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Richard Hatch's Survivor victory turns 20

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (20149)
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/20-years-richard-hatch-became-first-survivor-1307558

Hatch's victory on Aug. 23, 2000 drew 51.7 million viewers, surpassing that year’s World Series, NBA finals, NCAA men’s basketball finals and Grammy Awards. It remains the most-watched Survivor episode to date.

[–] blue1981 (7758) 3 years ago

That record is never going to be broken.

[–] Volley (3433) 3 years ago

Hatch 'hatched' the first hidden alliance on the show and was seemingly unbeatable. Had there been "hidden immunity idols" in that first season like in the recent 20-30 or so, his plans may have been backfired pretty quickly.

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) 3 years ago

And his tax evasion conviction has turned 16.