Episode 101 - S1.E1

As the show begins, we are introduced to both teams of castaways as they board the S.S. Minnow, run into an unexpected storm, and make their ways to the island. As the teams arrive, however, they learn of the shows hidden twist: that not one, but two casts will be competing for the grand prize and for a chance to be rescued from the island. As there can ultimately be only one cast, though, each cast member from the two teams will be competing against their own counterpart for a spot in the final cast.

The teams spend their first day on the island getting to know one another, spending time surveying and exploring the land, evaluating their resources, and setting up their living quarters. All goes well until the first night, however, when tempers with the Green Team flare up, and as each person begins to realize just how ""real"" their situation on the island is!

On their second day, the teams awake to their first competition, where the winning team will win mattresses, sheets, pillows and