Survivor

SURVIVOR, (aka SURVIVOR: BORNEO), members of The Pagong Tribe building their home base, from left: Gervase Peterson, B.B. Andersen, Ramona Gray, Joel Klug, Colleen Haskell, Jenna Lewis, (Season 1, premiered May 31, 2000).

The Forgotten Reality Show That Inspired ‘Survivor’

Before it was a phenomenon, it was a Swedish reality show.

Jeff Probst attends First Look: 'Survivor 50' and Award Presentation To Jeff Probst during the 14th SCAD TVfest on February 04, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for SCAD); Courtesy of Jeff Probst/YouTube

‘Survivor’s Jeff Probst Shares Unrecognizable Throwback Photo

The reality TV host used an ’80s throwback pic on the release of song, ‘Survivor 50 Come and Get It.’
SURVIVOR, (aka SURVIVOR: BORNEO), contestants: Susan Hawk (3rd from left), Rudy Boesch (5th from left - red shirt), Sean Kenniff (6th from left - blue shirt), Richard Hatch (7th from left - shirtless), Sonja Christopher (8th from left - khaki shorts), Greg Buis (8th from right - checkered shirt), Colleen Haskell (7th from right), Ramona Gray (6th from right - obscured), Gervase Peterson (4th from right), Gretchen Cordy (2nd from right), B.B. Andersen (right), (Season 1, premiered May 31, 2000)

25 Years Later: What Happened to the Cast of ‘Survivor’ Season 1?

The 49th season of the show premieres on September 24.