the american version has been very successful. from the 2000–01 through the 2005–06 television seasons, its first eleven seasons (competitions) rated among the top ten most watched shows. it is commonly considered the leader of american reality tv because it was the first highly rated and profitable reality show on broadcast television in the u.s., and is considered one of the best shows of the 2000s (decade). the series has been nominated for several emmy awards, including winning for outstanding sound mixing in 2001, outstanding special class program in 2002, and was subsequently nominated four times for outstanding reality-competition program when the category was introduced in 2003. probst won the award for outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program four consecutive times after the award was introduced in 2008. in 2007, the series was included in "time" magazine's list of the 100 greatest tv shows of all time. in 2013, "tv guide" ranked it at #39 on its list of the "60 best series of all time".