Sixteen or more castaways are split between two or more "Tribes", are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical 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 players. Once about half the players are remaining, the tribes are merged into a single tribe, and competitions are on an individual basis; winning Immunity prevents that player from being voted out, while several that are voted out at this stage form the game's "Jury". Once down to two or three people, a Final Tribal Council is held where the remaining players plead their case to the jury members. The jury then votes for which player should be considered the "Sole Survivor" and win the $1 million prize. Survivor has introduced numerous modifications, or "twists", on the core rules in order to keep the players on their toes and to prevent players from relying on strategies that succeeded in prior seasons. These changes have included tribal switches, seasons starting with more than two tribes, the ability to exile a player from a tribe for a short time, Hidden Immunity Idols that players can use to save themselves at Tribal Council and a chance to return to regular gameplay after elimination through "Redemption Island".
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | January 2001 | February 2020 | 71 |
Season 1 - Borneo | May 2000 | August 2000 | 14 |
Season 2 - The Australian Outback | January 2001 | May 2001 | 16 |
Season 3 - Africa | October 2001 | January 2002 | 15 |
Season 4 - Marquesas | February 2002 | May 2002 | 15 |
Season 5 - Thailand | September 2002 | December 2002 | 15 |
Season 6 - The Amazon | February 2003 | May 2003 | 15 |
Season 7 - Pearl Islands | September 2003 | December 2003 | 15 |
Season 8 - All-Stars | February 2004 | May 2004 | 18 |
Season 9 - Vanuatu: Islands of Fire | September 2004 | December 2004 | 15 |
Season 10 - Palau | February 2005 | May 2005 | 15 |
Season 11 - Guatemala: The Mayan Empire | September 2005 | December 2005 | 15 |
Season 12 - Panama: Exile Island | February 2006 | May 2006 | 16 |
Season 13 - Cook Islands | September 2006 | December 2006 | 16 |
Season 14 - Fiji | February 2007 | May 2007 | 15 |
Season 15 - China | September 2007 | December 2007 | 15 |
Season 16 - Micronesia: Fans vs Favorites | February 2008 | May 2008 | 15 |
Season 17 - Gabon | September 2008 | December 2008 | 14 |
Season 18 - Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands | February 2009 | May 2009 | 15 |
Season 19 - Samoa | September 2009 | December 2009 | 16 |
Season 20 - Heroes vs Villains | February 2010 | May 2010 | 15 |
Season 21 - Nicaragua | September 2010 | December 2010 | 16 |
Season 22 - Redemption Island | February 2011 | May 2011 | 15 |
Season 23 - South Pacific | September 2011 | December 2011 | 16 |
Season 24 - One World | February 2012 | May 2012 | 15 |
Season 25 - Philippines | September 2012 | December 2012 | 15 |
Season 26 - Caramoan: Fans vs Favorites | February 2013 | May 2013 | 15 |
Season 27 - Blood vs Water | September 2013 | December 2013 | 15 |
Season 28 - Cagayan | February 2014 | May 2014 | 14 |
Season 29 - San Juan Del Sur: Blood vs Water | September 2014 | December 2014 | 15 |
Season 30 - Worlds Apart | February 2015 | May 2015 | 15 |
Season 31 - Cambodia: Second Chance | September 2015 | December 2015 | 15 |
Season 32 - Kaôh Rōng | February 2016 | May 2016 | 15 |
Season 33 - Millennials vs Gen X | September 2016 | December 2016 | 14 |
Season 34 - Game Changers | March 2017 | May 2017 | 13 |
Season 35 - Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers | September 2017 | December 2017 | 15 |
Season 36 - Ghost Island | February 2018 | May 2018 | 15 |
Season 37 - David vs Goliath | September 2018 | December 2018 | 14 |
Season 38 - Edge of Extinction | February 2019 | May 2019 | 14 |
Season 39 - Island of the Idols | September 2019 | December 2019 | 14 |
Season 40 - Winners at War | February 2020 | May 2020 | 14 |
Season 41 | September 2021 | December 2021 | 13 |
Season 42 | March 2022 | May 2022 | 13 |
Season 43 | September 2022 | December 2022 | 13 |
Season 44 | March 2023 | May 2023 | 13 |
Season 45 | September 2023 | December 2023 | 13 |
Season 46 | February 2024 | May 2024 | 13 |
Season 47 | September 2024 | December 2024 | 14 |
Season 48 | February 2025 | March 2025 | 2 |
Unassigned Episodes | 6 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
All Seasons | |||
Specials | January 2001 | February 2020 | 65 |
Season 1 | May 2000 | August 2000 | 14 |
Season 2 | January 2001 | May 2001 | 16 |
Season 3 | October 2001 | January 2002 | 15 |
Season 4 | February 2002 | May 2002 | 15 |
Season 5 | September 2002 | December 2002 | 15 |
Season 6 | February 2003 | May 2003 | 15 |
Season 7 | September 2003 | December 2003 | 15 |
Season 8 | February 2004 | May 2004 | 18 |
Season 9 | September 2004 | December 2004 | 15 |
Season 10 | February 2005 | May 2005 | 15 |
Season 11 | September 2005 | December 2005 | 15 |
Season 12 | February 2006 | May 2006 | 16 |
Season 13 | September 2006 | December 2006 | 16 |
Season 14 | February 2007 | May 2007 | 15 |
Season 15 | September 2007 | December 2007 | 15 |
Season 16 | February 2008 | May 2008 | 15 |
Season 17 | September 2008 | December 2008 | 14 |
Season 18 | February 2009 | May 2009 | 15 |
Season 19 | September 2009 | December 2009 | 16 |
Season 20 | February 2010 | May 2010 | 15 |
Season 21 | September 2010 | December 2010 | 16 |
Season 22 | February 2011 | May 2011 | 15 |
Season 23 | September 2011 | December 2011 | 16 |
Season 24 | February 2012 | May 2012 | 15 |
Season 25 | September 2012 | December 2012 | 15 |
Season 26 | February 2013 | May 2013 | 15 |
Season 27 | September 2013 | December 2013 | 15 |
Season 28 | February 2014 | May 2014 | 14 |
Season 29 | September 2014 | December 2014 | 15 |
Season 30 | February 2015 | May 2015 | 15 |
Season 31 | September 2015 | December 2015 | 15 |
Season 32 | February 2016 | May 2016 | 15 |
Season 33 | September 2016 | December 2016 | 14 |
Season 34 | March 2017 | May 2017 | 13 |
Season 35 | September 2017 | December 2017 | 15 |
Season 36 | February 2018 | May 2018 | 15 |
Season 37 | September 2018 | December 2018 | 14 |
Season 38 | February 2019 | May 2019 | 14 |
Season 39 | September 2019 | December 2019 | 14 |
Season 40 | February 2020 | May 2020 | 14 |
Season 41 | September 2021 | December 2021 | 13 |
Season 42 | March 2022 | May 2022 | 13 |
Season 43 | September 2022 | December 2022 | 13 |
Season 44 | March 2023 | May 2023 | 13 |
Unassigned Episodes | 54 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | May 2000 | May 2023 | 650 |
Unassigned Episodes | 120 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Jeff Probst | N/A |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Charlie Parsons | 1 | 09/25/2008 |
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