Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show , itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons .
Simplified: Survivor is an American reality television game show . It came from the Swedish show Expedition Robinson , made in 1997 by Charlie Parsons , and first shown in May 2000 .