Survivor
2000–CBSDocumentary
The competition format that rebuilt American primetime, and rebuilds its titles for every location.
Survivor rebuilt its titles: two distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 1 and 50, running between 56 and 77 seconds.
At 77 seconds at its longest, it opens well above the 37-second median for documentary sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on CBS in 2000, when Candid Camera, Guiding Light and As the World Turns were also on the network.
Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; Survivor did so once.
All 2 opening title sequences
Season 1
56sFan upload of the first season's credits, from Borneo in 2000.
Season 50
77sThe fiftieth season. The format rebuilds its titles for every location, which is fifty sequences for one programme — this is the far end of the run from Borneo.
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