'Survivor' is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show based on the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons, and first broadcast in May 2000. The American series is hosted by former game show emcee and news reporter, Jeff Probst. Produced by Mark Burnett, it currently airs first on the CBS television network and syndication to other cable networks. The theme song was composed by Russ Landau.The show is based on stranding a group of strangers as one or more tribes in a remote location, where they must fend for food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves, while competing in challenges to earn rewards and immunity from being voted off by the tribe in progressive eliminations. While much rarer than elimination by vote, multiple contestants have been eliminated due to medical reasons, such as injury or infection. The last challenger remaining at the end of the competition wins the US$1 million prize and title of... more