There was a show called Extracted, which was a lot like what you described, but people were pissed off at the ending.

jimmysong

We burned out on it too, but I still imagine myself going back to it. It's not much better than McDonalds for brain - it's Panera.

I used to be big on survivor, but I burned out at some point. I usually watch trash tier garbage these days. McDonald's for the brain. 

Aardvark

AskSN

If you had to create a reality show, what would be the premise?

My two favorite reality shows are Survivor and Alone. I think I'd combine them and make a Survivor that's more authentic to surviving. You'd probably still want the turning point that the games/challenges provide, but I'd prefer them to be more survival skill based. It'd definitely lose mass appeal though. Plus, most of what's great about Survivor are the social dynamics. Everything else just serves to make the social dynamics "turn" faster.

Fun fact: the creator/writer of [White Lotus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lotus), [Mike White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_White_(filmmaker)) was a contestant on [season 37 of Survivor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_David_vs._Goliath), and imo you can see it's influence in White Lotus.