Survivor BG's first season logo. The tagline means "Only one person will survive in the end."
The show's first season was filmed on a deserted island in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006 by an international Bulgarian-Argentine team.
It was hosted by the famous actor Kamen Vodenicharov. It started on 20 September 2006 and ended on 11 December 2006.
16 Bulgarians took part in the first season. The prize was 250,000 leva. The first winner in Survivor BG was Neli Ivanova.
Season 2 was aired on bTV from 24 September 2007 with a special live event airing on 19 September in which 22 contestants took part.
This season had a brand new host, Vladimir Karamazov.
Season 4 was filmed during May, June and July 2009 in the Philippines.
The premiere of season 4 was on 22 September 2009 on bTV.
The hosts consisted of Evtim Mioshev until the 22nd day, which then after switched to Vladimir Karamazov.
For the first time in the Survivor franchise across the world as a whole, a contestant died — Noncho Vodenicharov died of a heart attack during filming.[1]
Cast for the new season, entitled "Survivor Cambodia: Fans vs Favorites", was to November 15, 2013. The premiere of season 5 was on 15 September 2014.[2]
After a 7-year hiatus on April 15, 2021, it was announced that Survivor would return with a new season in 2022.[3] The premiere of season 6 was on 21 February 2022