Original analysis
The State of Survivor, in Data
12 reproducible studies built from the Survivor Castaways database—each with a direct answer, readable chart, full table, methodology, limitations, and downloadable CSV.
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Research library
Updated from the same source data that powers every player and season page.
How Survivor Casting Ages Changed by Era
Average and median contestant ages for every US Survivor season, plus a transparent era-by-era comparison of how casting changed.
Read the analysis Winner patternsWhich Occupations Produce the Most Survivor Winners?
Survivor winners and win rates by transparent occupation category, using every US castaway career in the database.
Read the analysis Casting geographyWhich States Produce the Most Survivor Contestants and Winners?
US Survivor contestants and winning appearances by listed home state, with residence-at-casting methodology and downloadable data.
Read the analysis Outcome patternsGender, Age and Survivor Jury Outcomes
Jury, finalist, and win rates by gender and age band across US Survivor appearances, with clear definitions and limitations.
Read the analysis Final Tribal CouncilSurvivor Final Vote Margins Over Time
Every US Survivor final jury vote margin, winner share, and unanimous result charted by season from the underlying ballot data.
Read the analysis Returnee analysisDo Returning Survivor Players Perform Better?
First-time and returning Survivor appearances compared by normalized finish, jury rate, finalist rate, and win rate.
Read the analysis Career shapesAverage Survivor Days Played by Player Archetype
Average and median career days for five transparent Survivor player archetypes, from challenge forces to pre-jury players.
Read the analysis Challenge analysisIndividual Immunity Wins vs Survivor Placement
How individual immunity win totals relate to normalized finish, finalist rate, and win rate across US Survivor appearances.
Read the analysis Casting trendsHow Survivor Casting Diversity Changed by Era
Age range, gender balance, and geographic breadth in Survivor casting by era, limited to identity fields the source reliably provides.
Read the analysis Network analysisThe Most Central Players in the Survivor Network
Survivor players ranked by betweenness centrality and co-cast connections in the complete shared-season network.
Read the analysis Winner pathsHow Vulnerable Were Survivor Winners Before the Merge?
Votes received by each eventual Survivor winner before the first merged or mergatory day, with council exposure and idol context.
Read the analysis Race and representationRace, Representation and Outcomes on Survivor
What published research finds about race in Survivor casting and outcomes before and after CBS introduced its 50% BIPOC target.
Read the analysisHow this works
One database, published definitions
These pages are generated from the site’s versioned US Survivor dataset rather than copied from a one-off spreadsheet. Every report states exactly what was counted, distinguishes correlation from causation, and preserves the detailed rows behind its conclusion.
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