Survivor 2021: Just how real is the show and is it staged?

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Survivor season 41 premieres on 22 September and, as with any game show, fans always want to know exactly what is real and what is staged for the cameras. To achieve the desired comedic or dramatic effect, producers often manufacture and alter situations to create the maximum amount of entertainment for the viewer and Survivor is no different. In 2008, Survivor’s casting director told The Today Show that it is sometimes easier to find people who are already comfortable on camera and can take direction. Actors and models are also recruited because the show receives tens of thousands of applicants every year with the vast majority of them unsuitable for appearing on TV.