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Also, there was a debate earlier this year about whether ELR's elimination would kill the ratings of Survivor.

Posted by David (aka David) May 17 '11, 10:22

The first three episodes of the season averaged 11.134 million viewers. The final three episodes of the season averaged 11.62 million viewers. So, the show's ratings at the end increased 4.4% in his absence.

This was also as consistent as the show has ever been in terms of ratings. The premiere had 11.16 million viewers. Out of the thirteen remaining episodes aired this season, eleven were in the range of 10.9 - 11.3 million viewers. Other than the people who tune in for the finale just to see who wins, this is one of the most loyal, reliable fanbases on television right now.

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Semi-related: Why has this guy Rob been on the show four times? Is no one else auditioning to get on or do people love him that much? - Krusty May 17, 10:28 29
- I am clearly not a Survivor fan, so my opinion means next to nothing, but it does seem a sad commentary on the show's game itself that - musubi May 17, 10:41 1
  - Sort of. He was on one regular season, then on the All-Stars, then Heroes vs. Villians and then as a direct result of that and the "challenge" at the - oblique May 17, 10:44
- They obviously do it for ratings, there is no other motivator.. - Gwaahjo May 17, 10:31
- How many times has he won? -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:31 11
  - 2*. - David May 17, 10:32 10
    - Wait, you count the wife winning? -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:32 9
      - Since she would have been voted out if not for him, yes. -- nm - David May 17, 10:38 8
        
        So, 25%, or 50%*? Not that great. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:41 7
        
        You're dumb. And ugly. And your heart is filled with hate. -- nm - David May 17, 10:42 6
        
        Dude, if you or I were on there 4 times each, we could win 3 between us, easy. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:43 4
        
        You would both be eliminated after you became weak from not eating the crap you'd be forced to have. -- nm - Kim Pine May 17, 10:44
        
        lmao. nm -- nm - groiny May 17, 10:44 2
        
        Just saying, if this guy is so great, he should be batting a bit better than .250. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:48 1
        
        there are WAY more things at play here than just winning and losing.... - groiny May 17, 10:50
        
        and he sucks at Halo. nm -- nm - groiny May 17, 10:43
- Spoilers - Dano May 17, 10:31
- I certainly love him that much. - Kim Pine May 17, 10:30 1
  - His first season had one of my favorite moments. - the wrong element, bad guy May 17, 10:39
- The answer is simple: he's the most talented Survivor player ever. - David May 17, 10:30 10
  - If he's the most talented than shouldn't he be a four time winner? - Krusty May 17, 10:32 2
    - Why woud I be joking? - David May 17, 10:36
    - only if there's a three time winner. -- nm - TFox May 17, 10:33
  - Hmm. As I asked above, how many times has he won? - Spawn May 17, 10:32 6
    - Yikes. By this metric, Vecepia is the 21st best player in Survivor history. -- nm - Strongbad May 17, 10:33 4
      - This will come up again over the next few days. -- nm - David May 17, 10:38 1
        
        Speaking of which...do we need to rework it a but (spoils) - Jim May 17, 10:46
      - Has she played 4 times? -- nm - Spawn May 17, 10:35 1
        
        She's batting 100%. -- nm - Strongbad May 17, 10:40
    - I dunno. Probst is pretty sleazy -- nm - Roger More May 17, 10:33
who is ELR? -- nm - Gwaahjo May 17, 10:24 1
- Russell. -- nm - David May 17, 10:26
But Russell stopped watching - doesn't that mean everyone else did? -- nm - Reagen May 17, 10:23
I thought the recap at the beginning of the finale was remarkably concise. - TFox May 17, 10:23 8
- It was a much better finale than they've done in the past. They also dropped that memorial stupidity. -- nm - David May 17, 10:26 7
  - According to Probst, they actually did the Fallen Comrades thing, but there was too much show so they cut it. That might be the biggest plus of RI. -- nm - Jim May 17, 10:34 2
    - This is absolutely what I assumed happened. Of course, with the pagonging ... it would have been silly. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 10:48
    - I always skip it on the DVR. Makes watching the Finale/Reunion not take 3 hours :) -- nm - oblique May 17, 10:37
  - I think that time was taken up by RI stuff. - the wrong element, bad guy May 17, 10:28 3
    - or maybe it just rained too much. (it was stormy at Final TC) -- nm - Strongbad May 17, 10:31 1
      - I really don't think they had the time for the "Fallen Heroes" stuff. - the wrong element, bad guy May 17, 10:42
    - That's the positive RI adds. The show needs less filler each week and it makes for better television. - David May 17, 10:31

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Also, there was a debate earlier this year about whether ELR's elimination would kill the ratings of Survivor.

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