Survivor

Survivor is the American version of the popular reality competition program. It has been hosted by Jeff Probst since its inception in 2000. Mark Burnett serves as executive producer. Probst also became an executive producer later in the show's run.

The show maroons a group of Americans in an isolated location, where they must survive as a group or be voted out. The last person left wins the title of Sole Survivor and a $1,000,000 prize.

Format
The series consists of sixteen, eighteen, or twenty castaways competing. In one situation - the fourteenth season, Survivor: Fiji - the season consisted of nineteen castaways due to a last minute quit. Each cycle of the season typically consists of a Reward Challenge and an Immunity Challenge. The winner of the Immunity Challenge at the tribal level is exempt from attending Tribal Council; at the individual level they are immune from receiving any votes. The last two or three castaways face the jury - a group of previously voted out castaways - for the title.

Numerous twists have occurred over the course of the show. Tribal swaps consist of tribes being mixed up; the Hidden Immunity Idol is an idol that can be used at Tribal Council to waive any votes cast against the user; Exile Island is a place where a chosen tribemember can be sent, usually with some benefit involved; and Redemption Island is a twist that allows voted out castaways the opportunity to return to the game if they win enough challenges.