Lists of Survivor (American TV series) episodes

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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.

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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 May 8,2024, 672 episodes of Survivor have aired, including six specials, currently in its forty-sixth season. On February 21, 2023, the series renewed for the 2023–24 television season. [1] The forty-sixth season premiered on February 28, 2024. [2]

Series overview

SeasonSubtitleEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 Borneo14May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
2 The Australian Outback16January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28)May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
3 Africa15October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)
4 Marquesas15February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
5 Thailand15September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19)December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19)
6 The Amazon15February 13, 2003 (2003-02-13)May 11, 2003 (2003-05-11)
7 Pearl Islands15September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)
8 All-Stars17February 1, 2004 (2004-02-01)May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09)
9 Vanuatu15September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16)December 12, 2004 (2004-12-12)
10 Palau15February 17, 2005 (2005-02-17)May 15, 2005 (2005-05-15)
11 Guatemala15September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)
12 Panama16February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
13 Cook Islands16September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)
14 Fiji15February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)
15 China15September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
16 Micronesia15February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07)May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
17 Gabon14September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)
18 Tocantins15February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
19 Samoa16September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20)
20 Heroes vs. Villains15February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
21 Nicaragua16September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)
22 Redemption Island15February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
23 South Pacific16September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)
24 One World15February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
25 Philippines15September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
26 Caramoan15February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
27 Blood vs. Water15September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
28 Cagayan14February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
29 San Juan del Sur14September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
30 Worlds Apart14February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
31 Cambodia14September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)
32 Kaôh Rōng15February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)
33 Millennials vs. Gen X14September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
34 Game Changers13March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
35 Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers14September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
36 Ghost Island14February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
37 David vs. Goliath14September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
38 Edge of Extinction14February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
39 Island of the Idols14September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
40 Winners at War14February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
41 [lower-alpha 1] 13September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
42 13March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
43 13September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
44 13March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
45 13September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)December 20, 2023 (2023-12-20)
46 13 [3] February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22) [4]
  1. 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.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
S–1"Back from the Outback"May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10)16.26 [5]
A special episode focuses the castaways from The Australian Outback on their experiences back home after the game. [6]
S–2"Countdown to Africa"October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)9.90 [7]
The preview for the third season of Survivor and the introduction of 16 new contestants. [8]
S–3"Back from Africa"January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)14.10 [9]
The special episode where the castaways from Africa talk about how their lives have changed since competing in the game. [10]
S–4"America's Tribal Council"May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)19.11 [11]
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. [12]
S–5"Surviving Survivor"February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)8.11 [13]
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. [14]
S–6"Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players"February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)3.82 [15]
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. [16]

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