The first series of Survivor, commonly referred to as Survivor: Pulau Tiga, premiered on 21 May 2001 and ran until 25 July 2001. The series was presented by journalist Mark Austin, who was on location with the contestants, and television presenter John Leslie, who conducted exit interviews with the players and presented additional footage of events. It consisted of 40 days of gameplay with 16 castaways competing for a prize of £1,000,000.[1]
The series was set in the South China Sea on the remote Malaysian island of Pulau Tiga in the state of Sabah, about 6 miles (9.7 km) off the north coast of Borneo, Malayasia. The sixteen contestants were initially separated into two tribes, named Helang and Ular, meaning "eagle" and "snake" in Malaysian, respectively. On Day 20, the ten remaining players merged into one tribe, named Sekutu, the Malaysian word for "together". The final nine players remaining made up the final two players and the seven members of the jury, who ultimately decided who would be the "Ultimate Survivor". After 40 days of competition, police officer Charlotte Hoborough was named the "Ultimate Survivor", defeating airline industry purchaser Jackie Carey in a 7-0 jury vote.[2]
The series premiered on ITV on 21 May 2001. The programme initially aired 4 times a week. An hour-long show aired on Mondays and Wednesdays which showed the highlights from the island with presenter Mark Austin. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, a studio show presented by John Leslie aired. This programme included an interview with the castaway voted off the previous episode and included unseen footage from the island.[3] Billboards were allotted around the UK displaying the slogan "You Don't Win, You Survive". The billboards created confusion amongst viewers as it misled them into thinking people would die throughout the game. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe complained to Heat magazine about the decision. He said: "The tagline when I left for Borneo was 'Trust No One', which is great. When I got back it was, 'You Don't Win, You Survive'. Well, you did win – you won a million pounds! And of course you survive, because we're not going to let you die."[4]
Contestants
There were 16 contestants, divided into two tribes, Helang and Ular. After six contestants were eliminated, the tribes were merged to form one tribe, Sekutu. The final seven eliminated contestants made up the jury that decided who would be the winner.
^The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
^ abcdThe first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. The tied castaways were involved on a Tribal Council countback was called as a tiebreaker. Charlotte had one previous vote but Zoe had five, therefore Zoe was eliminated.
^ abJ.J. and Uzma were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.
Ratings
The series was perceived as being not very popular with UK viewers.[5] Despite Survivor receiving initial media hype, the debut episode opened with 6.6 million viewers, which was seen as a disappointment for ITV.[6] Despite the figures, an ITV spokesperson said: "We couldn't have hoped for anything better. We never expected 10m on the first night although we hope it will build to this. You have got to remember that we introduced 16 strangers and a complicated gameshow to the audience and we are confident it will grow. It's already a massive talking point, making the front pages."[6]
Ratings for the series then dropped to an average of 5 million, which was half of the audience that the network had expected.[7] In response, ITV made the decision to transmit less episodes per week to allow the hype for the series to grow.[8] However, their change failed to have an impact on viewing figures.[9] Nevertheless, the finale of the first series garnered 7.7 million viewers, peaking at 9 million.[10] Despite being low in ratings by ITV's expectations, Survivor was the most watched reality television series in the UK at its time of airing, such as Big Brother.[11] After the first series had concluded, Julia Lamaison, ITV's Head of Strategy, admitted that the network were too hopeful with their expectations for the series. They had hoped for a series average of 12 million viewers, accrediting their hopefulness to the success of the series in America. Lamaison also admitted that ITV had not supported Survivor enough in the first series, particularly with the time slot and the scheduling.[12]
References
^"How to survive Survivor". BBC. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^"Charlotte wins £1m Survivor". BBC News. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"How to survive Survivor". BBC News. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Why Survivor deserves a second chance on UK television". Digital Spy. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"BBC top ITV ratings for first time". Daily Mirror. 2 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2008.[dead link]
^ ab"Survivor makes disappointing debut". Digital Spy. 22 May 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Survivor to be cut back?". Digital Spy. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"ITV confirms Survivor shift". Digital Spy. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Survivor fails to gather pace". Digital Spy. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Survivor final draws 8m". Digital Spy. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Survivor proves a TV dinosaur". BBC. 25 July 2001.
^"Survivor 2 decision awaited". Digital Spy. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
January 31, 2023
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The first series of Survivor commonly referred to as Survivor Pulau Tiga premiered on 21 May 2001 and ran until 25 July 2001 The series was presented by journalist Mark Austin who was on location with the contestants and television presenter John Leslie who conducted exit interviews with the players and presented additional footage of events It consisted of 40 days of gameplay with 16 castaways competing for a prize of 1 000 000 1 SurvivorSeries 1Presented byMark Austin John LeslieNo of days40No of castaways16WinnerCharlotte HoboroughRunner upJackie CareyLocationPulau Tiga Sabah MalaysiaCountry of originUnited KingdomNo of episodes12ReleaseOriginal networkITVOriginal release21 May 2001 05 21 25 July 2001 2001 07 25 Series chronologyNext Survivor PanamaThe series was set in the South China Sea on the remote Malaysian island of Pulau Tiga in the state of Sabah about 6 miles 9 7 km off the north coast of Borneo Malayasia The sixteen contestants were initially separated into two tribes named Helang and Ular meaning eagle and snake in Malaysian respectively On Day 20 the ten remaining players merged into one tribe named Sekutu the Malaysian word for together The final nine players remaining made up the final two players and the seven members of the jury who ultimately decided who would be the Ultimate Survivor After 40 days of competition police officer Charlotte Hoborough was named the Ultimate Survivor defeating airline industry purchaser Jackie Carey in a 7 0 jury vote 2 Contents 1 Production 2 Contestants 3 Season summary 4 Voting history 5 Ratings 6 ReferencesProduction EditThe series premiered on ITV on 21 May 2001 The programme initially aired 4 times a week An hour long show aired on Mondays and Wednesdays which showed the highlights from the island with presenter Mark Austin On Tuesdays and Thursdays a studio show presented by John Leslie aired This programme included an interview with the castaway voted off the previous episode and included unseen footage from the island 3 Billboards were allotted around the UK displaying the slogan You Don t Win You Survive The billboards created confusion amongst viewers as it misled them into thinking people would die throughout the game Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe complained to Heat magazine about the decision He said The tagline when I left for Borneo was Trust No One which is great When I got back it was You Don t Win You Survive Well you did win you won a million pounds And of course you survive because we re not going to let you die 4 Contestants EditThere were 16 contestants divided into two tribes Helang and Ular After six contestants were eliminated the tribes were merged to form one tribe Sekutu The final seven eliminated contestants made up the jury that decided who would be the winner Contestant Original tribe Merged tribe FinishNick Carter38 Gedling Nottinghamshire Ular 1st voted outDay 4Jennifer J J Adams37 Barry South Wales Helang 2nd voted outDay 7Uzma Bashir30 Croxley Green Rickmansworth Helang 3rd voted outDay 10Sarah Odell30 Fulham London Ular 4th voted outDay 13Jayne Meyler Meyler47 Steyning West Sussex Helang 5th voted outDay 16Adrian Bauckham22 Gravesend Kent Helang 6th voted outDay 19Simon Dunkley35 Sutton Coldfield Birmingham Helang Sekutu 7th voted outDay 22Andy Fairfield41 Syresham Northamptonshire Helang 8th voted out 1st jury memberDay 25James Stroud40 Wimbledon London Helang 9th voted out 2nd jury memberDay 28Peter Pete Farrar30 Stockport Cheshire Ular 10th voted outDay 31Zoe Lyons29 London Ular 11th voted outDay 34Eve Holding30 Wantage Oxfordshire Ular 12th voted outDay 37Mick Easton55 Dartford Kent Ular 13th voted outDay 38Richard Owen33 Cardiff South Wales Ular 14th voted outDay 39Jackie Carey31 Woking Surrey Ular Runner UpDay 40Charlotte Hobrough24 Rhoose Vale of Glamorgan Helang Sole SurvivorDay 40Season summary EditChallenge winners and eliminations by episode Episode Challenge winner s Eliminated FinishNo Air date Reward Immunity1 21 May 2001 None Helang a Nick 1st voted outDay 42 24 May 2001 Ular Ular J J 2nd voted outDay 73 28 May 2001 Ular Ular Uzma 3rd voted outDay 104 31 May 2001 Helang Helang Sarah 4th voted outDay 135 4 June 2001 Helang Ular Jayne 5th voted outDay 166 7 June 2001 Ular Ular Adrian 6th voted outDay 197 11 June 2001 None b Andy Simon 7th voted outDay 228 18 June 2001 James Andy Pete Andy 8th voted out1st jury memberDay 259 25 June 2001 SurvivorAuction Richard James 9th voted out2nd jury memberDay 2810 2 July 2001 Pete Richard Pete 10th voted out3rd jury memberDay 3111 9 July 2001 Richard Charlotte Eve Zoe 11th voted out4th jury memberDay 3412 16 July 2001 Eve Richard Eve 12th voted out5th jury memberDay 3713 23 July 2001 None Richard Mick 13th voted out5th jury memberDay 38Charlotte Richard 14th voted out6th jury memberDay 3914 25 July 2001 Jury voteJackie Runner UpDay 40Charlotte Sole SurvivorDay 40 Although Ular finished first they failed to light one of the torches resulting in them being disqualified and Helang winning the challenge There was no reward challenge due to the merge Voting history EditOriginal tribes Merged tribeEpisode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Day 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 38 39Eliminated Nick Tie a J J Uzma Sarah Jayne Adrian Simon Andy James Pete Tie b Zoe Eve Mick RichardVote 5 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 1 5 2 5 1 3 2 6 2 1 1 6 2 1 6 1 1 5 1 1 3 3 Countback b 4 1 3 1 2 1Voter VotesCharlotte J J J J Jayne Jayne James Eve Richard Zoe Eve Zoe 1 Vote b Eve Mick RichardJackie Nick Sarah Simon Andy James Pete Zoe Eve Mick RichardRichard Nick Sarah Simon Andy James Pete Zoe Eve Mick JackieMick Jackie Sarah Simon Andy James Pete Charlotte Eve JackieEve Nick Zoe Simon Andy James Pete Charlotte JackieZoe Nick Sarah Simon Andy James Pete Charlotte 5 Votes b Pete Jackie Sarah Simon Andy James CharlotteJames J J J J Uzma Jayne Adrian Zoe Richard MickAndy Uzma Uzma Uzma Jayne Adrian Zoe JackieSimon Uzma J J Uzma Jayne Adrian RichardAdrian J J J J Jayne Jayne JamesJayne Uzma Uzma Uzma AdrianSarah Nick ZoeUzma J J None c JamesJ J Uzma None c Nick JackieJury voteEpisode 14Day 40Finalist Jackie CharlotteVotes 7 0Juror VotesRichard CharlotteMick CharlotteEve CharlotteZoe CharlottePete CharlotteJames CharlotteAndy CharlotteNotes The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie Per the rules a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied a b c d The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie The tied castaways were involved on a Tribal Council countback was called as a tiebreaker Charlotte had one previous vote but Zoe had five therefore Zoe was eliminated a b J J and Uzma were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote Ratings EditThe series was perceived as being not very popular with UK viewers 5 Despite Survivor receiving initial media hype the debut episode opened with 6 6 million viewers which was seen as a disappointment for ITV 6 Despite the figures an ITV spokesperson said We couldn t have hoped for anything better We never expected 10m on the first night although we hope it will build to this You have got to remember that we introduced 16 strangers and a complicated gameshow to the audience and we are confident it will grow It s already a massive talking point making the front pages 6 Ratings for the series then dropped to an average of 5 million which was half of the audience that the network had expected 7 In response ITV made the decision to transmit less episodes per week to allow the hype for the series to grow 8 However their change failed to have an impact on viewing figures 9 Nevertheless the finale of the first series garnered 7 7 million viewers peaking at 9 million 10 Despite being low in ratings by ITV s expectations Survivor was the most watched reality television series in the UK at its time of airing such as Big Brother 11 After the first series had concluded Julia Lamaison ITV s Head of Strategy admitted that the network were too hopeful with their expectations for the series They had hoped for a series average of 12 million viewers accrediting their hopefulness to the success of the series in America Lamaison also admitted that ITV had not supported Survivor enough in the first series particularly with the time slot and the scheduling 12 References Edit How to survive Survivor BBC 17 May 2001 Retrieved 16 June 2016 Charlotte wins 1m Survivor BBC News 25 July 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 How to survive Survivor BBC News 17 May 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Why Survivor deserves a second chance on UK television Digital Spy 1 May 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 BBC top ITV ratings for first time Daily Mirror 2 February 2002 Retrieved 24 February 2008 dead link a b Survivor makes disappointing debut Digital Spy 22 May 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Survivor to be cut back Digital Spy 6 June 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 ITV confirms Survivor shift Digital Spy 6 June 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Survivor fails to gather pace Digital Spy 6 June 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Survivor final draws 8m Digital Spy 26 July 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Survivor proves a TV dinosaur BBC 25 July 2001 Survivor 2 decision awaited Digital Spy 28 August 2001 Retrieved 12 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Survivor British series 1 amp oldid 1128246162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
