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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 Jeff Probst, who is also an executive producer, and also executive produced by Mark Burnett and original creator Charlie Parsons.

The show premise is to maroon 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 remaining few would then face a jury historically composed of the most recent eliminated players. That jury interrogates the final few, and then votes for the winner of the title of Sole Survivor and a million dollar prize.

 

Richard Hatch will be forever known as the very first Survivor winner, even more notable for being incarcerated after allegedly not paying his taxes after winning the show. Read more...






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