Survivor BG
GenreReality competition
Based onExpedition Robinson
Presented by
Country of originBulgaria
Original languageBulgarian
No. of seasons7
Original release
NetworkbTV
ReleaseSeptember 20, 2006 (2006-09-20) –
present
Related
International versions of Survivor

Survivor BG is the Bulgarian version of the reality show Survivor, broadcast and produced by bTV.

Seasons overview

List of Survivor BG seasons
Season Name Channel Days Premiere Final Winner Prize
1 Survivor BG bTV 57 20 September 2006 11 December 2006 Neli Ivanova 250 000 leva
2 Survivor BG: Expedition Robinson 52 19 September 2007 6 December 2007 Georgi Kostadinov
3 Survivor BG: Pearl Islands 24 September 2008 21 December 2008 Nikolay Martinov
4 Survivor BG: Philippines 22 September 2009 21 December 2009 Georgi Kehayov
5 Survivor BG: Cambodia 15 September 2014 15 December 2014 Vanja Džaferović 100 000 leva
6 Survivor BG: The Hidden Idol 43 21 February 2022 27 April 2022 Zoran Petrovski 150 000 leva
7 Survivor BG 7 70 18 February 2023 16 May 2023 Blagoy Georgiev

Season 1 (2006)

Survivor BG's first season logo. The tagline means "Only one person will survive in the end."

The show's first season was filmed on a deserted island in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006 by an international Bulgarian-Argentine team. It was hosted by the famous actor Kamen Vodenicharov. It started on 20 September 2006 and ended on 11 December 2006. 16 Bulgarians took part in the first season. The prize was 250,000 leva. The first winner in Survivor BG was Neli Ivanova.

Participants

Season 2 (2007)

Main article: Survivor BG: Expedition Robinson

Season 2 was aired on bTV from 24 September 2007 with a special live event airing on 19 September in which 22 contestants took part. This season had a brand new host, Vladimir Karamazov.

Participants

Season 3 (2008)

The premiere of season 3 was on 24 September 2008 on bTV. The actor Vladimir Karamazov continued as host.

Participants

Season 4 (2009)

Main article: Survivor Bulgaria 4

Season 4 was filmed during May, June and July 2009 in the Philippines. The premiere of season 4 was on 22 September 2009 on bTV. The hosts consisted of Evtim Mioshev until the 22nd day, which then after switched to Vladimir Karamazov.

For the first time in the Survivor franchise across the world as a whole, a contestant died — Noncho Vodenicharov died of a heart attack during filming.[1]

Participants

Season 5 (2014)

Main article: Survivor BG: Fans vs Favorites

Cast for the new season, entitled "Survivor Cambodia: Fans vs Favorites", was to November 15, 2013. The premiere of season 5 was on 15 September 2014.[2]

Participants

Season 6 (2022)

Main article: Survivor BG: The Hidden Idol

After a 7-year hiatus on April 15, 2021, it was announced that Survivor would return with a new season in 2022.[3] The premiere of season 6 was on 21 February 2022

Participants

Season 7 (2023)

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Participants

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria Mayor Dies during Survivor Episode". novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. May 31, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Survivor Камбоджа стартира по-силен от всеки на 15 септември по bTV" [Survivor Cambodia started stronger than each on 15 September by bTV] (in Bulgarian). 2014-08-24. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  3. ^ "Стани част от новия сезон на "Survivor"".
  4. ^ "Двайсет смели мъже и жени влизат в "Survivor: Скритият идол"". survivor.btv.bg. February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.