Editing Survivor: Africa (section)

==Reception==
''Survivor: Africa'' received much more criticism than the two previous seasons, primarily for the contestants' tough living conditions during filming. Dalton Ross of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked it as the ninth-worst season of the series, saying aside from "Some great challenges, not that much else was great".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/survivor-season-40-episode-13/|title=Survivor Winners at War recap: Double elimination smackdown!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Dalton|last=Ross|date=May 6, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> Tom Santilli of [[Examiner.com]] ranked it 26th, saying following ''[[Survivor: Borneo|Borneo]]'' and ''[[Survivor: The Australian Outback|Australian Outback]]'', "it was a complete dud at the time", while noting winner [[Ethan Zohn]] "was just so-so and not that interesting", and that the cast's "lethargy showed on screen" due to the poor conditions in the filming location. In 2020, fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" also ranked the season 29th, and said it "suffers because of its location" and that "the cast on this season is generally pretty decent, and probably would have been much better if they weren't constantly sapped of energy by lack of food and water".<ref>{{cite web|title=Survivor season rankings (with spoiler-free summaries)|url=http://www.purplerockpodcast.com/survivor-season-rankings-spoiler-free-summaries/|website=The Purple Rock Survivor Podcast|date=May 22, 2020|access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2015, a poll by ''[[Rob Has a Podcast]]'' ranked ''Survivor: Africa'' 19th out of 30 with [[Rob Cesternino]] ranking this season 26th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-seasons-rankings-results-live-sept-22-2015-s31/|title=Survivor Top 30 All-Time Season Rankings Results|work=[[Rob Has a Podcast]]|date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> This was updated in 2021 during Cesternino's podcast "Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings", ranking ''Survivor: Africa'' 21st out of 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-all-time-top-40-rankings-21-africa-part-one/|title=Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings {{pipe}} #21: Africa PART ONE|date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Rob Has a Podcast]]|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-all-time-top-40-rankings-21-africa-part-two/|title=Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings {{pipe}} #21: Africa PART TWO|date=May 20, 2021|website=[[Rob Has a Podcast]]|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> In 2013, Andrea Deiher of [[Zap2it]] ranked the season the fifth-worst before it was replaced in 2015 by ''[[Survivor: San Juan del Sur]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/survivors_10_best_and_5_worst_seasons_how_will_blood_vs_water_rank-2013-12|title='Survivor's' 10 best and 5 worst seasons: How will 'Blood vs. Water' rank?|website=[[Zap2it]] |date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416052437/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/survivors_10_best_and_5_worst_seasons_how_will_blood_vs_water_rank-2013-12|archive-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://zap2it.com/2015/05/celebrate-survivor-15th-anniversary-10-best-5-worst-seasons/ |title=The 10 best and 5 worst 'Survivor' seasons, ranked |website=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217035409/http://zap2it.com/2015/05/celebrate-survivor-15th-anniversary-10-best-5-worst-seasons/ |archive-date=December 17, 2015 }}</ref>  In 2020, ''Inside Survivor'' ranked this season 23rd out of 40, saying; "Is it the most dynamic season in terms of gameplay? No. But it is rich in character."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insidesurvivor.com/best-season-rankings-no-23-africa-47070|title=Best Season Rankings – No. 23 – Africa|work=Inside Survivor|last=Holmes|first=Martin|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> In 2024, Nick Caruso of ''[[TVLine]]'' ranked this season 36th out of 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/lists/survivor-seasons-ranked-best-worst-photos/|title=Survivor: All 47 Seasons Ranked From Worst to Best — Which Top Your List?|work=[[TVLine]]|last=Caruso|first=Nick|date=December 29, 2024|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>