Survivor (UK TV series)
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Survivor in the UK was broadcast by the ITV
network. It hit screens in the United Kingdom
in 2001, with huge promotion and hype from tabloid newspapers. The Grand Prize was £1,000,000.
The series was considered a failure in the ratings and only ran for two series before being axed. Many in Britain believed it was a knock-off of American excesses, and turned away. However the series, particularly the first, was watched by more viewers than other reality series at the time, including Big Brother
.
Meanwhile, the tribe that lost the immunity
challenge were forced to vote one of their own number off the island. Contestants were free to discuss and scheme about who they wished to vote off, and many alliances were made and broken as the series went on.
After 20 days, the remaining members of the two tribes merged, and the game changed completely. Reward and immunity challenges were competed for on an individual basis, with the remaining contestants battling to prevent themselves from being voted off. After tribal merger, every contestant who was voted off joined a jury
that decided who won the £1 million prize. They were given the choice from the final two contestants.
, Malaysia in the South China Sea
, which was also the site of the first American Survivor series. It was broadcast weekly from May 21, 2001 to July 25, 2001. The initial tribes were Helang (Eagle) and Ular (Snake).
Combined Reward and Immunity
Challenge.
Ular appeared to have won the challenge but because they missed a torch to light it, they were disqualified and Helang won reward and immunity.
The series was perceived as being not very popular with UK viewers. Despite initial media hype which surrounded the show, the debut episode opened with 6.6 million viewers, which was considered as a disappointment for ITV. Ratings for the show then began to hang around the 5 million mark, which was half of the audience that the network had expected.
The show initially aired four times a week on ITV. On Monday and Wednesday, highlights from the camp were shown, presented by Mark Austin who also spent 40 days on the island with the contestants. On Tuesday and Thursday, an interview was conducted with the latest contestant to be voted off the island, presented by John Leslie
.
However, ITV later decided to air fewer episodes per week to give the show a greater opportunity to "grow", but this failed to have an effect on viewing figures. Nevertheless, the final show managed to attract 7.7 million viewers, peaking at 9 million.
The show was won by Charlotte Hobrough. She was a member of Helang tribe, who were outnumbered by Ular tribe members at tribal merger. However, after successfully voting out everybody but her, the Ular tribe members began to vote against each other, allowing Charlotte to make it through to the final two, along with Jackie Carey. Hobrough won by a 7-0 vote. There was controversy when viewers were invited to phone in to cast their preference; this was via a premium rate phone call. Despite being told many times by the host that the phone vote would not be counted in the final tally, several viewers felt cheated. This was rectified for the second series, where the phone vote did count.
: Simon first voted for Uzma, causing a tie; however, in a revote, Simon changed his vote and voted for J.J., sending her home.
: Charlotte and Zoe were tied 3-3 at Tribal Council and in a Tribal Council countback Charlotte had 1 previous vote, but Zoe had 5, and she was eliminated.
archipelago of Panama
. It was broadcast from March 13, 2002 to May 29, 2002. The initial tribes were South Island (with a turtle as their mascot) and North Island (with a frog as their mascot).
Note: Columbus did not have an official tribe color, they simply had a flag resembling the flag of Panama with the frog and turtle replacing the red and blue stars. Purple is used here because it is a combination of the 2 tribe colors.
cricket presenter Mark Nicholas
. In the fifth episode, the remaining players were merged and then told there would be no immunity this episode. At the Tribal Council they were then told nobody was being voted off that episode and that a vote by the television audience would act as a seventh jury member in the final vote. Other additions included tree mail. Contestants were given a cryptic clue about what the day's challenge would hold for them by producers.
Viewers were also promised that any major action - such as the sex that was edited out of a first series episode - would definitely be shown this year.
There was extra footage available to digital viewers. An extra show, Survivor: Raw was shown on ITV2
after the main show had aired. This was presented by last year's winner, Charlotte Hobrough, and Ed Hall. It included extra footage not shown on the main show, discussions, interviews with evictees, phone-ins and emails.
The show was more predictable the second time around, as the contestants decided to stay loyal to each other after tribal merger. The former South Island members successfully voted off all of the remaining North Island members after merger.
The Grand Prize winner, Jonny Gibb, won by a 7-0 vote against Susannah Moffatt. The audience vote was 89% in his favor.
Surprisingly both winners were from the police force. Charlotte being a Dectective Constable and Jonny a Police Detective.
Despite the changes, Survivor still received low viewing figures for its second series, and ITV decided not to bring it back for a third series. This is in stark contrast to the US version which has enjoyed consistent success and popularity.
ITV finally found a successful reality TV show with I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, with many similarities to Survivor, and which received massive ratings in August 2002. The show's similarity in content to Survivor led many viewers (both in the UK and US) to believe that the shows had some licensing agreement, however this was not the case. Legal action was sought by CBS
to prevent broadcast in the US however the court ruled against, stating that "Celebrity is different enough from Survivor that CBS would have difficulty prevailing in its underlying copyright infringement suit."
1st series contestant Zoe Lyons, has since become a successful comedienne and has appeared on several BBC radio shows including Clive Anderson's Chat Room (BBC Radio 2), PMQ with Andy Parsons (BBC Radio 4), 4 Stands Up (BBC Radio 4) and The Jon Richardson Show ([BBC 6 Music]. She has also appeared on the BBC panel show Mock The Week twice.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network. It hit screens in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2001, with huge promotion and hype from tabloid newspapers. The Grand Prize was £1,000,000.
The series was considered a failure in the ratings and only ran for two series before being axed. Many in Britain believed it was a knock-off of American excesses, and turned away. However the series, particularly the first, was watched by more viewers than other reality series at the time, including Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
.
Format
A group of contestants (sixteen in the first series; twelve in the second series) were marooned on a desert island and split into two tribes. For the first 20 days, the two tribes competed against each other in reward challenges and immunity challenges. The tribe that won the reward challenge received a special treat that made their life on the island more comfortable. The tribe that won the immunity challenge was completely safe from any eliminations for three days.Meanwhile, the tribe that lost the immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
challenge were forced to vote one of their own number off the island. Contestants were free to discuss and scheme about who they wished to vote off, and many alliances were made and broken as the series went on.
After 20 days, the remaining members of the two tribes merged, and the game changed completely. Reward and immunity challenges were competed for on an individual basis, with the remaining contestants battling to prevent themselves from being voted off. After tribal merger, every contestant who was voted off joined a jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
that decided who won the £1 million prize. They were given the choice from the final two contestants.
Series One (2001)
The first series was filmed on the island of Pulau TigaPulau Tiga
Pulau Tiga is one of a group of small uninhabited islands in Kimanis Bay off the western coast of Sabah, Malaysia. The islands were formed on September 21, 1897, when an earthquake on Mindanao caused a volcanic eruption near Borneo...
, Malaysia in the South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
, which was also the site of the first American Survivor series. It was broadcast weekly from May 21, 2001 to July 25, 2001. The initial tribes were Helang (Eagle) and Ular (Snake).
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Carter 38, Drugs Company Manager |
Day 4 |
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| Jennifer "J.J." Adams 37, Personal Assistant |
Day 7 |
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| Uzma Bashir 30, Nursery Owner |
Day 10 |
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| Sarah Odell 33, Model |
Day 13 |
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| Jayne Meyler 47, Massage Therapist |
Day 16 |
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| Adrian Bauckham 22, Barrister's Clerk |
Day 19 |
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| Simon Dunkley 35, Financial Sales Manager |
Day 22 |
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| Andy Fairfield 41, Long-haul Airlines Pilot |
1st Jury Member Day 25 |
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| James Stroud 40, Property Developer |
2nd Jury Member Day 28 |
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| Peter "Pete" Farrar 30, Model and Actor |
3rd Jury Member Day 31 |
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| Zoe Lyons Zoe Lyons -Stand-up Career:Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology; in 2004 she was crowned winner of the Funny Women Awards. Since then, she has toured the UK stand up circuit, as well as playing regular gigs in London and Brighton... 29, Bartender and Actress |
4th Jury Member Day 34 |
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| Eve Holding 30, Project manager |
5th Jury Member Day 37 |
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| Mick Easton 55, Retired Policeman |
6th Jury Member Day 38 |
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| Richard Owen 33, Clinical Psychologist |
7th Jury Member Day 39 |
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| Jackie Carey 31, Airline Industry Purchaser |
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| Charlotte Hobrough 24, Policewoman |
The Game
| Episodes | Challenges | Eliminated | Votes | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | Immunity | ||||
| 1 | Helang | Nick | 5-3 | 1st Voted Out Day 4 |
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| 2 | None | Ular | J.J. | 4-4 | 2nd Voted Out Day 7 |
| 3 | Ular | Ular | Uzma | 4-2-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 10 |
| 4 | Ular | Helang | Sarah | 5-2 | 4th Voted Out Day 13 |
| 5 | Helang | Ular | Jayne | 5-1 | 5th Voted Out Day 16 |
| 6 | Ular | Ular | Adrian | 3-2 | 6th Voted Out Day 19 |
| 7 | None | Andy | Simon | 6-2-1-1 | 7th Voted Out Day 22 |
| 8 | James [Andy] |
Pete | Andy | 6-2-1 | 8th Voted Out Day 25 |
| 9 | Survivor Auction |
Richard | James | 6-1-1 | 9th Voted Out Day 28 |
| 10 | Pete | Richard | Pete | 5-1-1 | 10th Voted Out Day 31 |
| 11 | Richard [Charlotte] |
Eve | Zoe | 3-3 | 11th Voted Out Day 34 |
| 12 | Eve | Richard | Eve | 4-1 | 12th Voted Out Day 37 |
| Finale | None | Richard | Mick | 3-1 | 13th Voted Out Day 38 |
| Charlotte | Richard | 2-1 | 14th Voted Out Day 39 |
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| Reunion | Jury Vote | Jackie | 7-0 | Runner Up | |
| Charlotte | Sole Survivor | ||||
Combined Reward and Immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
Challenge.
Ular appeared to have won the challenge but because they missed a torch to light it, they were disqualified and Helang won reward and immunity.
The series was perceived as being not very popular with UK viewers. Despite initial media hype which surrounded the show, the debut episode opened with 6.6 million viewers, which was considered as a disappointment for ITV. Ratings for the show then began to hang around the 5 million mark, which was half of the audience that the network had expected.
The show initially aired four times a week on ITV. On Monday and Wednesday, highlights from the camp were shown, presented by Mark Austin who also spent 40 days on the island with the contestants. On Tuesday and Thursday, an interview was conducted with the latest contestant to be voted off the island, presented by John Leslie
John Leslie (television presenter)
John Leslie is a Scottish former television presenter. He has presented BBC One's Blue Peter and ITV's This Morning and the ITV gameshow Wheel of Fortune. He was also the roving reporter for the first series of the UK version of Survivor...
.
However, ITV later decided to air fewer episodes per week to give the show a greater opportunity to "grow", but this failed to have an effect on viewing figures. Nevertheless, the final show managed to attract 7.7 million viewers, peaking at 9 million.
The show was won by Charlotte Hobrough. She was a member of Helang tribe, who were outnumbered by Ular tribe members at tribal merger. However, after successfully voting out everybody but her, the Ular tribe members began to vote against each other, allowing Charlotte to make it through to the final two, along with Jackie Carey. Hobrough won by a 7-0 vote. There was controversy when viewers were invited to phone in to cast their preference; this was via a premium rate phone call. Despite being told many times by the host that the phone vote would not be counted in the final tally, several viewers felt cheated. This was rectified for the second series, where the phone vote did count.
Voting history
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| Uzma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J.J. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: Simon first voted for Uzma, causing a tie; however, in a revote, Simon changed his vote and voted for J.J., sending her home.
: Charlotte and Zoe were tied 3-3 at Tribal Council and in a Tribal Council countback Charlotte had 1 previous vote, but Zoe had 5, and she was eliminated.
Elimination Notes
- Nick: Although Jackie was originally targeted for being the weakest player, most of Ular changed their minds and voted out Nick, as they felt he was taking control of the game too early. (5-3)
- J.J.: Both J.J. and Uzma were in the hot seat for being the weakest members, and at tribal council, they tied 4-4. The other players were then sent to a location where they could privately discuss, and then revote. Everyone voted for the same person, except for Simon, who changed his vote for J.J. (4-4)
- Uzma: Uzma's failure to redeem herself cost her dearly, and although Adrian and Charlotte ralied against Jayne, Helang felt Uzma's weakness was the reason why they were losing so much recently. Uzma voted for James. (4-2-1)
- Sarah: Although Sarah and Eve felt safe in their alliance with Richard and Jackie, Eve attempted to make waves by campaigning to send Jackie out. Richard told the plans to Jackie, who in turn made a pact with the tribe outcast Zoe. Richard later convinced Sarah and Eve to stick with their alliance, but Jackie no longer intended to do the same. She convinced Richard to join her and the others in blindsiding Sarah. (5-2)
- Jayne: Adrian and Jayne were the two targets; Jayne for her weak performance in challenges, and Adrian for his lack of work around camp. Ultimately, the tribe decided to keep the stronger physical player and vote Jayne out. (5-1)
- Adrian: Two main duos existed in the Helang tribe: Andy & James, and Adrian & Charlotte. Simon promised loyalty to both groups, but at tribal council he betrayed Adrian and voted him out. (3-2)
- Simon: The Ular alliance decided to vote out the Helang members one-by-one. Simon was first to go because Andy had won immunity and Ular bore Simon a grudge from an incident during one of the earlier challenges (6-2-1-1)
- Andy: Andy was the next victim of the Ular alliance, as he was seen more of threat than Charlotte and James. (6-2-1)
- James: The Ular members stuck together once again and voted out James, who they believed was a bigger threat than Charlotte. (6-1-1)
- Pete: Although Charlotte was supposed to go, Pete lost immunity. The Ular members then saw their chance to vote him out, as they thought he was a physical threat as well as being well liked by the jury. Richard told Pete, who became angry at everyone except Charlotte and Richard. Pete secretly told Charlotte that he was next to go, and not her, which surprised her. Charlotte voted against Eve tactically to increase her votes in case of a tie in the future. Pete stuck the original plan and voted against Charlotte, hoping what Richard told him was wrong. Before leaving, Pete took the betrayal personally, and gave his bible to Richard. (5-1-1)
- Zoe: Fed up with Eve and Zoe, Richard secretly broke away from the Ular alliance and convinced Charlotte and Jackie to form a new one. They decided to vote out Zoe for being too self-confident. The original and remaining alliance of Eve, Mick, and Zoe decided Charlotte's time was up and decided to vote her out. Charlotte and Zoe tied at tribal council 3-3. The tie would be broken by the amount of past votes the players had received. Charlotte had 1 previous vote against her, while Zoe had 5, eliminating her.
- Eve: During the immunity challenge, Eve got on everyone's nerves, and isolated herself. Even Mick, Eve's only ally, decided he had had enough of her. At camp, Eve stole some of Charlotte's tampons (although she later claimed she put some back) and Mick's hidden bottle of ketchup which she drank alone in the jungle. When confronted at tribal council, Eve confessed to the thefts but claimed she had no regrets of doing it. She was then voted out. (4-1)
- Mick: The alliance of Charlotte, Jackie, and Richard voted out their final non-aligned member, Mick. He was also considered a favorite of the jury, which contributed to his elimination. (3-1)
- Richard: After winning the crucial final immunity challenge, Charlotte was safe from elimination. Jackie and Richard were forced to vote for each other. Charlotte voted out well-liked Richard as he was more of a physical and mental threat to her than unpopular Jackie. When the final vote was being cast, Richard knew he would be eliminated and whispered "Good luck" to Charlotte. (2-1)
- Jackie: The jury disliked Jackie and felt she was carried to the end by the others. She received no votes. (0-7)
- Charlotte: The jury was impressed that she was able to make it so far despite winning only 1 individual immunity challenge. She was also more likable than Jackie. She gained the votes of all the jury members: Andy, James, Pete, Zoe, Eve, Mick, and Richard. Andy and James voted for Charlotte since she was an ex-Helang member, Pete because he would only vote for Charlotte or Richard after being betrayed, Zoe because Charlotte "grew on her", Eve because she admitted that Charlotte did play a good game, Mick because of how Charlotte answered his questions compared to Jackie, and Richard because he felt Jackie didn't "understand the beauty" of the island and that Charlotte wasn't afraid to be who she was. (7-0)
Series Two (2002)
Despite the lack of success of the first series, ITV decided to bring back Survivor with some major changes. The second series, known as Survivor: Panama, was filmed on two islands in the Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro Province
Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. Its extension is 4,643.9 square kilometers comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante , Laguna de Chiriquí , and adjacent mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla...
archipelago of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. It was broadcast from March 13, 2002 to May 29, 2002. The initial tribes were South Island (with a turtle as their mascot) and North Island (with a frog as their mascot).
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah McCombie 22, Financial Trader |
Day 4 |
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| Lee Capon 25, Car Sales Manager |
Day 8 |
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| Tayfun Kadioglu 27, Professional Latin-American Dancer |
Day 12 |
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| Meeta Bose 34, Financial Manager |
Day 16 |
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| Helen Carney 22, Hotel Worker |
1st Jury Member Day 20 |
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| Alastair Brogan 34, Oil Company Director |
2nd Jury Member Day 24 |
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| Drew Agger 27, Firefighter |
3rd Jury Member Day 28 |
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| Dave Porter 55, Retired Firefighter |
4th Jury Member Day 32 |
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| Bridget Griffiths 43, Shepherdess |
5th Jury Member Day 34 |
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| John Dalzell 32, Former Marine/Law Worker |
6th Jury Member Day 36 |
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| Susannah Moffatt 27, Teacher |
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| Jonny Gibb 30, Police Detective |
Note: Columbus did not have an official tribe color, they simply had a flag resembling the flag of Panama with the frog and turtle replacing the red and blue stars. Purple is used here because it is a combination of the 2 tribe colors.
The Game
| Episode | Challenges | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | Immunity | ||||
| 1 | North Island | Sarah | 5-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 4 |
|
| 2 | North Island |
North Island |
Lee | 4-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 8 |
| 3 | South Island |
South Island |
Tayfun | 5-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 12 |
| 4 | South Island |
South Island |
Meeta | 4-1 | 4th Voted Out Day 16 |
| 5 | None | Jonny | Helen | 4-4 | 5th Voted Out Day 20 |
| 6 | Drew | Jonny | Alastair | 4-3 | 6th Voted Out Day 24 |
| 7 | Bridget, Dave, John |
Jonny | Drew | 4-2 | 7th Voted Out Day 28 |
| 8 | John | John | Dave | 4-1 | 8th Voted Out Day 32 |
| 9 | None | John | Bridget | 3-1 | 9th Voted Out Day 34 |
| Finals | Susannah | Susannah | John | 1-0 | 10th Voted Out Day 36 |
| Reunion | Jury Votes | Susannah | 6-0 | Runner Up | |
| Jonny | Sole Survivor | ||||
Voting history
| Original Tribes | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Finale | ||
| Eliminated: | Sarah 5/6 votes |
Lee 4/5 votes |
Tayfun 5/6 votes |
Meeta 4/5 votes |
Helen 4/8 votes |
Alastair 4/7 votes |
Drew 4/6 votes |
Dave 4/5 votes |
Bridget 3/4 votes |
John 1 vote |
Susannah 0/6 votes |
Jonny 6/6 votes |
|
| Voter | Vote | ||||||||||||
| Jonny | Sarah | Lee | Helen | Alastair | Drew | Dave | Bridget | Jury Vote | |||||
| Susannah | Sarah | Lee | Helen | Alastair | Drew | Dave | Bridget | John | |||||
| John | Sarah | Lee | Helen | Alastair | Drew | Dave | Bridget | Jonny | |||||
| Bridget | Sarah | Lee | Helen | Alastair | Drew | Dave | Susannah | Jonny | |||||
| Dave | Tayfun | Meeta | Bridget | Susannah | Susannah | Bridget | Jonny | ||||||
| Drew | Tayfun | Meeta | Bridget | Susannah | Susannah | Jonny | |||||||
| Alastair | Tayfun | Meeta | Bridget | Susannah | Jonny | ||||||||
| Helen | Tayfun | Meeta | Bridget | Jonny | |||||||||
| Meeta | Tayfun | Helen | |||||||||||
| Tayfun | Metta | ||||||||||||
| Lee | Sarah | Bridget | |||||||||||
| Sarah | John | ||||||||||||
Elimination Notes
- Sarah: The South Island tribe deemed Sarah and Susannah as the weakest members. Although Susannah disqualified her tribe in the immunity challenge, she convinced everyone to vote out Sarah. (5-1)
- Lee: Lee was voted out because of his illness dissipating him. Although Bridget was also injured, South Island felt Lee was the weaker of the two. South Island were only in this position because of John's misjudged showboating when well ahead in the immunity challenge but again someone else paid for the mistake. (4-1)
- Tayfun: Tayfun "only care for yourself" strategy isolated himself. Although Meeta was deemed the weakest member, the tribe preferred her over Tayfun. (5-1)
- Meeta: She was perceived as the weakest member of North Island, and not redeeming herself spelled her doom. (4-1)
- N/A: The host announced a tribal council would not take place due to the merge.
- Helen: Helen lost to Bridget in the tiebreaker (a quiz about Panama) when the two former tribes voted against each other. (4-4, lost tiebreaker)
- Alastair: After Helen's elimination, South Island proceeded to pick off the North Island members. Alastair , a physically very strong man was the first victim despite a last-ditch attempt by Drew to put herself forward in his place. (4-3)
- Drew: South Island's second victim, Drew was seen as a bigger threat than Dave. Jonny voted for her despite a relationship developing between the two of them.(4-2)
- Dave: South Island's final victim, as well as the final North Island member. Dave failed to win immunity and convince everyone else to vote against Bridget. (4-1)
- Bridget: John, Jonny, and Susannah turned on Bridget as the outsider to their long-established alliance. (3-1)
- John: Susannah eliminated John for being more well-liked than Jonny. (1-0)
- Susannah: The jury felt she was carried to the final round by John and Jonny, as well as undeserving since she broke a rule at the first immunity challenge. She received no votes. (0-6)
- Jonny: The jury saw him as the lesser of the two evils as well as the more deserving player. Jonny gained all the jury member's votes: Helen, Alistair, Drew, Dave, Bridget, and John. Jonny also received an extra vote from the public. Jonny is first and only person to never have a vote played against him in the UK edition of SurvivorSurvivor (TV series)Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
. (6-0)
Facts
There were several changes in the traditional format. The number of contestants was dropped to twelve, to allow viewers to get to know the cast better. Presenters Mark Austin and John Leslie were dropped in favour of Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
cricket presenter Mark Nicholas
Mark Nicholas
Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement....
. In the fifth episode, the remaining players were merged and then told there would be no immunity this episode. At the Tribal Council they were then told nobody was being voted off that episode and that a vote by the television audience would act as a seventh jury member in the final vote. Other additions included tree mail. Contestants were given a cryptic clue about what the day's challenge would hold for them by producers.
Viewers were also promised that any major action - such as the sex that was edited out of a first series episode - would definitely be shown this year.
There was extra footage available to digital viewers. An extra show, Survivor: Raw was shown on ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
after the main show had aired. This was presented by last year's winner, Charlotte Hobrough, and Ed Hall. It included extra footage not shown on the main show, discussions, interviews with evictees, phone-ins and emails.
The show was more predictable the second time around, as the contestants decided to stay loyal to each other after tribal merger. The former South Island members successfully voted off all of the remaining North Island members after merger.
The Grand Prize winner, Jonny Gibb, won by a 7-0 vote against Susannah Moffatt. The audience vote was 89% in his favor.
Surprisingly both winners were from the police force. Charlotte being a Dectective Constable and Jonny a Police Detective.
Despite the changes, Survivor still received low viewing figures for its second series, and ITV decided not to bring it back for a third series. This is in stark contrast to the US version which has enjoyed consistent success and popularity.
ITV finally found a successful reality TV show with I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, with many similarities to Survivor, and which received massive ratings in August 2002. The show's similarity in content to Survivor led many viewers (both in the UK and US) to believe that the shows had some licensing agreement, however this was not the case. Legal action was sought by CBS
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to prevent broadcast in the US however the court ruled against, stating that "Celebrity is different enough from Survivor that CBS would have difficulty prevailing in its underlying copyright infringement suit."
1st series contestant Zoe Lyons, has since become a successful comedienne and has appeared on several BBC radio shows including Clive Anderson's Chat Room (BBC Radio 2), PMQ with Andy Parsons (BBC Radio 4), 4 Stands Up (BBC Radio 4) and The Jon Richardson Show ([BBC 6 Music]. She has also appeared on the BBC panel show Mock The Week twice.