TDS Facts

**Here are facts you probably didn't know about TDS.**

## Total Drama Survivor: Brazil (S1)

* The season is the only one to have 'Total Drama Survivor' in its name. The rest have TDS in front of the location, to shorten the title.
* TDSB has the largest number of contestants, with 18.
* This season had Devon at his tamest. In this season, he was a calm and collected host who did care about the contestants.
* TDSB was recently rated #2 on best TDSB seasons. #1 was TDS: The Great North, or Season 3.
* This season took tons of elements from *Survivor.*

## TDS: China (S2)

* This is the first season of any major Mekapanema TV show to have gotten cancelled.
* The season was supposed to have 14 episodes, but was cancelled after only 6 aired, and a shoddy series finale was aired. However, it turned out it wouldn't be the last episode.
* This season was considered the most boring, even though it aired 6 episodes only.
* China wasn't even a part of most of the challenges.
* The cast was considered bland and the main antagonist, Reid, was considered too evil and rude for the series that was rated PG DLS.
* This season does not air on Cartoon Network anymore.

## TDS: The Great North (S3)

* The first episode, Alberta: A Frozen Wasteland, aired about two months after the series was cancelled for the first time.
* This season aired in 9 days, the shortest time for a season of a Studio 21 show to air.
* TDS: The Great North was highly praised for being extremely similar to *Survivor,* and having more drama between the cast than Seasons 1 or 2.
* Season 3 was also praised highly for its new location, now in a more specific location. Seasons 1 and 2 just had what country the season was located in. This season told you that the season took place in Alberta, Canada's Rocky Mountains.
* This season introduced Devon as a sadistic, fame-mongrel.
* The season's challenges were more wacky and random than Seasons 1 and 2's.
* When the audience demanded more Total Drama Survivor, Cartoon Network greenlit the idea of a Season 3 and then pitched the idea to Studio 21, who promptly made a season and aired it.
* Even though this season was a bit rushed, reruns can be seen daily at 4:30 pm on Cartoon Network.
* The new cast was praised for changing personalities a bit. For instance, Mitchell, the antagonist, started out as a petty villain, but rose to a supervillain. Also, Janet changed from being a funny, charming best friend to Tom to being an antagonist herself, out to eliminate Mitchell.

## TDS: Second Chance (S4)

* This season aired 3 days after TDS: The Great North came to its end, and on the day immediately after Christmas.
* 11 old competitors returned to the show to try again.
* This is the first season that does not have the location title in its name.
* Two out of the three newcomers (11 old competitors, 3 new ones, making 14 players) were eliminated back to back. Scott was eliminated first and Elsa followed. Marcus, the other newbie, would make it to 7th place.
* This is the first time there are no tribes. The 14 cast members had to fend for themselves.
* Camp Mekapanema, a major location in TDS's sister show, Drama, appeared in the finale episode.

## TDS All-Stars (S5)

* This is the last season to have all the original cast members together. Season 6 would have a new cast.
* This is the first all-stars season of TDS, the second would be in Season 10.
* This season made an error, only having one winner for all countries.

## TDS: Panama (S6)

* This is the first season to contain 11 episodes, with 12 contestants.
* The team merger was early this season. Episodes 1-4 had teams and episodes 5-11 had no teams.
* A crossover special with Total Drama: Camp Ritchatakwa aired this season as episode 7 of TDSP.

## TDS: New England (S7)

* Carrie, a contestant this season, died from drowning. She was the only contestant to die.

## TDS: Hawaii (S8)

* 14 brand new contestants came in this season.
* The grand prize this season was only $500,000, instead of the traditional $1,000,000.

## TDS: South Africa (S9)

* This is by far the shortest season, containing 10 episodes.

## TDS: American All-Stars (S10)

* This season is a parody of the 'all-stars' seasons of Survivor, where past winners return.

## TDS: Cambodia (S11)

* The season ended exactly one year after the show premiered, however TDS was technically not cancelled until October.
* This is the last season of the original run, from 2015 to 2016, and the last to air in almost 6 years!
* This is the last season to be animated, and the last to feature animated host Devon.

## TDS 12: Immunity Island (S12)

* After a long 6 year cancellation, the series was rebooted.
* This is the first season of the rebooted run, starting in 2022.
* This season is live action, rather than the previous 11 animated seasons.
* Season 12 is the first to contain its season number as part of the title.
* A new host, Mike, is hosting this season.
* Starting with this season, many elements of Survivor are being brought back or into the game for the first time.
	+ Tribes return for the first time since Season 7.
	+ The themed season involving immunity idols references Survivor.
	+ Instead of teenagers, adults are competing, and unlike the previous competitors being Canadian, these are all Americans.
	+ Like Survivor, the season is filmed in Fiji.
	+ Unlike the previous seasons, the Total Drama parody is removed.
	+ The term 'castaway' replaces 'contestant' in most situations.