Survivor UK is making a surprising comeback more than 20 years after it first aired – and this time the reality series will air on BBC One.
It sounds like the channel has read the room and realised TV viewers LOVE cut-throat challenge shows like The Traitors.
The Claudia Winkleman show was a huge hit when it aired at the end of 2022 (we’re still missing the show after its explosive finale).
And, Survivor has all the makings of another success story.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Survivor UK on BBC One – what is it about?
Survivor is the British version of the desert island-based reality TV series.
It first aired in May 2001, with Mark Austin as host.
However, after just two series, it was axed by ITV1 in 2002.
Now, more two decades later, the endurance test is set to return.
More hardcore than the lightweight C4 version Shipwrecked, Survivor was more like The Island with Bear Grylls but with a crucial difference – only one islander could win.
The series maroons 20 members of the public on a remote tropical location where they must “play a strategic game of social, mental and physical skill”.
BBC One tells us: “People from all walks of life will be stranded, form tribal societies and compete against each other in epic challenges of endurance, strength and mental agility.
“With crucial rewards or game-saving immunity up for grabs, they’ll need to use everything they have to survive.
“One by one the castaways will be eliminated until only one victor emerges as the Sole Survivor.”
In each episode, the members will vote to remove one person from the island until only one remains, who will claim the grand prize…
What is the prize on Survivor UK?
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