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Survivor (サバイバー Sabaibā) is the Japanese version of the reality show Survivor. Four seasons were produced and aired in Japan from April 9, 2002 to March 11, 2003 by the Japanese network TBS.

Format[]

The show follows the same general format as the other editions of the show, first showcased in Expedition Robinson 1997 and later popularized by Survivor: Borneo. 16 castaways are split into two tribes and are taken to a remote, isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for 39 days. Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for immunity, forcing the other tribe to attend Tribal Council, where they must vote off one of their own tribemates.

Once around half the players are remaining, the tribes are merged into a single tribe, and challenges are competed on an individual basis; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out. Most players that are voted out from this stage onwards form the jury. Once only two castaways remain, the Final Tribal Council is held, where the Final Two plead their case to the jury as to why they should win the game. The jury then votes for which player they believe should be considered the Sole Survivor, who would win a prize of 10,000,000 yen - equivalent to roughly US$120,000 in 2023. Due to laws at the time, the prize would be split between five people who applied as a group who nominated the person that went on to compete in and win the competition.

Seasons[]

Season Tribes Number of Castaways Filming Location Filming Dates Season Run Sole Survivor
Survivor 1 Bekeu
Deleb
Sage Sils
16 Ngemelis Islands, Palau March 2002 - April 2002 April 9, 2002 - June 18, 2002 JPS1 eri t
Eri Minoshima
Survivor 2 Toytoy
Wakka
Nitay
16 Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan June 2002 - July 2002 July 2, 2002 - September 17, 2002 JPS2 asami t
Asami Kawamura
Survivor 3 Dalahican
Ompus
Tigum
16 Siquijor, Philippines September 2002 - October 2002 October 15, 2002 - December 17, 2002 JPS3 yasuhito t
Yasuhito Ebisawa
Survivor 4 Manglo
Somnak
Langet
16 Rota, Northern Mariana Islands November 2002 - December 2002 January 14, 2003 - March 11, 2003 JPS4 koshin t
Kōshin Gunji
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