The junior varsity team did a rewatch of South Pacific and were far too kind to the season. The winner of this season did exactly what was needed to win, but it didn’t help the entertainment value of the season.
The two returning players for this season were terrible choices, and the gimmick was every bit as much of a failure here as it was the first time it was used. There were a couple bright spots in the cast of this season, but there were so many unlikable people that you almost forget the enjoyable ones. (Warning: there will be spoilers.)Ī big boost for a terrible season, as South Pacific moves up in the rankings thanks to the continuing slide of Worlds Apart and the new addition of Island of the Idols. The reunion episode is awful, saved only by the inclusion of the announcement of the cast for the following season.Īll of our Survivor: Worlds Apart coverage can be found here. This season, like Thailand and All-Stars, also features an incident that is uncomfortable to watch. The winner played a strong game relative to the competition, but watching this season is a slog.Ī cast that seemed pretty promising quickly disappoints, and the winner becomes obvious fairly early on. Thailand did have some memorable challenges- one of which is memorable because the cast is so deplorable- and one of the more interesting final immunity challenges the show has ever had. (Warning: there will be spoilers.)Ī definite contender for least likable cast of all time, this season also featured an incident that makes for an uncomfortable viewing experience. That potential is completely squandered by the actions (and inaction) of the show’s production team, which sucks the enthusiasm out of watching the post-merge.Īll of our Survivor: Island of the Idols coverage can be found here. The pre-merge portion of the game is enjoyable, and suggests that the season has potential. The trainers gimmick is goofy fun, and the cast seems promising. Two legends of the game- the titular “idols”- return to serve as trainers for the cast. But yes, we provided coverage for this one because it was so, so bad.) Those people are the worst, much like this season.Īll of our Survivor: Nicaragua coverage can be found here. Occasionally some Survivor fans will try to suggest that they like this season and pretend that proves they are a better class of fan than you are. Terrible casting, a terrible gimmick, and a terrible winner combine to make this a truly horrendous Survivor viewing experience. If this was the first season of Survivor you ever watched, I hope you enjoy whatever it is you do now on Wednesday nights instead of watching Survivor.
It is no longer the unanimous choice of the entire Purple Rock staff for worst season ever, but it’s close. The season that will hopefully forever remain in last place barely clings to its position this year. Also, the comments section may include spoilers, even though this list definitely does not. You can do that in the comments below or on Twitter Please realize before you dispute our rankings that even though your opinion is totally valid, these are the definitive Survivor season rankings (because they were made by us).
And because people love arguing about rankings, I’m sure you’ll want to tell us how wrong we are. We’ve previously only done the rankings based on the opinions of Andy and John, but we’re trying out this democracy thing and seeing how it goes.Įach season is both ranked and described (with no spoilers) below, so you can happily share the list with newbies to the show or remain unspoiled on the seasons you haven’t seen. The list below was created by taking an average ranking from the opinions of the entire Purple Rock staff. Most importantly, we summarize the seasons without any spoilers, so you can be pleasantly (or unpleasantly) surprised by each season. So whether you came here to find the best or the worst Survivor seasons, we can help you out. In fact, our season rankings are so well-known that they’re referenced in Wikipedia footnotes and complained about on r/Survivor. Survivor fans often ask us for recommendations on the best Survivor seasons. It makes sense that they’d ask us this, because we are the authorities when it comes to Survivor season rankings.