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Survivor: Summary

Airs Next:CBS at Thursday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Returning Series
Premiered:May 31, 2000
Show Categories:Reality, Drama

The rules of this game are simple: sixteen average Americans (eighteen in seasons 8, 9, 11 and 17, nineteen in season 14 and twenty in seasons 10, 13 and 16) are abandoned in the middle of some of the most unforgiving places on earth. Divided into teams, they participate in challenges and every three days, the losing tribe must trek to Tribal Council to vote out one of their own. Halfway through the game, the game shifts to individual competitions when the tribes merge and become one, making the game every man for himself.

The game is simple: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast, by winning Immunity, thus not being eligible to have votes cast against yourself. However, the players must be careful about who they send packing - after the merge, a jury of seven begins to form, and each week they return to watch the Tribal Council ceremony. At the end of the game, they vote for one of the members of the final two to win One Million Dollars. Who will become the next Survivor?

Generally, each season begins with a twist - something different to surprise the new castaways. Survivor is a game of adaptation, and the final two of each season, listed below, were the players most able to adapt to their surroundings and to the people they are playing with. Survivor focuses on the people, and the social commentary that surrounds them. How can these players Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast is the question that the game revolves around. The rules of this game are simple: sixteen average Americans (eighteen in seasons 8, 9, 11 and 17, nineteen in season 14 and twenty in seasons 10, 13 and 16) are abandoned in the middle of some of the most unforgiving places on earth. Divided into teams, they participate in challenges and every three days, the losing tribe must trek to Tribal Council to vote out one of their own....

The Brains Behind Everything

Aired: Thursday November 13, 2008

Another contestant is voted out.

Charlie Herschel - Between Takes

Recently cast-off Survivor Charlie tells TV.com about being cold, tap-dancing with Corrine, and a Gabon Gay Pride Parade.

Posted: 11/17/08
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Warrior427
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The Bottom Line: "Past its prime"
a bunch of people on a island complaining ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
FINALLY!!! The season kicks it up a notch, and when I mean a notch, I mean a REALLY LARGE NOTCH!!! ...Continue »
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lalegator
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The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
One tribe makes a lucky catch that results in an exotic feast. One castaway's guilt drives her to tears on her stay at Exile. In the wake of a tough loss, one castaway's emotional outburst causes her to become a target. ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Why did I watch that?"
Ace is out and so is Dan. Their mouths costed it. ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
my personal favorite is back bigger and better than ever!! ...Continue »
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