Survivor 'Survivor: Africa' Gets October Premiere; 'Survivor 4 ' Airs in March 2002 07/24/2001 CBS has announced that 'Survivor: Africa,' the third edition of the reality show, premieres on October 11. The show will run uninterrupted until January 10 when it will wrap up with a two-hour finale. At least that's the plan for now. Read More RELATED NEWS 'Survivor: Africa' runner-up Kim Johnson dead at age 79 after cancer battle'Survivor' winner Ethan Zohn cancer free for first time since diagnosis'Survivor' winner Ethan Zohn: "My cancer is back," treatment resuming TAGS: Survivor