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Survivor (2000)

Series · 2000 · Niche

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Survivor's first U.S. season ended with 51.7 million viewers watching the finale.

Survivor (2000): poster
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Watch Survivor Season 1 Episode 1: The Marooning - Full show on CBS
CBS (U.S. broadcaster); Mark Burnett (executive producer)
Tree on the shore of Pulau Tiga, photographed in 2008; location context, not a production still.
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Numbers

Seed to observed peak
3 months
May 31 ’00 to Aug 23 ’00
Platforms
4
Started on TV
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

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  • Dupe economy

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CBS launched Survivor with cross-promotion and emailed commercials. Fans investigated clues online as TV audiences grew. The finale drew 51.7 million viewers; advertisers paid more for its sequel and competitors pursued similar formats.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.

US viewers per original episode, first season2000-05-31: 15,510,0002000-06-07: 18,100,0002000-06-14: 23,250,0002000-06-21: 24,200,0002000-06-28: 23,980,0002000-07-05: 24,500,0002000-07-12: 24,500,0002000-07-19: 26,150,0002000-07-26: 27,180,0002000-08-02: 27,410,0002000-08-09: 28,000,0002000-08-16: 28,670,0002000-08-23: 51,690,000Apr ’99NovJun ’00AugOctAug ’01Jul ’05Jun ’09May ’13Apr ’17Mar ’21Observed peakTVOpen webPressYouTube
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US viewers per original episode, first season: 13 dated figures from Reality TV World, each checked against the source. Measured at the time, not estimated.

Timeline (16)

  1. January 2000

    Mark Burnett / CBS precursor · Jan 11 ’00

    Burnett previewed the island contest and its elimination rules on The Early Show.[1]

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  2. May 2000

    CBS / MindArrow Systems precursor · May 2000

    CBS emailed a video commercial before the premiere; its vendor reported forwarding by recipients.[2][3]

  3. CBS / Mark Burnett seed · May 31 ’00

    CBS aired The Marooning, the first episode of its island elimination contest.[4][5]

    Watch Survivor Season 1 Episode 1: The Marooning - Full show on CBS

  1. press · Jun 2 ’00

  2. press · Jun 5 ’00

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Region
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Reported figure
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Evidence
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