Last fall’s edition of Survivor teamed former competitors with friends/family members. The ratings declined. Now, CBS is trying pairs of contestants again. Will the ratings fall lower or rise? Either way, the show’s already been renewed through cycle 30 for this spring.
Jeff Probst returns as host of the San Juan del Sur edition. Two teams of nine compete and are made up of Nadiya Anderson, Natalie Anderson, Josh Canfield, Alec Christy, Drew Christy, Jeremy Collins, Val Collins, Reed Kelly, Julie McGee, Jon Misch, Keith Nale, Wes Nale, Missy Payne, John Rocker, Jaclyn Schultz, Dale Wentworth, Kelley Wentworth, and Baylor Wilson.
The higher a show’s ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. New ratings data will be added as it becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
Final season averages: 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.2 million total viewers. Season 30 debuts February 15th.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
Last year comparison: The Fall 2013 season of Survivor averaged a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.64 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like the Survivor TV series? Do you think they should keep this format?
I still enjoy the show. I’ve managed to catch every season, either on TV or on DVD. I do quite agree that the casting is too much influenced by Hollywood political correctness. But I still manage to enjoy the show. Either the casting or the editing has seemed to slip a bit over the years because they do not seem to be producing as many compelling stories from the happenings as they used to, and it’s become harder to find that castaway who really sucks you into his orbit, love or hate, like Richard Hatch, Boston Rob & Amber, Coach,… Read more »
I agree with Bob- I would like to be the one to decide when to introduce my 6 yr old to homosexual lifestyle- it’s a shame b/c this was always a family show for all that we enjoyed together and altho they had gays on the show it was never intimacy and about being gay. It always seems to me Hollywood is trying to push an agenda instead of just produce good shows.
but its ok for Jon and Jaclyn to be all over each other?
I stopped watching the show as I feel gays and he gay life style are being overdone, my children do not need to watch men kissing each other on tv. ,
Why not combine Survivor and the Biggest Loser. Obese people stranded on an island. You can be sure they will lose weight in no time flat. No high caloric food to tempt them. Could be quite amusing.
Thanks for the info Theuresa. I’ve watched Survivor every season it’s been on and so far the worst character for me was the (sorry, I must have chosen to forget his name at this moment) short, bald very nasty guy who was asked back 3 times! And then they even had his nephew on, who turned out to be a jerk as well. You’re right, most of the people on the show are NOT people you’d want in your day to day life! But I guess that’s what keeps people watching.
I have grown tired of watching Survivor. Watching the backbiting, backstabbing, ageism, sexism, and subterfuge that goes on in the game is simply tiring, and is getting really really old. I will watch Survivor just long enough to see how long it takes to get rid of that ignorant, racist, homophopic jerk, John Rocker. In case you are not familiar with Mr. Rocker, he was a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, whose career was cut short after the Braves played in New York five or six years ago when playing the Mets. The Mets play baseball in Queens, New… Read more »
You are entitled to your hatred of John Rocker, but that idea at the end would destroy the show. People are idiots and most would vote for the one who seems the “nicest”, prettiest of the group, instead of people actually earning their win they would just play nice for the audience.
I do not hate John Rocker, but I do not like what he stands for, and really seems to need therapy. Now I can stop watching Survivor because he was the third person to be booted from the island. If you haven’t done so already, read Mr. Rocker’s statements on New York in Sports Illustrated. He hates everybody.