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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Michael Skupin, who suffered severe burns as a contestant on television's "Survivor II: The Australian Outback," is a survivor once again.

Skupin, his pregnant wife, Penny, and 3-year-old daughter, Emily, escaped serious injury Sunday when their twin-engine plane made a crash landing along the rocky Lake Michigan shoreline in Petoskey.

Source: The Associated Press"

Emmys: "Survivor" Gets Creative " September 9, 2001
The tribe has spoken: CBS' back-stabbing, pig-skinning reality smash may now be referred to as CBS' Emmy-winning, back-stabbing, pig-skinning reality smash.

Mark Burnett's hit series Survivor picked up its first Emmy award Saturday, one of two new trophies capitalizing on TV's reality-show craze.

Survivor won for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class), a category honoring "reality" shows with a game-show element. The hit series was nominated alongside VH1's Bands on the Run, USA's Eco-Challenge: Borneo, TLC's Junkyard Wars and MTV's Road Rules: Maximum Velocity Tour. The show also picked up a second trophy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Non-Fiction Program.

Source: Eonline"

'Survivor' Meets 'Big Brother' August 29, 2001
'Survivor' Meets 'Big Brother' on a Special Edition of 'Big Brother 2,' Wednesday, Sept. 5 on the CBS Television Network 'Survivor's' Gervase and Sue and 'Survivor: The Australian Outback's' Alicia and Jeff to Pay a Visit to the Houseguests

The BIG BROTHER 2 Houseguests will receive unexpected company when SURVIVOR's Gervase and Sue and SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK's Alicia and Jeff pay a visit to their house on a special edition of BIG BROTHER 2, Wednesday, Sept. 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

During the Survivors' stay, the reality teams will square off against each other in a surprise competition that will decide which reality team rules. The Survivors will also make regular Diary Room entries, just as the Houseguests do.

Source: PRNewswire"

'Survivor' Chef to Air Cooking Show August 23, 2001
PHOENIX Keith Famie, a chef who earned a reputation on CBS's "Survivor: The Australian Outback" as the guy who couldn't cook rice, wrapped up filming this month in Sedona, Ariz., for his new cooking show to air on Food TV.

Keith Famie's Adventures is scheduled to begin airing in November.

The first 11 shows, excluding the premiere which is being taped in Kenya, are remakes of Famie's local cooking show in Detroit.

Source: The Associated Press"

Survivor's Elisabeth, Big Bro's Krista To Judge Miss Teen USA Pageant" August 22, 2001
Former reality cuties Elisabeth Filarski ('Survivor: The Australian Outback') and Krista Stegall ('Big Brother 2') have been named as judges for the 2001 Misss Teen USA Pageant, which airs Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. CBS of course is the network home of both 'Survivor' and 'Big Brother.'

Source: Zap2It.com"

Survivor Winner Richard Hatch Arrested, Also Gets Restraining Order" August 21, 2001
Where's that pesky immunity idol when you need it? Richard Hatch, the flamboyant $1 million winner of CBS's first Survivor series, was arrested Tuesday for a domestic dispute allegedly involving an ex-boyfriend. Middletown, R.I., police spokesman Lt. Barry Smith says a warrant was issued for Hatch's arrest after the victim filed a complaint Monday.

Colby Donaldson in Texas Monthly August 19, 2001
Colby Donaldson is the cover story of the August issue of Texas Monthly magazine.

Source: Texas Monthly"

Elisabeth Gets Her Own Television Show August 17, 2001
Survivor II's Elisabeth, the footwear designer and Outback crybaby has just landed a gig hosting the upcoming E! fashion series The Look for Less. The weekly series, which is set to debut later this year, will focus on bargain-hunting tips for fashionistas.

Source: America Online"

'Survivor's Susan Hawk and Jeff Varner starring in USA's 'Cannonball Run 2001' this week August 6, 2001
Survivor I's Susan Hawk, Survivor II's Jeff Varner, and Temptation Island's Kaya are one of the racing team in USA Network's 'Cannonball Run 2001' special -- a five night series airung this Sunday (8/5) through Thursday (8/9) on USA Network.

'Survivor' Pig Killing Prompts New Law July 19, 2001
BRISBANE (Reuters) - An Australian state is bringing in new animal welfare legislation following the controversial slaughter of a wild pig early this year by a participant in the hit U.S. reality show, ``Survivor.''

A new code of care for animal stars in film and television shows filmed in tropical Queensland would be introduced shortly, the state's primary industry minister said on Thursday.

Animal welfare groups were flooded with complaints and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched an investigation after ``Survivor,'' filmed in north Queensland's outback, screened a cast member killing a wild pig with a knife.

Source: Reuters"