Lists of Survivor (American TV series) episodes

Survivor is an American reality television show, a derivative of the Swedish program, Expedition Robinson. It is broadcast on CBS and hosted by Jeff Probst.

The first season, Survivor: Borneo, premiered on May 31, 2000 as part of the summer 2000 primetime scheduling cycle, and it has been aired semiannually since 2001. As of October 2, 2024,^[update] 684 episodes of Survivor have aired, including six specials, currently in its forty-seventh season. In May 2024, the series was renewed for the 2024–25 television season for its 47th and 48th seasons, continuing with 90-minute episodes.^[1]

Seasons: 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Specials
References
External links

Series overview

Season	Subtitle	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Subtitle	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	Borneo	14	May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)	August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
2	The Australian Outback	16	January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28)	May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
3	Africa	15	October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)	January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)
4	Marquesas	15	February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
5	Thailand	15	September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19)	December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19)
6	The Amazon	15	February 13, 2003 (2003-02-13)	May 11, 2003 (2003-05-11)
7	Pearl Islands	15	September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)	December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)
8	All-Stars	17	February 1, 2004 (2004-02-01)	May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09)
9	Vanuatu	15	September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16)	December 12, 2004 (2004-12-12)
10	Palau	15	February 17, 2005 (2005-02-17)	May 15, 2005 (2005-05-15)
11	Guatemala	15	September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)	December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)
12	Panama	16	February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)	May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
13	Cook Islands	16	September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)	December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)
14	Fiji	15	February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)	May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)
15	China	15	September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)	December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
16	Micronesia	15	February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07)	May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
17	Gabon	14	September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)	December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)
18	Tocantins	15	February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)	May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
19	Samoa	16	September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)	December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20)
20	Heroes vs. Villains	15	February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)	May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
21	Nicaragua	16	September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)	December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)
22	Redemption Island	15	February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)	May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
23	South Pacific	16	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)
24	One World	15	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)	May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
25	Philippines	15	September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)	December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
26	Caramoan	15	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
27	Blood vs. Water	15	September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)	December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
28	Cagayan	14	February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)	May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
29	San Juan del Sur	14	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
30	Worlds Apart	14	February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
31	Cambodia	14	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)
32	Kaôh Rōng	15	February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)	May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)
33	Millennials vs. Gen X	14	September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)	December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
34	Game Changers	13	March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)	May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
35	Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers	14	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
36	Ghost Island	14	February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
37	David vs. Goliath	14	September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)	December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
38	Edge of Extinction	14	February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)	May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
39	Island of the Idols	14	September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
40	Winners at War	14	February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)	May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
41	—^[a]	13	September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
42		13	March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)	May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
43		13	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
44		13	March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
45		13	September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)	December 20, 2023 (2023-12-20)
46		13	February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)	May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)
47		14	September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)	December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)

^ Starting in the forty-first season, no subtitle was used in promotion of the season. Instead, the show began following a number format similar to Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

List of episodes

Seasons 1–20 (2000–2010)

Seasons 21–40 (2010–2020)

Seasons 41–present (2021–present)

Specials

No.	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
S–1	"Back from the Outback"	May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10)	16.26^[3]
A special episode focuses the castaways from The Australian Outback on their experiences back home after the game.^[2]
S–2	"Countdown to Africa"	October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)	9.90^[5]
The preview for the third season of Survivor and the introduction of 16 new contestants.^[4]
S–3	"Back from Africa"	January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)	14.10^[7]
The special episode where the castaways from Africa talk about how their lives have changed since competing in the game.^[6]
S–4	"America's Tribal Council"	May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)	19.11^[9]
In this live special event, one of the players (Rupert Boneham) from the All-Stars season is awarded a special US$1,000,000 prize, as a result of a vote conducted by viewers. Jeff Probst reports on the players' lives back home. Plus, an announcement of the next Survivor season.^[8]
S–5	"Surviving Survivor"	February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)	8.11^[11]
Airing a week before the show's 20th season Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, this special episode took a look back at the last 10 years of Survivor with new interviews from previous contestants.^[10]
S–6	"Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players"	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)	3.82^[13]
Airing a week before the show's 40th season Survivor: Winners at War, the special includes some of the highlights of the show's previous seasons, including interviews with Christian Hubicki, Donathan Hurley, David Wright, Cirie Fields, Rob Mariano, Amber Mariano, Jeremy Collins, Parvati Shallow, and Ben Driebergen, and a preview of Winners at War.^[12]

References

^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: Tracker Shifts, NCIS: Origins & Georgie & Mandy Succeed Hawai'i & Young Sheldon, The Amazing Race Held". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "Back from the Outback". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on June 8, 2001. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Survivor: Countdown to Africa". TV.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^ "TV Listings for - October 4, 2001". TV Tango. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Survivor: Back From Africa". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ "TV Listings for - January 17, 2002". TV Tango. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Survivor: America's Tribal Council (a.k.a. More With the All-Stars)". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 18, 2004. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Surviving Survivor". TV.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ Gorman, Bill (February 5, 2010). "Thursday Broadcast Final Ratings; Vampire Diaries, Community Tick Up". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ Turchaino, Danielle (January 12, 2020). "CBS Sets Survivor Retrospective Special Ahead of 40th Season Premiere". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 6, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

External links

Official website
Survivor at IMDb

This article includes an episode-related list of lists.

[SurvivorXX-2] Starting in the forty-first season, no subtitle was used in promotion of the season. Instead, the show began following a number format similar to Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

[1] Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: Tracker Shifts, NCIS: Origins & Georgie & Mandy Succeed Hawai'i & Young Sheldon, The Amazing Race Held". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[3] "Back from the Outback". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[4] "Top 20 Network Primetime Report". Zap2it. Archived from the original on June 8, 2001. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[5] "Survivor: Countdown to Africa". TV.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

[6] "TV Listings for - October 4, 2001". TV Tango. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[7] "Survivor: Back From Africa". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[8] "TV Listings for - January 17, 2002". TV Tango. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[9] "Survivor: America's Tribal Council (a.k.a. More With the All-Stars)". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[10] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 18, 2004. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[11] "Surviving Survivor". TV.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[12] Gorman, Bill (February 5, 2010). "Thursday Broadcast Final Ratings; Vampire Diaries, Community Tick Up". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[13] Turchaino, Danielle (January 12, 2020). "CBS Sets Survivor Retrospective Special Ahead of 40th Season Premiere". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[14] Metcalf, Mitch (February 6, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[1]

[a]

[3]

[2]

[5]

[4]

[7]

[6]

[9]

[8]

[11]

[10]

[13]

[12]