Episodes — Season 1
| Episodes | 22 |
| Premiere | Sept 21, 2000 |
| Finale | February 22, 2001 |
| Runtime | ~60 min each |
| Castaways | 18 |
| Aired | 22 of 22 |
Season 1 of Extinction Island consists of 13 episodes airing weekly from September through December 2000. Each episode covers approximately two to three days of gameplay and concludes with a Tribal Council in most cases. The season finale airs December 14, 2000 and will reveal the Sole Survivor.
How the Game Works
The 18 castaways begin divided into three tribes. Each episode features an Immunity Challenge — the winning tribe(s) are safe from elimination. The losing tribe attends Tribal Council, where one member is voted out. Rather than going home, eliminated players are sent to Extinction Island, a desolate outpost where they survive on minimal supplies until a re-entry challenge offers one of them a path back into the game.
At a set point in the season, the remaining tribes merge into one, switching to individual play. Hidden Immunity Idols — playable at Tribal Council to negate votes — are hidden throughout both the main camp and Extinction Island.
Season 1 Episode Guide
| Ep. | Title | Air Date | Eliminated | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Welcome" | Sept 21, 2000 | None | Aired |
| 02 | "Play Ball!" | Sept 28, 2000 | Darius Webb | Aired |
| 03 | "Name One" | Oct 5, 2000 | Sienna Walsh | Aired |
| 04 | "Hope to be Home" | Oct 12, 2000 | Raymond Okafor | Aired |
| 05 | "Taste This!" | Oct 19, 2000 | Beau Fontaine | Aired |
| 06 | "Brainiacs" | Oct 26, 2000 | Trevor Holt | Aired |
| 07 | "Open Sesame" | Nov 2, 2000 | None | Aired |
| 08 | "Ploy" | Nov 9, 2000 | Lorraine Chu | Aired |
| 09 | "Honest Dump" | Nov 16, 2000 | Marcus Delgado | Aired |
| 10 | "Switch" | Nov 23, 2000 | Denise Fuentes | Aired |
| 11 | "Go Pro" | Nov 30, 2000 | Felix Drummond | Aired |
| 12 | "Blow Some Stuff Up" | Dec 7, 2000 | Tammy Ostrowski, Nadine Kowalski | Aired |
| 13 | "All Together Now" | Dec 14, 2000 | None — Merge | Aired |
| 14 | "All Together Now (Pt. 2)" | Dec 21, 2000 | None — Merge Pt. 2 | Aired |
| 15 | "Midpoint" | Jan 4, 2001 | Jonah Prescott | Aired |
| 16 | "Sweet but Deadly" | Jan 11, 2001 | Audra Sinclair ☠ | Aired |
| 17 | "Bombed" | Jan 18, 2001 | Priya Nair ☠ | Aired |
| 18 | "Bombed (Part 2)" | Jan 25, 2001 | Petra Vance ☠, Celeste Monroe ☠ | Aired |
| 19 | "You've Come So Far" | Feb 1, 2001 | None | Aired |
| 20 | "You've Come So Far (Pt. 2)" | Feb 8, 2001 | None | Aired |
| 21 | "You've Come So Far (Pt. 3)" | Feb 15, 2001 | Kwame Asante ☠ | Aired |
| 22 | "Reunion" — Finale | Feb 22, 2001 | Colton Briggs wins 4–3 | Aired |