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When Survivor premiered in 2000, it was an instant sensation that helped usher in a new era of reality television.

Now it's an institution that's airing its 50th season.

You sure are.

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Now, Stephen Thompson, before we get to your ranking, for those who have remained unaware of Survivor's core concept, it's a reality competition in which a bunch of people are marooned in a theoretically exotic location where they vote each other out one by one until a single winner remains.

But the game has evolved substantially from

From its roots as a survival competition, now it involves complex social strategy, ever-shifting alliances, and so many twists, gimmicks, immunity idols, advantages.

This is sort of what has alienated me from this show, which I'm sure we will talk about.