Survivor Survivor is the most influential show in the history of reality television. It's formula (voting people off) is the template employed by countless other shows and they all have Survivor to thank. The show continues to deliver because of the great premise with its inherent human conflicts, and the expert casting by Mark Burnett and his producers. Start Page / #10 / #9 / #8 / #7 / #6 / #5 / #4 / #3 / #2 / #1