The INSANE Reality of Survivor!

Survivor is one of those shows that only come around at the early years of something new, completely taking America, nay, the world by storm. Bringing us what Reality TV can be, what it can evolve into and how it shaped the entertainment landscape. Now, 23 years since it all started, we are 44 seasons of the show deep at this point with so much to go over in this not at all very long video! What's your favorite season of Survivor?

A huge thanks to those who were in the video with me:

Zach Wurtenberger's video about the missing season 41 of Survivor:

Written By: Jordan Fringe
Edited By: Jordan Fringe
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan

Special additional production help:
Jackson S.
Christine Parshall
Ahry
Anabel
David Strickland

Time Stamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:50 How Survivor Became Survivor
00:20:42 Season 1
00:57:34 Season 2
01:18:06 Season 3
01:31:05 Season 4
01:47:15 Season 5
02:01:53 Season 6
02:13:57 Season 7
02:28:04 Season 8
02:47:44 Season 9
03:02:52 Season 10
03:19:54 Season 11
03:34:16 The Survivor Craze
03:45:00 Season 12
03:56:50 Season 13
04:09:45 Season 14
04:24:37 Season 15
04:37:02 Season 16
04:51:26 Season 17
05:09:35 Season 18
05:22:03 Season 19
05:39:19 Season 20
05:57:59 Season 21
06:17:31 Season 22
06:42:54 The History of Jeff Probst
06:57:32 Season 23
07:15:59 Season 24
07:29:47 Season 25
07:43:01 Season 26
07:57:34 Season 27
08:10:04 Season 28
08:23:48 Season 29
08:39:33 Season 30
08:54:32 Season 31
09:07:27 Season 32
09:19:45 Season 33
09:33:22 Controversies & Drama
09:47:59 Season 34
09:58:30 Season 35
10:11:50 Season 36
10:26:32 Season 37
10:42:17 Season 38
10:54:21 season 39
11:05:04 Season 40
11:13:13 Season 41
11:22:19 Season 42
11:29:52 Season 43
11:37:35 Season 44
11:42:14 A Reflection
11:44:55 A Missing Season
11:48:45 The Influence
11:55:18 Outro

[JordanFringe]

Thank you all so much for watching! This was an intense video to make, I hope you all enjoy it! Let me know your favorite season of Survivor as well as some of your favorite moments from the show! Look out for more new videos really soon! The tribe has spoken!

[AleeraKnight]

Have I ever watched survivor? No.
Will I watch a 12 hour breakdown of one of the most popular reality shows of all time? Yes, but only because it's Jordan.

Let's go!!!

[Myiic]

I've watched a 6 hour vid on a Japanese exclusive kids game. I've watched 8 hour vids about I Carly and Victorious. I've watched multiple 3-4 hour videos about gossip girl and Pretty little liars. The real test begins today.

[Claire-vwtm]

Season 2 aired when I was in 5th grade. Keith (from Michigan, 40) was my friend and classmate's dad, so there was Survivor MANIA in my elementary school! He came in and did an assembly for our school while the show was airing. For a 5th grader, it was absolutely the coolest thing ever.

[rowdeemunkee]

Best part of the show is slowly watching Jeff getting sick of the contestants bullshit, and caring less about hiding it.

[EC-grdz]

Was never a fan of Survivor, but as a truck driver this video entertained me from Houston, TX to Orlando, FL. Another great video. We appreciate your service!

[OnceUponAnIsland]

12 hours about Survivor? This is my favorite show!

[PudgeyTobs]

I was expecting the “intense video” to be 5-6 hours long, but a full 12?! Damn… I love it. You deserve some rest after this project!

[DoodersDen]

Who's more insane, Jordan, for making a 12 hour long survivor video, or me, who sat through it and watched the whole thing in one sitting? Truly a mystery...

[LeSmolBean]

I didn't realize how much I actually watched Survivor until now. I watched from around season 25 until I began losing interest at the end of season 36, and it's only now occurring to me that that means I saw an entire fourth of the show AS IT CAME OUT. I genuinely would've completely forgotten about this show if it weren't for my school library having a poster of Jeff Probst saying "Jeff Probst at your library" and joking about it with all my friends (along with educating them on "Who the hell is Jeff Probst?"). This video brought back so much nostalgia I thank you greatly for it, despite the fact that it took up a fourth of my weekend lmao.

[mmwdove]

Season 20 is incredible! The turnaround of season 19 and season 20 was so quick that all the contestants had not watched season 19 (meaning they didn't see Russel's gameplay), contestants were given a vague description of who he was and were told he was a huge villain but alas didn't know the full extent of his play. I believe this is why JT and Rupert were quick to trust him, if not naive.

[ZombieYoshi]

I've never watched a single minute of Survivor, and yet I found it a completely appropriate use of my time to spend 12 hours watching a comprehensive summary of every single season. I regret nothing.

[Dr_Spaghetti]

I'm watching this like "please vote Dirk off" as if this is live instead of a recap of something that happened 20 years ago. Great work, Jordan!

[ashknight]

this is the exact kind of media i crave: a longform breakdown of a much longer series/thing through the lens of someone else. like when i used to listen to my coworker recap episodes of greys anatomy, or recap/retrospective podcasts. crazy how content cycles around!

[Juuchan]

This video took me several days (over at least 3 weeks) to watch in its entirety... and this was an amazing, nostalgic look-back to a show that I clearly remember being a part of my mid-teen years. I actually met one of the Survivor winners back in the early 2000s (Tina from Season 2) and got her autograph on a Survivor bandanna; that's one of my favorite moments ever, if I'm honest!

Thank you for all of the hard work & dedication you put into this massive retrospective into such a game-changing show. It was worth watching every minute!

[shiny_soldier]

Finally finished the video after about a week of on and off listening/watching. A great video, Jordan, the level of commitment you had to this project is insane and hopefully you take a long break after finishing this because I can't imagine how tiring this must've been even after you explained your personal experience. This video taught me everything I know about Survivor, and for that I am forever grateful.

[ptolemyhenson]

Your longer videos literally got me into watching video essays longer than ~2 hours. Before, I would just dismiss anything too long.

[lizbethnoemi]

Sugar single handedly girl bossed her way through that entire season, and I'm honestly surprised she didn't win considering that she was the most iced out cast member in the final 3. Also, I feel like there was a subtle prejudice towards Susie because after many rewatches I still cannot figure out what everyone's issue was with her. Same thing with Michaela in the later seasons where JT was calling her rude and lazy for virtually nothing (and sandra being the only other brown woman coming to her defense). Randy's "please don't make me vote for Susie because she's the only one who didn't laugh at me" line is forever iconic.

[ltscott]

I'm not even a fan of survivor but I know I will enjoy this 12-hour video. Thank you for the S tier content.

[brookeboston]

Thinking about Billiam the whole time I'm watching this just to have him swoop in a third of the way through. Incredible! These massive videos are what get me through my work week. Thanks to you both!