Only 6 of Survivor’s first 20 seasons (Cook Islands, Fiji, China, Gabon, Samoa, Heroes vs. Villains) featured a Final Three, but every season since Samoa has as well.

Here, we dissect all of the series’ tweaks, advantages, themes and more throughout the years in order to rank all 45 seasons, and make the ultimate declaration of the best Survivor season (s) ever.

Survivor 48 just finished up its run on CBS. Jeff Probst talked about why he thinks Survivor 48 is actually "one of the all-time great seasons" of the show. He might not be wrong!

This article was originally published on survivingtribal.com as Why Survivor's themed seasons have the best gameplay. Angelina Keeley, pictured here during season 37 “SURVIVOR: DAVID VS.

Survivor has been on for decades, and a number of contestants should have gotten further on their seasons. CBS' long-running competition series Survivor is known as one of the best reality shows ...

Survivor ’s first era came to an end by bringing back the best players of the initial seasons from beloved characters like Boneham — who won the first fan-voted $1 million prize — Jenna ...

Survivor Season 39, Episode 5 preview hints at what's to come on the show. Everyone will drop their buffs to start and someone else is going home.

Following Survivor: Winners at War, the game reset for seasons 41 and 42. Host Jeff Probst described it as a “new era” of Survivor, with new advantages, a shortened schedule, and fewer resources.

The new 'Survivor 41' 'beware advantage' will force three players, including Xander, to say these three secret phrases or lose their votes.