Survivorman
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| Genre | Documentary (wilderness survival), Adventure |
| Created by | Les Stroud |
| Written by | Les Stroud |
| Directed by | Les Stroud |
| Starring | Les Stroud |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 49 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Les Stroud |
| Cinematography | Les Stroud |
| Editor(s) | Andy Peterson |
| Camera setup | Les Stroud |
| Running time | 44 minutes (not including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Cream Productions Wilderness Spirit Productions |
| Distributor |
OLN Discovery Communications |
| Release | |
| Original network | OLN |
| Picture format |
480i season 1 1080i season 2-6 |
| Original release | October 13, 2004 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Stranded |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Survivorman is a Canadian-produced television program, broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and internationally on Discovery Channel and Science Channel. The show has aired 7 seasons and 4 specials in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2015. The title refers to the host of the show, Canadian filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud, who uses survival skills and knowledge to survive alone for up to ten days (seven days during the first three seasons and ten days during seasons four and five), in remote locales where he brings with him little or no food, water, or equipment. According to the show's website, each location was scouted and planned extensively by Stroud and his team who consulted with survival specialists and natives of each area. The fact that Stroud is not accompanied by a production crew and performs the filming himself is a major focus of the show.
During the videotaping of each episode, Stroud is alone and operates all the cameras himself, while his support team monitors him from a distance. He is equipped with only his clothes, camera equipment, his harmonica, a multi-tool, and often "everyday items" relevant to the episode's particular survival situation or locale. For safety purposes, Stroud carries an emergency satellite phone and normally has daily radio contact with his support crew that is always within rescue range. However, Stroud has stated that while videotaping several episodes, there were times when his emergency phone did not work, leaving him totally alone and has mentioned his concern that his rescue crew may become stranded with him. On a few occasions, Stroud has also been provided with a rifle for safety reasons or as part of the survival situation; in the first season episode "Canadian Arctic", the local experts he consulted insisted that because of polar bears they would not let him go without a rifle.
Survivorman can be considered a sequel or spin-off to Stroud's earlier project, Stranded, a five-part series that was shown on the Canadian Discovery Channel in 2001.
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