Survivor is a competitive reality show that premiered on CBS in 2000. The takes a group of strangers and dumps them on an island where they must learn to fend for themselves and survive the wild. The contestants are separated into two tribes and must complete various challenges. The tribe to lose the challenge must vote to decide which contestant must to to "tribal council" were someone will be sent home.
The show's first season had huge ratings and the reality program still continues to deliver great ratings for the network. The show has inspired a wide range of merchandise and international spin-offs. Survivor has also managed to infiltrate pop culture and the show has been references by other media and introduced the phrase, "the tribe has spoken."