Reality TV shows come and go but one franchise has outlasted pretty much all of the others: Survivor. The series is nearly a quarter of a century old and is undergoing a renaissance.

A new season of the Australian version of the franchise kicked off this week and it’s already being called the best ever.

Today on The Drop, culture reporter Meg Watson on how Survivor has outlasted other reality TV shows.

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