Survivor season rankings: All Survivor seasons, ranked

37. Africa (Season 3)

It feels almost necessary to say something nice about Survivor: Africa right out of the gate simply because of the winner; Ethan Zohn. The former professional soccer player will go down in the history of the show as probably the best “human being” that’s ever been named Sole Survivor and captured the $1 million. Since then, he’s been a humanitarian in the highest regard and is seemingly always doing something for the less fortunate all over the world.

While we can tip our hat to Ethan Zohn, the person, the season itself left quite a bit to be desired. Did Africa have its moments? Again, every season does. The setting was quite awesome with all of the wildlife that the players were essentially forced to co-exist with while at their camps. Fans will also remember a plethora of high-intensity challenges throughout the season.

What fans won’t quite remember—outside of Ethan—is too many of the players and characters from Africa. This was a decisively boring cast from top-to-bottom that didn’t seem interested in giving anyone anything entertaining to watch. They’re there to play the game, sure, but that doesn’t mean you have to go through the entirety being wholly unremarkable.