Survivor

My latest Survivor recaps and reports, plus highlights from reality blurred’s 25 years of coverage of the competition that started the modern wave of reality TV.

Survivor’s rules

The rulebook that governs Survivor’s game play

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Survivor’s contract

The legal documents players—and family members— have to sign

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Survivor behind the scenes

From players’ costumes to the theme song, here’s my reporting on production secrets

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A portrait of a man wearing glasses — Erik Reichenbach

survivor’s echoes

Erik Reichenbach and his ‘weird relationship’ with Survivor

Erik Reichenbach talks about his art, his memoir, and how that Survivor Micronesia moment affects him today.

must-watch seasons

So many good ones! I’ll rotate this list periodically.

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Survivor Borneo

Where it all began! Rich, Sue, Rudy, Kelly, and 12 others gave us a groundbreaking season of TV.

My Survivor: Borneo recaps ➝

Survivor: The Australian Outback

The longest season in US Survivor history had many dramatic moments, right up to the end.

My Survivor: The Australian Outback recaps➝

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Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites

Incredible players, alliances, blindsides, and more—everything I want in a season of Surviovr

All my Survivor Micronesia coverage ➝

More full-season coverage

Season 28: Survivor Cagayan
Season 33: Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X
Season 37: Survivor David vs. Goliath recaps and behind-the-scenes stories

personal stories

What a Survivor fan discovered on Pulau Tiga, 15 years after Survivor Borneo

The Jennifer Hudson Show’s travel expert Justin Walter wrote for reality blurred about what he saw and discovered when he traveled to Pulau Tiga, the island that hosted the very first season of Survivor.

Justin Walter Pulau Tiga Survivor Borneo — Justin Walter atop Bird Island, where the iconic image from Survivor Borneo’s opening sequence was filmed.

recent Survivor recaps

I recap pretty much every episode of Survivor! Here are the latest:

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Survivor 50 finale recap: spoiler alert!

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Survivor 50 episode 12 recap: inconeeblaivc!

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Survivor 50 episode 11 recap: the Power Broker

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Survivor 50 episode 10 recap: the beast possible outcome

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Survivor 50 episode 9 recap: Fallon farce

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Survivor 50 episode 8 recap: double- crossed

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Survivor 50 episode 7 recap: dragon mayor

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Survivor 50 episode 6 recap: a bloody letdown

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Survivor 50 episode 5 recap: shake it off!

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deep dives

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Survivor players who died

Survivor Nicaragua jury member Jane Bright died Thursday; she’s the 17th US Survivor cast member to die since the show premiered in 2000.

Jeff Probst during the Survivor: Winners at War finale, "It All Boils Down to This."

Survivor: 7 of the best things about 40 seasons of outstanding TV

Survivor is still one of the best shows on television, scripted or unscripted. Here are seven reasons—and in-depth stories—that explain why.

21 burning Survivor questions, answered

Answers to questions about various aspects of Survivor, from its rules to its production, visiting its original location to attending the reunion.

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We’re interested in human nature, and human behavior. What happens when people are in crisis situations? Your truth comes out. How do you handle it? Do you step up and lead knowing it might get you executed? Do you hang behind hoping you don’t do anything wrong? Are you good socially? Are you a pain in the ass, and if you are, can you realize it and change? Those are the stories that interest us.” —Jeff Probst on the Survivor production team