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  1. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: All Hell Breaks LooseA delightful mix of human drama and chaotic strategy is capped off by an iconic Survivor moment courtesy of Adam.
    By Martin Holmes
  2. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: Go With the FlowThe merge is already a bustling event — add in the Edge, Battle Back, and an Immunity Challenge, and you get a packed, massively entertaining ride.
    By Martin Holmes
  3. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: Out With the OldThe Edge of Extinction is looking like a Survivor retirement home at this point.
    By Martin Holmes
  4. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: Double CrossWhen it’s all said and done, we might have some new legends to carve into that Survivor Mount Rushmore.
    By Martin Holmes
  5. vulture lists
    Et tu, Avon? 15 of TV’s Most Wrenching BetrayalsThe Ides of March is upon us, which means it’s time to revel in the best messy drama and ice-cold treachery television has to offer.
    By Maggie Fremont
  6. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: Living in the PastA fan-pleasing episode that bubbles with past tension and crisscrossed relationships—and no Edge of Extinction!—is the highlight of the season so far.
    By Martin Holmes
  7. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: It’s All a FaçadeOn the surface, it might seem like the Dakal tribe is operating as a cohesive unit, but factions are forming.
    By Martin Holmes
  8. overnights
    Survivor Recap: The Cardinal RuleThe path to this week’s crushing elimination is paved with confusion and perplexing decisions.
    By Martin Holmes
  9. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Recap: Paranoia Will Destroy YaIt’s easy to be consumed by Survivor mania, and if you let it take hold, it can tank your game.
    By Martin Holmes
  10. overnights
    Survivor: Winners at War Premiere Recap: Welcome to Fantasy IslandA season 20 years in the making kicks off with the return of lots of old favorites (yay!) and the introduction of a new twist (sigh).
    By Martin Holmes
  11. reality tv
    Survivor Addresses Dan Spilo’s Ejection After Inappropriate Touching Allegations“We intended to do the right thing.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. reality tv
    CBS Addresses Survivor Controversy, Suspended Contestant Formally ApologizesCBS’ statement outlines changes in misconduct policy.
    By Charu Sinha
  13. reality tv
    How Could Survivor Have Screwed Up This Badly?Producers’ failure to act in the face of an unambiguous illustration of sexual harassment speaks to a prioritization of story over standards.
    By Andy Dehnart
  14. #metoo
    Survivor Removes Its First Contestant Ever After ‘Off-Camera Incident’The removed contestant, Dan Spilo, had been accused of unwanted touching by a female contestant, Kellee Kim, during the season.
    By Chris Murphy
  15. obits
    Rudy Boesch, Survivor Star and Oldest Contestant, Dead at 91The former Navy SEAL was 72 when he competed in the reality show’s premiere season.
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. The 10 Most Significant Super Bowl Lead-Out TV Episodes in HistoryRead all the way to the end for a prediction about who will win this year’s Super Bowl.
    By Jen Chaney
  17. consequences
    Survivor Player Who Outed Fellow Contestant As Transgender Fired From Day JobAfter getting voted off the show upon committing the violation.
    By Karen Brill
  18. outrage calibration
    Jeff Varner’s Outing of Trans Contestant Zeke Smith on Survivor Was DespicableThis is a low point in reality-television history.
    By E. Alex Jung
  19. controversies
    CBS Defends Airing Survivor Episode That Outed Contestant As Transgender“We consulted with Zeke Smith and with GLAAD in advance of the broadcast.”
    By Devon Ivie
  20. controversies
    Survivor: Contestants Respond After One Player Outed Another As Transgender“I didn’t want to be the ‘trans’ Survivor player, I wanted to be Zeke the Survivor player.”
    By Tolly Wright
  21. life after reality tv
    Reality TV Let Me Be the Worst Version of Myself — and That’s GreatIt’s not unlike the personae we adopt on social media.
    By Max Dawson
    As told to Andy Dehnart
  22. reality rumble
    Reality Finals: Survivor vs. Project RunwayIt all comes down to this.
    By Margaret Lyons
  23. reality rumble
    The 10 Best Strategic Moves Ever on SurvivorBoston Rob’s Redemption Island round trip, the show’s first power flip, and more.
    By Josh Wigler
  24. reality rumble
    Reality Semis: Survivor vs. ANTMWho will make the finals? Richard Hatch or Tyra Banks? Wise or smize?
    By Andy Dehnart and Gwynne Watkins
  25. reality rumble
    Reality: Survivor vs. Real Housewives of AtlantaRichard Hatch’s trendsetting alliance vs. “Tardy for the Party.”
    By Starlee Kine
  26. reality rumble
    Round 1: Survivor’s S1 vs. RuPaul’s Drag Race S4Sharon Needles vs. Richard Hatch! Tuck vs. mind-fuck!
    By Tara Ariano
  27. reality rumble
    The Reality Rumble: What’s the Greatest Reality-TV Season Ever? Is it Real World: San Francisco? The first season of Survivor? Real Housewives of Atlanta’s “Tardy for the Party” season 2? The bracket stars today!
    By Josh Wolk
  28. renewals
    Survivor Gets 29th and 30th SeasonsThat is a lot of Survivor!
    By Margaret Lyons
  29. casting couch
    Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich Are Making a New Year’s ThrillerSurvivor also signed Emma Thompson and Angela Bassett.
    By Delia Paunescu
  30. reality tv
    Why Broadcast Networks Can’t (or Won’t) Make a New Reality HitWhile cable has plenty of new hits, the networks’ biggest hits (Survivor, American Idol, The Bachelor) started during the Bush administration.
    By Josef Adalian
  31. vulture reads
    Your Sunday Long Reads: Jimmy Kimmel and Auto-TuneAnother excuse to stay indoors.
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  32. opposite worlds
    Syfy Picks Up a Dystopian Survivor-Meets-Big Brother KnockoffWith some fake time travel thrown in. 
    By Andre Tartar
  33. fall tv 2012
    Fall TV: Five Burning Questions About WednesdaysDoes American Horror Story even need to try to be good?
    By Josef Adalian, Denise Martin, and Margaret Lyons
  34. survivor
    Blair From Facts of Life to Compete on SurvivorTootie, Jo, and Natalie to sit this season out.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  35. governor’s island
    Rupert From Survivor Could Become Indiana’s GovernorIf only he could score Ron Swanson’s Libertarian endorsement.
    By Zach Dionne
  36. clickables
    Watch Even More Racist Antics From the Survivor BigotWhich CBS just made available online.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  37. uncomfortable things
    Survivor Basically Turned Into The Help Last NightRace became a major issue.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  38. politics
    Play ‘Survivor or GOP Presidential Debate?’We always said Herman Cain reminded us of Dawn from Survivor. We always said it.
    By Eliot Glazer
  39. tv
    Survivor Goes Back to the Well Again, Casting Villain Russell’s NephewAfter three times with the behatted evil genius, it’s time to give the next generation a shot.
    By Alex Rees
  40. daytime tv
    Jeff Probst Is Getting His Own Talk ShowHe’ll still host ‘Survivor,’ too.
    By Margaret Lyons
  41. tv
    Survivor’s Russell Hantz Gets a House-Flipping ShowUgh, that guy.
    By Margaret Lyons
  42. the tribe has spoken
    Boston Rob and Russell Are Back on SurvivorIt’s supposed to be strangers competing for a million dollars, not Hall of Fame weasels.
    By Alex Rees
  43. clickables
    See a Homoerotic Thriller Starring Survivor Winner FabioJeff Probst would be scandalized.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  44. year-end report
    Your 2010 Network Report Cards: How’d CBS Do This Year?Still making jokes about CBS being the network for people who wear Depends? Well, stop it!
    By Josef Adalian
  45. go time
    22nd Season of Survivor to Feature Lots of Talk of ‘Redemption’’Survivor: Redemption Island’ starts February 16.
    By Willa Paskin
  46. your tv ratings explained
    TV Ratings: Law & Order: Los Angeles Connects’Undercovers’ takes a blow.
    By Josef Adalian
  47. ratings
    New Season of The Apprentice FlopsHard.
    By Josef Adalian
  48. survivor
    Survivor to Take On Ageism by Discriminating Against ThirtysomethingsThis years two teams will be be over 40 and and under 30.
    By Willa Paskin
  49. survivor
    Football Coach Jimmy Johnson Will Be on Survivor: NicaraguaThe most famous ‘Survivor’ contestant by yards and yards.
    By Willa Paskin
  50. upfronts 2010
    Upfronts: CBS Goes (Sort of) CrazyThey’re taking on NBC’s comedy Thursdays with ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ Take that!
    By Josef Adalian
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