The Best Survivor Seasons for New Viewers to Watch

[@SpanishFly120]

Honestly, I know it's an older season, but I've always felt like Survivor Pearl Islands is a perfect balance between characters, strategy, and theme, and is a perfect place to start people. I'm a little surprised it's not on the list.

[@almondbuttercass]

This was one of the first ones I watched and I loved it! I started with Heroes vs Villains but when I learned Sandra and Rupert started on the same season it was automatically the next one I had to watch.

[@cryonish]

well, one could argue the best season shouldn't be one of the first seasons to watch. better start somewhere more mediocre.

[@marcelomendoza1973]

Nowadays. When you have an infinite number of TV shows to watch. Showing a mediocre season of a good series to someone is a sure way to scare them away

[@nasecoo]

I started a couple of my friends on Survivor recently, and got them hooked with Pearl Islands. I picked it because it's one of the strongest seasons with arguably the best first episode ever. And it worked! They got hooked, we watched Tocantins next, followed by Panama and China. They still maintain PI is their favourite, and Tocantins didn't go over as well as the others, which I found interesting. I'm setting them up to watch Micronesia, which I think they'll enjoy.

[@adrianadrian4585]

me too....I firstly watched Borneo then continued to Australia and jumped to Pearl Island....

[@tubagal13]

"The first four episodes of Survivor: Philippines are as close to a Greek tragedy as you'll get on Survivor" The first 8 episodes of Palau: are we a joke to you

[@IdoledOut]

Hahaha, fair enough

[@hecates_apprentice]

"The first 8 episodes of Palau" More like the first 15

[@Mentally_Will]

@@hecates_apprentice I genuinely hate how 80% of Palau's cast basically didn't have a chance to win after day 2.

[@jacksonhart5961]

Australian Survivor S4 E23 as well.

[@kellydaunis]

🤣🤣

[@adamk9542]

Glad to see some respect on Survivor: China's name! Even though it's universally beloved it weirdly never seems to get brought up, at least compared to other so-beloved seasons, so I'm always happy to see it on lists like these

[@meredithwhite5790]

It's worth watching just for Courtney's commentary.

[@Rodanguirus]

JUST finished China for the first time ever and it was quite a fun ride! A good blend of character and strategy, a different location, and a satisfying winner. And just as a stray observation from someone who just watched it...wow, I've rarely seen Probst get as dickish without obvious provocation as he gets at the China reunion.

[@bunny_0288]

China is one of my all time favorite seasons. It's easily in my top 5. I agree with you that it's weird that it isn't talked about more. Courtney is hilarious, Todd plays an amazing strategic game, and Peih-Gee's fighting spirit is inspirational. The cultural elements are just fantastic. I LOVE that season so much!

[@owengette8089]

the “I saw Carter at a grocery store” joke might be the nichest I’ve ever understood

[@hajoyeve6186]

I saw Carter at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first, he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[@allthatremainsx6]

😂😂😂

[@allthatremainsx6]

@Abby from wii sports it's a copypasta idk who it was originally about but anytime Carter comes up in the survivor subreddit people post the copypasta

[@connorspencer4283]

Carter was the track coach at my high school and I feel like he would actually do this

[@chanyeolsass5201]

@@connorspencer4283 That's pretty cool! I recall that Na'Onka also taught physical education so I wonder what her students thought of her edit. Was Carter's edit on Philippines accurate? 👀

[@mariag.camasmie127]

David vs Goliath is THE season that made me a Survivor fan. The most likeable characters, amazing strategy, and excellent storytelling. I also couldn't get enough of Angelina's ridiculousness. I made my parents watch this season with me again and they loved it too.

[@sophiagregorio7124]

I so expected Tocantins, it had the simplest storyline with a generally good cast. It has very clear alliances and a satisfying watchthrough+winner. I always recommend it to those beginning as it is a nice introduction to survivor and is entertaining both through alliances, strategy etc. (also it has coach and he is just something else haha).

[@luminositiii]

totally agree! tocantins is my personal favorite to this day. no other cast of characters has quite reached that level. the only thing I could maybe see working against it as a first watch is that it could set people up for disappointment in regards to winners in general. there aren't that many other winners that were as unanimously beloved to both fellow players and audiences (maybe Africa?). I heard someone say once that you know Survivor is a great TV show because the people you want most to win almost never do (or even get close) and yet you still keep coming back every season knowing that to be the case lol

[@sophiagregorio7124]

@@luminositiii that is so true, I didn't even think of that! It is one of the few with such a clear cut and undisputed winner

[@Quinna5537]

Yesterday I showed my best friend the first episode of Tocantins to get him hooked, I think it worked.

[@coral54hgmb]

Tocantins is an objectively great season, but I personally didn’t like it as much as others. This is just because I found coach too intolerable to listen too. He is hilarious in his ridiculousness, but for some reason watching him blatantly lie and then get mad at others for doing the same angered me more than it should have.

[@existentialchrisis430]

"... and expert negociators" HAHAHAH My first Survivor was Pearl Islands and if you go over the fact it's filmed in SD, I believe it's an awesome way to be introduced to the Survivor world. Many of the most memorable and likable survivors ever, incredible theming job and some of the best old school gameplay of the franchise. I though love each and every of the seasons you list: they are all easy to watch and be hooked by. Awesome vid as always!

[@aliiannucci3135]

Pearl Islands was my first season too! There's a moment in episode 1 that reallllly leaned into the theme that hooked me. I was 10...and here I am 18 years later, still watching

[@chanyeolsass5201]

I am really curious, What was your opinion on the Outcasts twist?

[@stefanyordanov2885]

@@chanyeolsass5201 I watched it with my girlfriend about a week ago to introduce her to survivor. And she honestly hated it. Twists that return voted out players back into the game don't work. But I give kudos to this one as being the least awful of them all since at least it was introduced thematically.

[@aliiannucci3135]

@@chanyeolsass5201 I'll be honest, I didn't even remember it happened until I rewatched it recently. I was so confused because I remembered who the runner-up was, and when they got voted out I thought I was going insane. Once I realized, I was so surprised that they started that so early on in the show. I don't like any time that voted-out players return, but I agree with the person above who said at least this one was relevant to the theme. Also, it happened early enough on that you kind of forgot about it...it's not like it happened at the Final Four

[@gracegoodwin2272]

Pearl Islands, China, and Tocantins are my go to recommendations for old school survivor. I always make separate recommendations for old school and new school

[@phoebe1906]

im too obsessed with this channel i have literally never been this earlier for a video ever

[@tmrevenge]

Right on phoebs congratulations XD. Also congrats on smelly cat

[@IdoledOut]

Thanks for watching!

[@landonmillwood180]

Literally Me!

[@cameronvieira6648]

Cook Islands is up there for me. Well edited, great drama other then Christina, and Jenny I don't think there was a tribal where we all knew who was going. And the start for possibly the greatest player ever, and four other Survivor legends.

[@chanyeolsass5201]

@Delia McCarthy I agree. Personally, I ABSOLUTELY loved it. However, in contrast to my view, my friend disliked it due to it's theme as you mentioned.

[@IdoledOut]

This is the reason why I didn't include it. If it was the exact same season without the tribe divisions, it'd probably be on here

[@derekwalter4238]

Cook Islands was my first season and it got me hooked instantly

[@gracehebert3837]

I LOVED Cook Islands, Parvti’s fist season!

[@bunny_0288]

I like Cook Islands a lot as well, but I know a lot of ppl don't love it. It's an important season though because it's Ozzy, Yul, Parvati, Jonathan, and Candice's first season and all of them have played again... some multiple times. I would say it's a good season after someone is hooked but before watching a lot of the returnee seasons (Micronesia/HvV)

[@erinkatee]

I started on Cagayan myself (I'd seen some of the challenges prior to watching on YT so I thought it would be a good pick), and I was instantly hooked. Over a year later, I'm still obsessed with the show and I'm getting my friend hooked on the very same season I did. Rewatching it with him and seeing his reactions honestly just makes me so happy :)

[@patrickkenneally3016]

Tocantins is a nice, simple season I’d recommend for new viewers.

[@hecates_apprentice]

As someone who started with China and MvGX I feel validated. My first ever season was Panama tho, and I feel like Casaya would hook anyone.

[@MtVesuvius]

MvGx was my first! I found it easy to follow with Zeke and Adam's confessionals. I haven't seen every season (I don't plan on going back to watch the first), but I recently rewatched it and found myself paying more attention to some Gen Xers than the first time.

[@ilikebasketball5788]

@@MtVesuvius same but I have started to get hooked and watch every season besides 1-6 kinda harder to watch down here

[@itsjeff9613]

Can confirm Phillippines is great for newbies, considering that was the case for me, because Jeff Kent was on it, and I stuck around.

[@velvetwendy4774]

I would add Pearl Islands into this! Entertaining people, interesting background/theme, good (old school) gameplay and a royal winner ;)

[@AllycatlovesAG]

Season 37 was my first season and I became hooked on the show! I haven’t been able to watch older seasons as I don’t think they’re available in Canada on Amazon prime, Paramount + etc, but I watch lots of survivor content so I feel as caught up as I can be without watching episodes

[@randiunroe3158]

Cagayan totally hooked my husband when they put it up on Netflix. I have been a survivor fan for ages, but he was never interested. After we watched that season, he was totally down to start watching from season 1. We are up to Tocantins!

[@liliesandbuttercups]

I started with David vs Goliath, and it has subsequently hooked the 4 friends I've recommended it to. Fantastic season, and still my all time fave. Millennials vs Gen X is another great starter!

[@cassidy7253]

i’m a newish survivor fan, and the first i watched was juan del sur and it had me hooked!

[@IdoledOut]

Great first season and a super underrated cast!

[@DircyaT.Rubino]

I just showed that season to my cousin and she loves it!

[@nicolefegan]

Love this list! I'd swap out Philippines with Tocantins, but otherwise, this is exactly my top 5 seasons I recommend to newbies

[@km_studios]

As incredible as MvGX and DvG are, I wouldn't recommend them to a first-time viewer. The gameplay of the new-school seasons can be so fast paced and dynamic that it can be hard to follow and might leave a new viewer lost and confused. I would recommend more old-school seasons to start with because the gameplay and strategy are much simpler. I think the best seasons to watch first are China and Tocantins (Cagayan is not a bad option either, but the gameplay is a little more new-school than I would recommend starting with)

[@MtVesuvius]

MvGx was my first, and it took me awhile to care enough about social game (and players from the older seasons) enough to watch the old school seasons, because they're so slow. I found it easy enough to follow MvGX because Adam and Zeke were there to guide us. I also love strategy, so the new items (or somewhat old Immunity Idols) added to the fun! The only season older than HvV that I've finished without skipping any episodes (like I kinda did with both Stephanie's seasons) is All Stars. I did like the OG players in 40 though.

[@bunny_0288]

Exile Island is awesome and Pearl Islands is great if you want really old school!

[@metalpyromon]

i agree that they are fast paced seasons. However, DvG has Christian who acts as an amazing storyteller/narrator in his confessionals and he does a great job keeping the viewer in the loop of what his plans and the plans of others are. Same with MvGX with players like Hannah, Zeke and David who are good storytellers themselves. I started with DvG so im a bit biased it. I think the pacing was fine and they never stray from the reward and immunity challenges format which makes it a bit easier to follow. Some of the advantages are a bit hard to wrap your head around however.

[@justinburke1747]

Not me telling my friend to start with the chaos that is Game Changers

[@colinloveland6667]

LMAO

[@nicjoy4407]

I feel like having someone start with an all returning season might not be the best choice, hope they liked it tho.

[@daphnerosales2072]

My first season was HvV, and in hindsight, that was a dumb move, but afterward, it's so cool to watch all of those players' original seasons!

[@dcs326]

I watched the first couple of seasons when they originally aired and then stopped watching. Randomly one night in 2014, I caught an episode of Cagayan and instantly fell back in love with the show. I have watched a lot of the seasons i missed in the middle since then, but I don't think I would've been hooked again if it wasn't Cagayan. Such a great season!

[@JerdMcLean]

Season 1,2,3 is what id recommended its old but gold and i feel Richard does a good job of getting people into the general mechanics of survivor

[@michaelsanducci3546]

MvGX is such a good rec. My personal favorite season. I think it has the best winner arc AND my favorite robbed goddess arc in all 40 seasons. The story of the season is perfect reality TV, I'd add Pearl Islands as another great starting season.

[@googlyotterr]

I know everyone has mixed opinions on it, but I personally love Koah Rong as a beginning season too. The cast is really dynamic, the scenery is really beautiful, the game is constantly moving aka no pagonging, the final 4 is AMAZING, you understand how the newer elements of the game can work while they're never used so that you can see how the game is purely strategic, except for one or two things that happen, it's really a top tier season that's easy for new viewers.

[@kellydaunis]

I love Kaoh Rong

[@pandumb7060]

I suggested Kaoh Rong to my friend and she quit when the bug got stuck in the girls ear. Bad start

[@googlyotterr]

@@pandumb7060 HAHAHAHAHAHA OMG I forgot about that moment

[@pandumb7060]

@@googlyotterr HAHA! I love Kaoh Rong. It’s personally an A tier season for me and a fun cast with no overload of advantages. Also the strategy is relatively tame but also not boring. so I suggested it to my friend and she freaked out in the first episode and I felt SO BADDD

[@landonmillwood180]

I think if I told someone the best 5 seasons to start are probably: 1. Cagayan 2. Tocantins 3. Millennials vs. Gen X 4. China 5. Gabon Yes, I am a Gabon stan!

[@DizzyMapping]

Gabon for the win

[@ElFrencho]

Totally recommend Gabon if you want some laughs (Panama - Exile Island is a close second)

[@landonmillwood180]

@@ElFrencho also love Panama!

[@ElFrencho]

@@landonmillwood180 I got my friend to watch Survivor for the first time and recommended him to watch Panama first. He was wildly entertained by the one tribe with all the crazies and their shenanigans pre-merge

[@shwift8789]

@@ElFrencho I think Worlds apart is survivors funniest season. From Dan and Rodney's cavalier sexism, to Mikes ridiculous strategy, it was a Gabon level parody.

[@Shosci]

I see this list of the 5 best seasons of Survivor to watch for beginners, I'm excited. I see Survivor Philippines included, I am double-liking this video

[@banflavius448]

Really great list! I decided to get into Survivor during lockdown and started with Pearl Islands. It blew my mind and I've been hooked since! After nearly a year having watched almost every season now, it's still my favorite for its cast and theming. :)

[@nealsidhu2697]

I'd recommend starting with Cook Islands(S13), China(S15), or Tocantins(S18)

[@gregthomson1064]

I somehow started watching survivor KZbin, (e.g. Idoled out, peridiam, and analytical strategy) without ever watching the show. I finally started watching the actual show about a month ago and I’m hooked. I started with Pearl Islands, then Cagayan, San Juan Del Sur, China, Millennials vs GenX, Gabon, now I’m working on Tocantins. (Now doing start to end post-HD switch) I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of it, thanks to videos like this. Thanks!

[@IdoledOut]

That's awesome! I'd totally recommend David vs Goliath as your next one!

[@kellydaunis]

@@IdoledOut That's one of the greatest seasons ever, and the winner got one of the best edits ever.

[@ladyart3mis154]

I had no idea paramount had American survivor so this was the perfect video to find new things, starting with season 28 it’s amazing, love it.

[@sophiagregorio7124]

Some fun video ideas -A video on the biggest what ifs, eg. if someone didn't flip their vote last min then what would have happened, or if a person wasn't blindsided what would have happened -A video on the luckiest if survivors, like moves that theoretically shouldn't have worked but magically did or players that should have been voted off ages ago but were lucky -Most unique challenges / challenges you would like to see happen / generally what you would change to the game if you could -An analysis of the best strategic plays and what they did in common, and so you are analysing what people have done in common that stands them out as a winner - aka a video explaining what maany previous successful players did in common that makes them winner-worthy (eg hunt for idols or spend the time socialising or spending time separating other alliances or spend more time resting for challenges or spend time helping in camp to be liked etc.) -Things you don't like about modern survivor/things you'd wanna bring back Anything else suggest below :)

[@wesm6747]

Definitely wasn’t expecting Breadth First Search to be brought up in here. Guess I have no choice as a Computer Engineer to watch David v. Goliath.

[@themagictntpenguin7611]

Why did “that one guy in the grocery store” make me laugh so hard lol

[@timerickson4797]

Personally i would probbaly recommend Gabon, Tocantins, china, Cagayan and David vs goliath

[@hecates_apprentice]

Take out Gabon and this is perfect

[@hecates_apprentice]

@Hudson Hill Gabon is hot garbage and I think you can skip it no problem

[@landonmillwood180]

@@hecates_apprentice I watched Gabon last year after only watching 32-40 live, 31, 28, 15, and 9. I loved Gabon and I mean it! Great characters, great location, and pretty good boot order!

[@anjunxis]

gabon is my favorite season but definitely not one to start with. it’s so entertaining bc of how terrible the gameplay and strategy is, and new viewers won’t be able to fully recognize just how much of a shitshow it is

[@jonathanbierman6305]

I would recommend watching Gabon after 3-5 seasons so you can fully appreciate how much of a shot mess it is.

[@embert.k.2107]

So glad that my first season was “Survivor: Game Changers?”

[@aperson22222]

S25 got me back into the show after I’d kind of drifted away in the post-S8 seasons. I sure am glad that this is the one Dark Age season I happened to zoom in on or I would have checked right back out again.

[@sethbryant5539]

0:25 The pizza is not always created equal either. Remember in the Caramoan auction where Reynold bought one slice of pizza and Sherri spent all her money on the rest?

[@visc4314]

As someone who watched Cagayan first, and has now become a super fan within less than a year, I highly recommend starting with it.

[@maevestowe4683]

Cagayan was my first season ever and definitely hooked me. It’s such a good first season to watch!

[@AubreyMichelle09]

I was going to say if Millennials vs Gen X wasn’t on here I’d be pissed. That was the season that got me back into survivor. Also I hope one day Christian (DvG) comes back to play again.

[@VoltageOfficiaI]

I started watching survivor from season 1, and didnt stop for like 2 months striaght until I finished season 40. So excited for the new season. Just to think that this amazing show has been going on for my entire life and I have never heard of it is mind blowing. Its really cool to start from the beginning, and just watch in order, and to notice the technological advancements throughout the years in film and entertainment, and also pretty cool to think about what is going on in the world at the time of filming.

[@luminositiii]

did the exact same thing and completely agree

[@VoltageOfficiaI]

@@luminositiii yess!!! exactly.

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

Australian Survivor has been absolutely amazing btw. Started with Season 4 listed in Paramount and have fallen in love. The slower pacing really lets you “get to know” the cast better so when things like blindsides happen etc it just feels much more impactful

[@HRMFireSquad]

Luke this channel is awesome man! Glad to have been somewhat of an OG sub for you brother. Keep the quality content coming!!

[@dwcd_5341]

When you said “you have one chance don’t blow it on homework.” I though you were gonna say don’t blow it on One World

[@jonathanbierman6305]

There really do the same thing.....watching One World is about as entertaining as homework.

[@kellydaunis]

I hate that season, as well as South Pacific

[@mathfincoding]

The way I cackled at expert negotiators

[@vicentemorua4517]

I have to agree with MvGX. I took a long break from Survivor (watched Cook Islands and Exile Island) and got burned out. I came back to it and, on a whim, started with MvGX. I loved the season, and it got me to watch the rest of the seasons. I’m up through Tocantins, and hear such good things about Heroes vs. Villains!

[@TheSydnick]

cagayan is always my first recommendation for new viewers. it's a bit convoluted, but i find all the people i've converted LOVE tony's spy shenanigans, think he's a very great winner, and loooove seeing the tragedy of the brains tribe

[@keane2160]

why would u spoil the winner tho? ... smh

[@meredithwhite5790]

I would add Tocantins (Season 18) on the list. I'm a bit biased because it was my first season,, but I still think it is one of the best new player seasons out there, and had a satisfying ending.

[@TheMNHShow]

I started on Island Of The Idol and simultaneously watched Koah Rong and Nicaragua and I think that’s a good combo

[@owenpierce4874]

For me it's: Samoa- the season that got me into it DvG- the season I tell everyone to watch first Borneo- It got so many people hooked Koah Rong- A really solid starting season Cagayan- Amazing Characters

[@kayliedunlap]

My first season was cagayan it got me hooked. I saw it on Netflix. Than heroes vs villans which i loved so much, made me get paramount plus to watch all of them. With that ive seen all stars, micronesia, cambodia, game changers, redemption island, tocahontis, im watching pearl islands now

[@bunny_0288]

You started with all the returnee seasons lol That's really funny, now you get to see everyone's origin stories haha

[@crem8tion780]

Love that you have Cagayan right off the bat...it was my second season, ironically a few years before it came to Netflix. While I do understand the argument that it's SO good that watching a few seasons beforehand will help you to appreciate just how good it is, it got me hooked, so....it works!

[@mickaylakeith3539]

I used to watch survivor as a kid with my mom and then we stopped watching it as much then we picked back up on Koah Rong and watching Big Brother and finding out Caleb was going to be on the show. I know it’s not everyone’s favorite but I love that season. I’ve watched it maybe 3 times already. Other good ones are Edge of Extinction, second chance, worlds apart and Micronesia but all the others on the list are too tier as well

[@troy16]

100 percent start with palau if you're looking to get hooked on Survivor

[@kellydaunis]

It was my first full season after discovering Survivor halfway into Vanuatu. Awww, memories.

[@nicholasjessup6788]

My first season was actually the beginning of the dark era; season 21, Nicaragua. I personally enjoyed it because the strategy was a lot simpler during that season and it made it easier for my 10 year old self to understand. Plus, it was interesting to see all the drama that came out of it.

[@gracegoodwin2272]

I had to look up the challenge you were referring too from David vs Goliath just as a quick reminder and I’m shocked I forgot about it. Never been a fan of challenges, I barely pay any attention to them, but this one goes down in the books as one of if not the best of all time

[@cecrabt]

Which one was it? I loved that season but can’t remember.

[@pitbull635]

WHICH ONE

[@bigbrotherbenny6611]

How did I just find your channel?! Amazing work! * and thanks for the Immunity Winners section of your homepage - really helpful!

[@gc4697]

I really appreciate the puns and inside jokes peppered in for those of us who have seen these seasons.

[@myboytylerb]

I've been trying to get my family to watch survivor for years! Finally, I got my mom watching one world and heroes vs villains. My brother on 41 and 42. And my dad on millennials vs Gen X. And so far they're into it😊

[@desirae827]

Ha I was one of those who watched Cagayan on Netflix during the pandemic and got hooked. After Cagayan I picked up where I left off as a kid... Gabon. I know this is controversial but I actually liked Gabon. There were so many good moments: the auction, the golf challenge, randy using the fake idol, Kenny and Crystal's friendship, Crystal being an Olympic athlete that sucked at all the challenges.

[@kellydaunis]

I love that season too

[@feasible]

I really liked Gabon too, and Kenny and Crystal were a huge part of that. I think they're two of the most underrated players in the history of the game.

[@queenkatara7861]

I started with Gabon and my best friend started with Nicaragua. Granted, I’m a Gabon apologist and my friend isn’t really into survivor, but I recommend starting with a bad one so it could only go up from there lol.

[@criomede9536]

Maybe the reason why your friend "isn't into Survivor" is because he started in Nicaragua? Lol

[@nickp3949]

Imo if you wanna get the “main story” with no filler, do it in this order Borneo Australian Outback Africa Pearl Islands All Stars Palau Exile Island Cook Islands China Micronesia Tocantins Samoa Heroes vs Villains Redemption Island Philippines Blood vs Water Cagayan Cambodia Game Changers Winners at War

[@cold-.]

Video Idea: Player who have received the most votes,Including idol plays and such.

[@embert.k.2107]

I believe he already did that (unless if you’re talking about all together): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGWZiWmOhayGec0

[@mattnoonan6519]

I’ve binged all the survivor season since summer, and GenX/Mill has gotta be my favorite one. The game okay, the story arcs, the cast are all fantastic.

[@generallukeproductions]

I started with M v GX. 30 seasons later and I’d say it got me hooked. 😂

[@PlatinumIceProductions]

Agree with #1 - loved that season!

[@kellydaunis]

Me too

[@geoffmickel5042]

I've watched the show since its original air date thats a good list! My list has overlap Season 7 Pearl Islands Season 15 China Season 18 Tocantins Seson 28 Cagayan Season 37 David v Goliath Honorable mention: Season 13 Cook Islands

[@MAROKEx]

If I were to make a list of all new cast seasons my 5 would be: Cagayan, Cook Islands, Tocantins, Australia, and of course Borneo.

[@johnmillsip6898]

This may seem like a strange take, but I actually think Survivor Fiji is one of the best seasons to start new people on. It is at a point where the game started changing, has a very satisfying winner (something I think is incredibly important when introducing people to the show), and genuinely has a good mixture of strategy and humour.

[@GojoDKai]

Although I don’t know remember the name of the islands of each season and I have only watched more or less 10 seasons but in my opinion season 13 is one of the best seasons with the cast and one of the best strategic moves and a challenge beast plus an “underdog” story.

[@Steelers2]

Borneo-All Stars in a row. Because it fits perfectly together!

[@jaymem5456]

Freaking Davey on a rock distracting everyone lol

[@kellydaunis]

I love that scene. I'm in the middle of watching that season again, and just watched that episode yeaterday

[@michaelgear7642]

For me I feel like key seasons like marquesas, pearl Islands, cook island and fvf should go before the newer seasons. I get why you'd leave out fvf as half the cast is returning players.

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

The first episode being anticlimactic is the best part of it

[@justinpascal8332]

I started with Samoa 5 years ago and I’m still addicted

[@luminositiii]

Samoa was SO much fun even though I wouldn't necessarily recommend with it for someone who had never seen the show lol. People tend to only remember Russell but most of the cast was super entertaining

[@sniper8560]

Seasons 35-41 are all pretty amazing. I started watching at season 36 and it was amazing

[@RussellMuscleTV]

Haven’t watched the video yet but my guess: 1. pearl islands 2. David vs Goliath 3. Cagayan 4. Heroes vs villains 5. China

[@moviemaniac14]

You got three of those correct

[@IdoledOut]

Mostly right!

[@taitavrit664]

Pearl Islands is a bottom 5 season. That would be terrible to start with

[@spdprawcereal7181]

Heroes vs Villains🤨

[@taitavrit664]

Why would some one start with HvV lmao. It spoils several winners and it’s all returning players

[@seirrasky3581]

My first was Cagayan.... So good!

[@AKMediaCollector]

China, Tocantis and M v Gen X are the only ones I would rewatch and the ones I would recommend

[@aydennotconceited]

David Vs. Goliath was absolutely amazing as my 1st season to watch.

[@madison5822]

I'm v proud that these are the exact 5 seasons I first showed my roommate.

[@k45207]

Still to this day when I think of weird survivor teams, I’m still in disbelief that they split teams up by race. How no one involved in the show say “hey this might be a bad idea” what’s crazy it’s a really good season or I think It is.

[@MayaByard]

Really wish I could have seen this before the first 29 seasons were removed from paramount+, so now all I can watch legally is seasons 30-40 :(

[@dx-dragon4399]

Start at season 1 and watch in order why start halfway through

[@mnoradola210]

I will always recommend S7 to people. It's the best they've ever done, and if you don't like this one, you won't like any.

[@kellydaunis]

You're wrong about that. I don't like Pearl Island, but I love a lot of the other seasons

[@alexandria3583]

as i was watching this i kind of forgot what the title and intention was so i kept going "omg yes i love that season, thats a good one, i should rewatch that". anyway im glad that my favorites are ones i could also show my friends and they might like

[@anthonymadrid6388]

I started with David vs. Goliath watched all that came after it, went back to pearl islands, all stars (this is where my wife got hooked), heroes vs villains, Philippines, and we are now on Cagayan!

[@kellydaunis]

I absolutely love All Stars. I just don't get why so many people hate it

[@jtyarbrough8073]

Season 28: Cagayan is the best season. It has the best cast and greatest final 4. The loyalties in alliances changed so much and made for great drama.

[@shelbyjohnson5623]

Thank you for the laugh at your expert negotiators clip! 🤣

[@Tom-my7tb]

I started with Amazon and I loved it.

[@javonmorris-byam6153]

I’d swap either Philippines or MvGX for Pearl Islands personally so that you also get a full idea of where the game started to where it is now, but whichever I swapped out ends up as #6

[@Foudroyant20]

For new viewers, I'd recommend season 7 for the no-idol era, seasons 13 or 15 or 18 for golden age, seasons 25, 29, 33 or 37 for modern era. I'd keep seasons 16, 20 and 28 for later 😛

[@bradyaldous2847]

Phew, I thought you were about to recommend Ghost Island for a minute. It’s the only season where I didn’t even watch the final as it was too boring up to that point

[@A1PrimeTimeMovies]

I enjoyed Ghost Island. The ending was just a crazy way to finish a season.

[@kellydaunis]

@@A1PrimeTimeMovies I enjoyed it, as well

[@creativeboi9437]

I was told to start at the beggining, so I did. A decision i regret.but the season that hooked me was pearl islands

[@noahs5636]

If you were to do another top 5 of seasons for beginners, I’d add on Pearl Islands, Tocantins, San Juan del Sur, Panama, and Gabon (if they’re into the comedy more than the strategy)

[@liammcmeekin1885]

6:19 The dementors reference took me a minute, but then I got it

[@freddytang2128]

i didnt get it. Abi is dementor?

[@liammcmeekin1885]

@@freddytang2128 In the office, Michael does a character to scare everybody else about prison called "prison mike". he references how the worst part about prison was the dementors. Michael skupin went to prison for some nasty reasons, so you could call him prison mike, who said that he didn't like the dementors

[@mar2873]

I always recommend Cagayan, MvGx and DvG- so I’m completely agreeing!

[@petefabio1530]

My list would be ( in no particular order ) 5. Cook Island 4. Pearl Island 3. Gabon 2. Tocantins 1. David vs Goliath