Fifty Seasons Later, Jenna Lewis-Dougherty Reflects On How The Show Has Changed

Marie Claire

Survivor pioneer Jenna Lewis-Dougherty reflects on her time on the very first season, discussing how the show created a new genre of television and contrasting the original, simpler game with the modern version's complex elements like immunity idols and rewards.

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00:00We created reality TV. And I'm not saying me, but I'm saying like Richard Hatch. Nobody had ever seen a

00:05competition show like this. It changed the world. Literally the world. Every single country now has all of these shows

00:12like this.

00:12But 50, I think it's a huge celebration. They've introduced a lot more elements. Like you also have the idol.

00:20I never played with an idol. That ages me. I never played with immunity idols or I don't know, all

00:26these so many rewards journeys, like all these things that they can use to further their game. We had nothing.

00:33I had Rupert. Like I didn't get much.

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