Survivor crowns a winner in an unprecedented final tribal council
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Survivor tries to conjure drama out of the inevitable
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The women of Survivor hatch a plan to take down a dominant duo
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Survivor springs a new twist that fails to shake up the status quo
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It's raining idols again as a big Survivor move backfires
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The gross food challenge returns on a lively Survivor
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Chaos reigns as the Survivor tribes merge
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After a predictable few weeks, the Survivor blindside is back
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Another tribe swap fails to shake up another dull Survivor
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Survivor relocates to Snooze Island for a by-the-numbers episode
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An early tribe swap dooms one Survivor
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Survivor’s season theme is shaky but at least the cast came to play
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Cyclone Zena temporarily votes every Survivor contestant off of the island
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Survivor’s first “alliance” changed the game—and reality TV
In 1963 veteran TV writer Sherwood Schwartz was ready to break away from writing other people’s shows and create his…
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Survivor kicks into high gear as an overconfident power duo underestimates their tribe
Whenever a Survivor season begins with the same tribe losing the first two immunity challenges, the third episode…
10 episodes of Survivor that showcase the secret weapon vital to its longevity
With so many new series popping up on streaming services and DVD, it gets harder and harder to keep up with recent…
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Survivor: “Crazy Is As Crazy Does”
You can’t be excited if you’re a Survivor producer and this is the story that the game gives you for an episode. After…
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Survivor: “It Will Be My Revenge”
The advanced Survivor analytics may not support this thesis, but I feel like the second episode of a season is almost…
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Survivor: “It’s Survivor Warfare”
My favorite thing about this season of Survivor is that it’s based on the premise that people can only be one thing,…
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Survivor: “This Is My Time”
For such an iffy season, this was a surprisingly solid finale episode. It’s partially that it doesn’t take much to make…