<P> The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provide food, fire, and shelter for themselves . The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination . The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants, until only one remains and is given the title of "Sole Survivor" and is awarded the grand prize of US $1,000,000 . </P> <P> The American version has been very successful . From the 2000--01 through the 2005--06 television seasons, its first eleven seasons (competitions) rated among the top ten most watched shows . It is commonly considered the leader of American reality TV because it was the first highly rated and profitable reality show on broadcast television in the U.S., and is considered one of the best shows of the 2000s (decade). The series has been nominated for several Emmy Awards, including winning for Outstanding Sound Mixing in 2001, Outstanding Special Class Program in 2002, and was subsequently nominated four times for Outstanding Reality - Competition Program when the category was introduced in 2003 . Jeff Probst won the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality - Competition Program four consecutive times after the award was introduced in 2008 . In 2007, the series was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all - time . In 2013, TV Guide ranked it at #39 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time". </P> <P> The series was renewed for a 35th season, Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, which premiered on September 27, 2017 . The 36th season will premiere on February 28, 2018 . </P> <P> The first U.S. season of Survivor followed the same general format as the Swedish series . Sixteen or more players, split between two or more "tribes", are taken to a remote isolated location (usually in a tropical climate) and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for 39 days (42 in The Australian Outback). Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the teams against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for "immunity", forcing the other tribe to attend "Tribal Council", where they must vote off one of their tribe mates . </P>

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