Survivor (UK TV series)
| Survivor | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Presented by |
Mark Austin (2001)
Mark Nicholas (2002) |
| Theme music composer | Russ Landau |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nigel Lythgoe |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts)(main show) |
| Production company(s) | Planet 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 21 May 2001 – 29 May 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | International versions |
Mark Nicholas (2002)
Survivor is the British reality game show based on the popular international reality franchise of the same name. The series aired for 2 seasons on ITV network from 2001 to 2002. When first launched in May 2001 with huge promotion and hype from the network and tabloid newspapers.
As in all versions of the show, it features group of strangers who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants will compete in challenges to earn either a reward, or immunity from elimination. The contestants will be progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted-off by their fellow contestants until only one remains and is given the title "Ultimate Survivor" and is awarded the grand prize of £1 million.
It was considered a failure in the ratings by the network, even though it was watched by more viewers than other reality shows at the time, including Big Brother.
The show follows the same general format as the other editions of the show. The players are split between two "tribes", are taken to a remote island and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for an extended period of time. Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the teams 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 remaining players are merged into a single tribe, and competitions are on an individual basis; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out. Most players that are voted out at this stage form the "Tribal Council Jury". Once down to two people, a final Tribal Council is held where the remaining players plead their case to the Jury as to why they should win the game. The jury then votes for which player should be considered the "Ultimate Survivor" and be awarded the grand prize of £1,000,000.
There was a minor controversy when viewers were invited to phone in to cast their preference on who should win the first season. This was done via a premium rate phone call. Despite being told many times by the host that the phone vote would not be counted in the final tally, several viewers felt cheated. This was rectified for the second series, where the phone vote did count for the final results and was used as one jury vote.
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