| Survivor | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Based on | Expedition Robinson/Survivor by Charlie Parsons |
| Presented by | |
| Starring | John Leslie |
| Theme music composer | Russ Landau (2001–2002) Jeremy Birchall (2023) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Nigel Lythgoe (2001–2002)
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| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Planet 24 (2001–2002) Remarkable Entertainment (2023) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 21 May 2001 – 29 May 2002 |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 28 October – 16 December 2023 |
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Survivor (also known as Survivor UK outside of the UK) is a British adventure reality game show based on the international Survivor format. Following the premise of other versions of the Survivor format, the show features a group of contestants, referred to as "castaways" as they are marooned in an isolated location. The castaways must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in various challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted off the island by their fellow castaways. The final castaway remaining is awarded the title of "Sole Survivor" and a large monetary prize.
The series aired for two seasons on the ITV network in 2001 and 2002, but the series was considered a ratings failure despite the programme having a higher viewership than other reality series at the time, including Big Brother. ITV cancelled Survivor after two seasons because it had failed to garner a loyal viewership. The network admitted fault for not supporting the series enough in its launch phase, highlighting the key issue with their approach to the scheduling of the series.
In September 2022, a revival of the series was announced by the BBC, and premiered on 28 October 2023 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[1]
- ^ "Survivor will land on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2023". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2022.