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.
Jeff 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.
In 2013,
TV Guide ranked it at #39 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time".
The series was renewed for a 34th season,
Survivor: Game Changers, which premiered on March 8, 2017.
[6] The series has been renewed through the 2017–18 television season.
