Survivor (British TV series) series 1

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Survivor
Series 1
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Presented by
No. of days40
No. of castaways16
WinnerCharlotte Hoborough
Runner-upJackie Carey
Location Pulau Tiga, Sabah, Malaysia
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network ITV
Original release21 May (2001-05-21) 
25 July 2001 (2001-07-25)
Series chronology
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The first series of Survivor , commonly referred to as Survivor: Pulau Tiga, premiered on 21 May 2001 and ran until 25 July 2001. The series was presented by journalist Mark Austin, who was on location with the contestants, and television presenter John Leslie, who conducted exit interviews with the players and presented additional footage of events. It consisted of 40 days of gameplay with 16 castaways competing for a prize of £1,000,000. [1]

Contents

The series was set in the South China Sea on the remote Malaysian island of Pulau Tiga in the state of Sabah, about 6 miles (9.7 km) off the north coast of Borneo, Malayasia. The sixteen contestants were initially separated into two tribes, named Helang and Ular, meaning "eagle" and "snake" in Malaysian, respectively. On Day 20, the ten remaining players merged into one tribe, named Sekutu, the Malaysian word for "together". The final nine players remaining made up the final two players and the seven members of the jury, who ultimately decided who would be the "Ultimate Survivor". After 40 days of competition, police officer Charlotte Hoborough was named the "Ultimate Survivor", defeating airline industry purchaser Jackie Carey in a 7–0 jury vote. [2]

Production

The series premiered on ITV on 21 May 2001. The programme initially aired 4 times a week. An hour-long show aired on Mondays and Wednesdays which showed the highlights from the island with presenter Mark Austin. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, a studio show presented by John Leslie aired. This programme included an interview with the castaway voted off the previous episode and included unseen footage from the island. [3] Billboards were allotted around the UK displaying the slogan "You Don't Win, You Survive". The billboards created confusion amongst viewers as it misled them into thinking people would die throughout the game. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe complained to Heat magazine about the decision. He said: "The tagline when I left for Borneo was 'Trust No One', which is great. When I got back it was, 'You Don't Win, You Survive'. Well, you did win – you won a million pounds! And of course you survive, because we're not going to let you die." [4]

Contestants

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Zoe Lyons

There were 16 contestants, divided into two tribes, Helang and Ular. After six contestants were eliminated, the tribes were merged to form one tribe, Sekutu. The final seven eliminated contestants made up the jury that decided who would be the winner.

List of Survivor: Pulau Tiga contestants
ContestantAgeFromTribeFinish
OriginalMergedPlacementDay
Nick Carter38 Gedling,
England
Ular1st voted outDay 4
Jennifer "J.J." Adams37 Barry,
Wales
Helang2nd voted outDay 7
Uzma Bashir Sheikh30 Croxley Green,
England
3rd voted outDay 10
Sarah Odell30 Fulham,
England
Ular4th voted outDay 13
Jayne Maylar47 Steyning,
England
Helang5th voted outDay 16
Adrian Bauckham22 Gravesend,
England
6th voted outDay 19
Simon Dunkley35 Sutton Coldfield,
England
Sekutu7th voted outDay 22
Andy Fairfield41 Syresham,
England
8th voted out
1st jury member
Day 25
James Stroud40 Wimbledon,
England
9th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 28
Peter "Pete" Farrar30 Stockport,
England
Ular10th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 31
Zoe Lyons 29 London,
England
11th voted out
4th jury member
Day 34
Eve Holding30 Wantage,
England
12th voted out
5th jury member
Day 37
Michael "Mick" Easton55 Dartford,
England
13th voted out
6th jury member
Day 38
Richard Owen33 Cardiff,
Wales
14th voted out
7th jury member
Day 39
Jackie Carey31 Woking,
England
Runner-upDay 40
Charlotte Hobrough24 Rhoose,
Wales
HelangUltimate Survivor

Season summary

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
EpisodeChallenge winner(s)Eliminated
No.Air dateRewardImmunityTribePlayer
121 May 2001NoneHelang [lower-alpha 1] UlarNick
224 May 2001UlarUlarHelangJ.J.
328 May 2001UlarUlarHelangUzma
431 May 2001HelangHelangUlarSarah
54 June 2001HelangUlar [lower-alpha 2] HelangJayne
67 June 2001UlarUlarHelangAdrian
711 June 2001None [lower-alpha 3] AndySekutuSimon
818 June 2001James
[Andy]
PeteAndy
925 June 2001Survivor
auction
RichardJames
102 July 2001PeteRichardPete
119 July 2001Richard
[Charlotte]
EveZoe
1216 July 2001EveRichardEve
1323 July 2001NoneRichardMick
CharlotteRichard
  1. Although Ular finished first, they failed to light one of the torches resulting in them being disqualified and Helang winning the challenge.
  2. Although Helang finished first, one of their tribe members failed to complete the obstacle course, resulting in them being disqualified, and Ular winning the challenge.
  3. There was no reward challenge due to the merge.

Voting history

Original tribesMerged tribe
Episode12345678910111213
Day47101316192225283134373839
TribeUlarHelangHelangUlarHelangHelangSekutuSekutuSekutuSekutuSekutuSekutuSekutuSekutu
EliminatedNickTie [lower-alpha 1] J.J.UzmaSarahJayneAdrianSimonAndyJamesPeteTie [lower-alpha 2] ZoeEveMickRichard
Vote5–34–44–24–2–15-25–13–26–2–1–16–2–16–1–15–1–13–3Countback [lower-alpha 2] 4–13–12–1
VoterVotes
CharlotteJ.J.J.J.JayneJayneJamesEveRichardZoeEveZoe1 vote [lower-alpha 2] EveMickRichard
JackieNickSarahSimonAndyJamesPeteZoeEveMickRichard
RichardNickSarahSimonAndyJamesPeteZoeEveMickJackie
MickJackieSarahSimonAndyJamesPeteCharlotteEveJackie
EveNickZoeSimonAndyJamesPeteCharlotteJackie
ZoeNickSarahSimonAndyJamesPeteCharlotte5 votes [lower-alpha 2]
PeteJackieSarahSimonAndyJamesCharlotte
JamesJ.J.J.J.UzmaJayneAdrianZoeRichardMick
AndyUzmaUzmaUzmaJayneAdrianZoeJackie
SimonUzmaJ.J.UzmaJayneAdrianRichard
AdrianJ.J.J.J.JayneJayneJames
JayneUzmaUzmaUzmaAdrian
SarahNickZoe
UzmaJ.J.None [lower-alpha 3] James
J.J.UzmaNone [lower-alpha 3]
NickJackie
Jury vote
Episode14
Day40
FinalistCharlotteJackie
Votes7–0
JurorVote
RichardYes check.svg
MickYes check.svg
EveYes check.svg
ZoeYes check.svg
PeteYes check.svg
JamesYes check.svg
AndyYes check.svg
Notes
  1. The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. The tied castaways were involved on a Tribal Council countback was called as a tiebreaker. Charlotte had one previous vote but Zoe had five, therefore Zoe was eliminated.
  3. 1 2 J.J. and Uzma were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.

Ratings

The series was perceived as being not very popular with UK viewers. [5] Despite Survivor receiving initial media hype, the debut episode opened with 6.6 million viewers, which was seen as a disappointment for ITV. [6] Despite the figures, an ITV spokesperson said: "We couldn't have hoped for anything better. We never expected 10m on the first night although we hope it will build to this. You have got to remember that we introduced 16 strangers and a complicated gameshow to the audience and we are confident it will grow. It's already a massive talking point, making the front pages." [6]

Ratings for the series then dropped to an average of 5 million, which was half of the audience that the network had expected. [7] In response, ITV made the decision to transmit less episodes per week to allow the hype for the series to grow. [8] However, their change failed to have an impact on viewing figures. [9] Nevertheless, the finale of the first series garnered 7.7 million viewers, peaking at 9 million. [10] Despite being low in ratings by ITV's expectations, Survivor was the most watched reality television series in the UK at its time of airing, such as Big Brother . [11] After the first series had concluded, Julia Lamaison, ITV's Head of Strategy, admitted that the network were too hopeful with their expectations for the series. They had hoped for a series average of 12 million viewers, accrediting their hopefulness to the success of the series in America. Lamaison also admitted that ITV had not supported Survivor enough in the first series, particularly with the time slot and the scheduling. [12]

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