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S3 Finale Draws 27.3 Million Viewers, Beats 'Friends'
January 15, 2002
After spending most of the past season playing backstabbing bridesmaid to NBC's revitalized, pregnant Friends, Mark Burnett's reality adventure still managed a first-place finish in the ratings, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Burnett Arrives In Nuku Hiva, Survivor 4 Begins Filming Monday, November 12th"
November 8, 2001
The Tahiti Press is reporting that the filming of Survivor 4 begins today, Monday, November 12th. The castaways have already been on the island of Nuku Hiva getting their survival training. A no-fly zone has been put in place for the valleys used for production.
Production was previously believed to be starting Thursday, November 8th, however it turned out Mark Burnett only ARRIVED in Nuku Hiva on Thursday, November 8th.
Source: Tahiti Press"
CBS Officially Confirms "Nuku Hiva" As Survivor 4 Location"
October 25, 2001
CBS today confirmed what many fans had already known for weeks -- that Survivor producers have opted for the quaint jungles of the Marquesas Islands (pronounced "mar-kay-sis") in French Polynesia. Specifically, a little chunk of South Pacific real estate known as Nuku Hiva (pronounced "nu-ku heeva").
Survivor: Nuku Hiva?
October 4, 2001
SURVIVOR: NUKU HIVA?: The fourth edition of Survivor will be set on Nuku Hiva, a French Polynesian island about 900 miles northeast of Tahiti, according to the Tahiti Presse. Not surprisingly, producer Mark Burnett offered no confirmation of this during a"
`Survivor' producer Mark Burnett not worried about reality slump
October 4, 2001
``Survivor'' creator Mark Burnett believes his show is immune to the current reality TV slump. ``I think we're different,'' he said Wednesday. ``We're the original. And I think we operate at a higher level.''