It started with Survivor in the year 2000. It got better — and worse — when Bear Grylls appeared on the scene with Man vs. Wild in 2006. It got better — and a little worse — With Naked and Afraid in 2013. And then, it all culminated in the best wilderness survival show, Alone, in 2015.
I know. I know. There were others: Survivor Man (premiered in 2005), Alone in the Wild (premiered in 2009), Dual Survival (premiered in 2010), Man, Woman, Wild (premiered in 2010) and many, many more.
