Contestant Generations by Season
I finally got caught up on season 46. After stumbling on a discussion on /r/survivor about generational^1^ participation and play styles I decided to waste a whole bunch of time and pulled together some data^2^. I thought it was interesting and thought I’d share.
Number of contestants by generation by season
| Season | Gen Z | Millennials | Gen X | Boomers | Silent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First Season a generation appeared in
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | 1 |
| Boomers | 1 |
| Gen X | 1 |
| Millennials | 4 |
| Gen Z | 32 |
Last season a generation appeared in (so far)
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | 32 |
| Boomers | 39 |
| Gen X | 46 |
| Millennials | 46 |
| Gen Z | 46 |
First season of plurality
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | None |
| Boomers | None (almost 12) |
| Gen X | 1 |
| Millennials | 11 |
| Gen Z | 45 |
Number of seasons participated in
| Gen | Season Count |
|---|---|
| Silent | 9 |
| Boomers | 36 |
| Gen X | 46 |
| Millennials | 42 |
| Gen Z | 12 |
Total participants
| Gen | Participants |
|---|---|
| Silent | 11 |
| Boomers | 115 |
| Gen X | 305 |
| Millennials | 356 |
| Gen Z | 52 |
Miscellaneous
- Only Gen X has appeared in every season
- Only Season 32 had a representative from all 5 Generations
- Seasons 3, 28, 35, and 40 only had 2 Generations represented
- Season 33 was "Gen X vs Millennials" but had a Boomer and a Zoomer (by USC Standards)
^1^ Generations are arbitrary, inconsistent, and ill defined. I used USCs definitions ^3^ for no particular reason other than I had to pick something
^2^ A contestant is counted for each appearance in a season at the age of their appearance in each season. Contestant’s generation was determined by minus . Age and Filming dates were sourced from Wikipedia