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Story summary
- The May 2002 finale of Survivor marked a landmark moment in American television history, helping popularize reality TV and making Survivor a cultural institution as it enters its 50th season.
- Time magazine's TV critic covered the event, noting a tiki-bar setting and host Rosie O'Donnell's motorcycle entrance.
- Backstage, producer Mark Burnett met U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Trump had restored Wollman Rink.
- Burnett envisioned him for a new business reality show.