A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.
Air date: 2001-10-11
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Sixteen men and women attempt to persevere through 39 days of challenges to become the final survivor on the Dark Continent.
Air date: 2001-10-18
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Dissension forms when a tribe member's plans to form an alliance are overheard; a second contestant is voted out.
Air date: 2001-10-25
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Wild animals just outside one tribe's boma present a danger; one tribe member's loyalties are divided.
Air date: 2001-11-01
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A member of the Samburu tribe cracks under pressure; age differences continue to split loyalties; a trip to the watering hole becomes a deadly encounter.
Air date: 2001-11-08
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When a tribal council approaches, Boran Tribe members fiercely vie in order to remain in the competition.
Air date: 2001-11-15
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A tribe member considers turning on a fellow member; tribes begin to theorise on when they will be forced to merge.
Air date: 2001-11-22
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: After arriving at the immunity challenge, the tribes are shocked to learn that they are merging and they are on their own.
Air date: 2001-11-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Never-before-seen footage of early trials and tribulations, as the nine remaining survivors vie for ascendancy in the African bush.
Air date: 2001-12-06
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Lex becomes determined to discover who cast the second vote against him in Moto Maji; the Samburu tribe tries to gain a member from the Boran tribe.
Air date: 2001-12-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A last-ditch effort to stay does not work for one tribe member, and only seven remain.
Air date: 2001-12-20
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Deadly wildlife moves too close for comfort; the 10th person is voted out of the tribe.
Air date: 2001-12-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Emotions erupt when the survivors hear from their loved ones; the challenge winner gets to visit the Masai Mara.
Air date: 2002-01-03
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The five remaining castaways find an unpleasant surprise awaiting them in their water hole; Lex wins a car and the opportunity to take supplies to a local AIDS hospital in the final reward challenge.
Air date: 2002-01-10
Runtime: 87 min
Overview: The sole survivor is revealed from among 16 contestants who spent 39 grueling days in Africa enduring scorching heat, deadly wildlife and dehydration.
Air date: 2002-01-10
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: The 16 survivors gather to discuss their experiences in Africa.
Air date: 2002-01-17
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The survivors discuss how their lives have changed since returning to the United States.
