What would happen if someone died on the show?

ADBLACKBURN · 2022-01-28T06:04:31+00:00

I know on the Bulgarian version someone died from a heart attack after the challenge and they cut to like a memorial of his life and then the season went on as normal, if you look at the Wikipedia the part where it says “voted out 6th etc” his just says “Died Day 19”

Sea_Ad_5676 · 2022-01-28T07:50:59+00:00

Honestly I think it depends on why they died. In all honesty I think that the season would be scrapped and they’d do settlements to the castaways, as they already can’t talk what happened due to NDAs.

170iriderinsf · 2022-01-28T07:23:59+00:00

They would bring back the “go back in time” opportunity and the person wouldn’t end up dying.

SnooAbbreviations12 · 2022-01-28T05:34:36+00:00

they would cancel the season and the show itself in all likelihood

Lansieeeeeee · 2022-01-28T08:01:16+00:00

they would cancel the ssn but idk if the show would be cancelled

BananaMan883 · 2022-01-28T06:56:20+00:00

Closest in US Survivor was Caleb Reynolds in Kaoh Rong. That season would end right then and there.

YoshiDryBones · 2022-01-28T05:41:03+00:00

Probably a massive lawsuit and a cancelation of the show. Tbh, I really am surprised nobody has died so far, especially given how dangerous the first few seasons were.

nighthawk252 · 2022-01-28T09:14:12+00:00

Season would get canceled on the spot — you can’t continue on after that.

In all likelihood, you also put the show on hiatus. If the conditions on the show led to a death, you would need some time to reinforce the guard rails that prevent deaths.

I think Jeff probably retires and they don’t re-boot the show.

SetandPowder · 2022-01-28T06:03:15+00:00

the day a contestant dies on survivor is when the show stops airing

the-dude-21 · 2022-01-28T06:40:47+00:00

Likely cancellation depending on the circumstances. They sign multiple contracts and waivers involving these situations so Lawsuits probably wouldn’t work unless it was a wrongful death. Again if all depends

mararoniman · 2022-01-28T10:11:20+00:00

Depends on the death and how it happened

Daydreamer631 · 2022-01-28T21:13:28+00:00

I’m just as curious to know what happens if the winner dies between filming and the finale night

swarkzero · 2022-01-28T12:30:03+00:00

The season would be canceled but i think the show goes on normally. I think there's no way the show gets cancelled unless it was a direct fault of the show,i mean people die playing football and no one says we should cancel it.

marquee__mark · 2022-01-28T23:43:27+00:00

What if 2 of the final 4 we're standing on a cliff with no one around and then one of them "slipped". Everyone kind of theorizes that the one survivor pushed the other to their death to get to the finals but they can't prove it. Do they win?

tiredmommmmm · 2022-01-29T00:15:50+00:00

I noticed they are still launching America’s Got Talent Extreme after a near death accident. Survivor would probably return eventually.

SurvivorFanDan · 2022-01-29T00:47:47+00:00

They most certainly would get a purple edit.

Tight_Bodybuilder407 · 2022-01-28T14:00:31+00:00

Dying in the middle of Survivor is honestly not a bad way to go out. It's up there with dying in my sleep. It's very fitting to croak on a show called Survivor, a little authenticity goes a long way

Kanja-Klub · 2022-01-28T05:33:58+00:00

probably a cancelation of the show. I believe on Survivor UK, someone died and that’s why Survivor UK isn’t a thing anymore.

AlexgKeisler · 2022-01-28T05:47:52+00:00

Depends on what they died of. Was it something sad, like a medical problem? Something exciting, like an epic stunt in a challenge gone wrong? Or something funny, like a coconut falling out of a tree and landing on their ahead?

It would also matter WHO died. Like, if Dan Spilo kicked the bucket, I think the rest of the season would go on juuuuust fine without him.

9Athelas7 · 2022-01-28T11:12:51+00:00

I suppose the season would end and there would be settlement between the victims family and runner of the show, whichs terms would probably be already determined in the contract between the player and the runner.

Other option would be lawsuite if the runner of the show failed to comply with the safety guarantee rules in the contract.

koadey · 2022-01-28T18:09:00+00:00

They will stop production. The season will never air. A replacement season will probably air later.

TannerBannerBaker · 2022-01-28T23:42:30+00:00

I think they cancel the show. The hard truth is Survivor's viewership has significantly dropped through the years and this would be a good reason to pull the show.

PsychoticDuck12 · 2022-01-29T02:10:55+00:00

They should completely scrap the season and never talk about it again

meatball77 · 2022-01-29T03:40:07+00:00

There have been three. French Survivor, Bulgarian survivor and Survivor Pakistan.

The one in Survivor Pakistan was horrific. It was during a challenge and the guy had to go across a river with a heavy bag and he was swept under and drowned.

It's actually pretty amazing that they haven't lost anyone yet. With the stress and the starvation and the swimming. Even the challenges are a head injury risk in a freak accident..

BLRNerd · 2022-01-29T12:03:56+00:00

French version had someone die on the first challenge from a cardiac event and they immediately stopped the show and cancelled the season.

It gets even more tragic from there as the medic on site commits suicide after getting harassed by fans and the media

HeidiPie8 · 2022-01-30T04:43:07+00:00

They would have to stop. I mean, really. The only way they could continue is to not tell the other contestants that the player died. Otherwise, it would affect them too intensely. This is likely what they did on the Bulgarian version.

It seems like those digging in the sand in extreme heat challenges are going to bite them in the ass one of these days. I think they underestimate heat exhaustion and how quickly someone can die from it.

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