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Revision as of 03:52, 27 October 2012
Survivor is an award-winning American reality-based competition television show produced by CBS.
History
Survivor is derived from a 1997 Swedish television series called Expedition Robinson. Following its success, in 2000, Mark Burnett collaborated with Parsons to create the US version, which they entitled Survivor. Initially, Burnett looked for a television network who would buy the concept, but was unsuccessful, until CBS accepted the offer.
The American series debuted in May 31, 2000, which amassed huge international success, which prompted Burnett and Parsons to produce more seasons after it.
Following the American franchise, other countries have produced their own versions of the series. The rights to these franchises are bought from Parsons' Castaway Television Productions.
In Survivor: All-Stars, the movie, Lord of the Flies was said to be an inspiration of the series.
The Survivor series is considered to be the pioneer of the Reality Television genre, spawning several reality shows with different premises.
Premise
The show's premise is to subject 16-20 strangers to a remote location, stripped away of most comforts in life such as food and technology. These contestants would be undergo challenges and physical and mental fatigue for 39 days. Divided in to teams called "tribes", the castaways must construct a new world while battling the elements and one another. Every third night, they would go to Tribal Council and must vote one of their own off the island. At a certain point, what remains from the two tribes would merge into one final tribe where they will compete for a seat at the Final Tribal Council, where the most recently eliminated castaways will ultimately decide which of the final few would earn the title of Sole Survivor and its accompanying $1,000,000 prize.