TVFan1 December 31, 2024 Share December 31, 2024 I always hated the fire making challenge. It was said that if a strong player loses the final 4 immunity challenge that the other 3 players simply vote them out. That's the point. The other 3 players know that they won't win if they let them through. If the "strong player" had a better social game and convinced everyone to keep them or actually won the final 4 immunity challenge, then they would deserve to make it to the final 3. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8543488
tv echo December 31, 2024 Share December 31, 2024 Midseason Ratings Report Card: CBS’ Most- and Least-Watched Shows By Matt Webb Mitovich December 27, 2024 https://tvline.com/ratings/best-worst-cbs-tv-shows-viewers-2024-2025-1235392982/ Quote 15 Survivor 5.95 million 0.91 Broadcast’s #1-rated non-sports program; TV’s second-most watched, #1-rated reality show Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8543528
tv echo December 31, 2024 Share December 31, 2024 Putnam Valley’s Sue Smey — ‘Survivor’s’ Bronze winner Mid-Hudson News Staff December 30, 2024 https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/12/30/putnam-valleys-sue-smey-survivors-bronze-winner/ Quote PUTNAM VALLEY – Sue Smey has returned to Putnam Valley with a bronze medal, $85,000 in prize money and weighing less than 100 pounds following an experience of a lifetime. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8543537
tv echo January 2 Share January 2 Survivor: All 47 Seasons Ranked From Worst to Best — Which Top Your List? By Nick Caruso December 29, 2024 https://tvline.com/lists/survivor-seasons-ranked-best-worst-photos/ Survivor’s Best and Worst Winners, Ranked By Nick Caruso January 1, 2025 https://tvline.com/lists/survivor-winners-ranked-best-worst-photos/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8544977
seacliffsal January 2 Share January 2 After reading both of those articles, I am really reminded how much I forget about the seasons and the winners (let alone the other contestants) even though I've seen every episode. I do remember a few, but basically forget all about the seasons as soon as they end. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8545070
Nashville January 2 Share January 2 17 minutes ago, seacliffsal said: After reading both of those articles, I am really reminded how much I forget about the seasons and the winners (let alone the other contestants) even though I've seen every episode. I do remember a few, but basically forget all about the seasons as soon as they end. You and 99.5% of the rest of the population - including me. 😉 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8545076
LadyChatts January 3 Share January 3 I think it’s impossible to really rank all the seasons because so many blur together. I could probably do top 10, but most of mine would be older seasons because they are largely what I remember. I’m not even sure if I could do a bottom 10 anymore. And this new era of Survivor is particularly bad for me. I totally forgot 41 and 43 even happened (though 43 I think is partly wanting to forget). I feel like I’ll remember 47 fondly, but I thought the same thing about 44 and 45 when they ended and yet they are a very distant memory that they might as well have happened 20 years ago. I did get a kick out of the author ranking Thailand as dead last. Even after all these years and so many doozies, Thailand still can’t get out of its slump as being considered one of the worst seasons to ever grace our TVs. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8545458
KeithJ January 3 Share January 3 On 1/2/2025 at 10:22 AM, seacliffsal said: After reading both of those articles, I am really reminded how much I forget about the seasons and the winners (let alone the other contestants) even though I've seen every episode. I do remember a few, but basically forget all about the seasons as soon as they end. Same here. I'd like to know though how these "superfans" on the show can remember pretty much every single thing and player names that have been on during past seasons. Do they just have great memories? Do they watch previous seasons non-stop and study them? I have seen every episode of Survivor and can maybe name 5-10 winners off the top of my head. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8545646
ljenkins782 January 3 Share January 3 15 hours ago, LadyChatts said: I think it’s impossible to really rank all the seasons because so many blur together. I could probably do top 10, but most of mine would be older seasons because they are largely what I remember. I’m not even sure if I could do a bottom 10 anymore. And this new era of Survivor is particularly bad for me. I totally forgot 41 and 43 even happened (though 43 I think is partly wanting to forget). I feel like I’ll remember 47 fondly, but I thought the same thing about 44 and 45 when they ended and yet they are a very distant memory that they might as well have happened 20 years ago. I did get a kick out of the author ranking Thailand as dead last. Even after all these years and so many doozies, Thailand still can’t get out of its slump as being considered one of the worst seasons to ever grace our TVs. Yeah, I've enjoyed some of the recent seasons as they happened, but they exit my brain immediately thereafter, whereas those earlier seasons are taking up perhaps too much space. For me, I think I can pinpoint the Philippines season as the last of the really memorable seasons for me (although there were some duds for me before that). For the following seasons, there are moments here and there that stand out, but in terms of a whole season narrative, I think Philippines is the last one. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8545762
Nashville January 4 Share January 4 9 hours ago, KeithJ said: Same here. I'd like to know though how these "superfans" on the show can remember pretty much every single thing and player names that have been on during past seasons. Do they just have great memories? Don’t know about anybody else, but I’m pretty certain my available resources of functional brain matter are significantly reduced from days past - and when it comes to stuff I consider it important to retain in memory, old Survivor season cast rosters are right down there along with the precinct return numbers from the 1996 county dog catcher election. 1 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8546222
tv echo January 6 Share January 6 (edited) ‘Survivor 47’ Proves It’s Time To Bring Back the Fan Favorite Award By Madalyn Carter Jan 5, 2025 https://collider.com/survivor-fan-favorite-award/ Quote Survivor 47 was a season full of determined, inspiring, and likable castaways. Castaways like Sam Phalen – a scrappy player working from the bottom for nearly the entire season who narrowly managed to snag a spot at Final Tribal Council following an intense fire-making showdown – or Solomon “Sol” Yi – who, as the second member of the jury, didn’t quite get the chance to show off his strategic prowess, but was lauded across social media anyway for his calm demeanor in tense situations and even his sense of style as he sported iconic outfits from the jury bench at tribal council – are well-deserved of the Fan Favorite title. And that’s just to name a few. Edited January 6 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8547741
tv echo January 12 Share January 12 (edited) Boston Rob Admits He Didn't See Survivor: All-Stars 'Through the Jury's Eyes': 'I Killed Friendships' (Exclusive) By Dana Rose Falcone January 7, 2025 https://people.com/boston-rob-admits-he-didnt-see-survivor-all-stars-through-the-jurys-eyes-exclusive-8770724 Quote Boston Rob Mariano knows he can be a cutthroat gamer. “There's something for playing hard,” the Survivor alum, 49, tells PEOPLE. “Like, in Survivor: All-Stars back in 2003 in Panama, I legitimately did everything that I needed to do to get to the end. I cut throats, I killed friendships and I expected them to give it to me at the end.” Instead, the jury gave the win to Amber Brkich, who Mariano proposed to in the All-Stars live reunion show and married in April 2005. Today, “I stand by my gameplay,” Mariano says. “But I didn't take into account that I was going to have to be accountable at the end of it, meaning I didn't see it through the jury's eyes.” * * * Mariano says his takeaways from his aggressive All-Stars season helped him come back and win Redemption Island in 2011. “I had to learn you can't just treat all these other people just like game pieces,” he explains. “You have to understand they're people, they have feelings, and act accordingly.” The father of four calls it “a balancing act” to figure out how to navigate preserving relationships with his castmates while also keeping his eyes on the prize. “And I think finding that balance really is the key to doing well in these reality competition games,” Mariano says. * * * Mariano ultimately feels proud of his run on Survivor, which began with Marquesas in 2004. “I thought I did good my first time out in Marquesas,” he says. “I didn't ultimately win, but I understood the strategy better than the people did at the time. I feel like I understood the theory of it beyond what was even considered what should be done. Even taking Hunter [Ellis] out in the very first loss on Marquesas, people were like, ‘What are they doing? We shouldn't get rid of Captain America.’ In the back of my mind, I'm thinking, ‘While this guy's here, how am I supposed to win?’” Edited January 12 by tv echo 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8552519
tv echo Monday at 05:05 PM Share Monday at 05:05 PM (edited) Mike Bloom of Parade is publishing individual interviews with the Season 48 cast members spread out over several days - here's what's been published so far... Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Surgeon Cedrek McFadden Says the Show Used to Be His 'Therapy' The 46-year-old is used to making decisions, but wants to 'lead from the rear' in this game. Mike Bloom January 30, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/cedrek-mcfadden-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Pizzeria Manager Justin Pioppi is Hiding His Ivy League Education The 29-year-old feels his day-to-day won't get him lost in the sauce, having once even made a pizza using only flint. Mike Bloom January 30, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/justin-pioppi-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Kevin Leung Brings a Chaotic Mind and a 'Family Tree' Plan The finance manager is coming in with many big ideas, including masking his moves by drinking too much water. Mike Bloom Jan 31, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/kevin-leung-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Substance Abuse Counselor Mary Zheng Has a 'Hunger for Control' The 31-year-old comes from a family of political asylees, which has taught her the pros and cons of 'over-giving.' Mike Bloom Jan 31, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/mary-zheng-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Saiounia "Sai" Hughley Wants a 'Fanny Pack' of Advantages The marketing professional hopes her lifetime of resilience will outweigh being 'too nosy for her own good.' Mike Bloom Feb 1, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/saiounia-sai-hughley-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Stephanie Berger Says All Advantages Are Disadvantages The tech product lead comes in with a pregame manifesto and her own set of 'Survivor' sabermetrics. Mike Bloom Feb 2, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/stephanie-berger-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Charity Nelms Talks How Losing 100 Pounds Got Her to the Island The flight attendant and fitness coach says that getting to play is 'making up for lost time,' having felt held back in her life. Mike Bloom Feb 3, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/charity-nelms-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Fire Lieutenant Chrissy Sarnowsky Says Superfans 'Don't Make the Game Better' While the 55-year-old is the oldest player of the season, she wants to be less of a leader and more of a "cool aunt" to her tribe. Mike Bloom Feb 3, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/chrrisy-sarnowsky-survivor-48-interview ETA: I first started posting these interviews in the S48 spoilers thread, but other than the cast members' identity, there's nothing spoilery in these articles. However, if they should stay in the S48 spoilers thread, please let me know. Thx! Edited Tuesday at 12:21 PM by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8571268
ljenkins782 Tuesday at 05:45 PM Share Tuesday at 05:45 PM On 2/3/2025 at 12:05 PM, tv echo said: Mike Bloom of Parade is publishing individual interviews with the Season 48 cast members spread out over several days - here's what's been published so far... Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Fire Lieutenant Chrissy Sarnowsky Says Superfans 'Don't Make the Game Better' While the 55-year-old is the oldest player of the season, she wants to be less of a leader and more of a "cool aunt" to her tribe. Mike Bloom Feb 3, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/chrrisy-sarnowsky-survivor-48-interview Quote The 55-year-old is old school by nature, disliking superfans who "cheat" by practicing puzzles preseason. Gotta agree with her that superfans don't make the game better. An occasional doofus who practices a simple puzzle at home for fun is okay, but when you have people creating full scale models of common challenges in their backyards, it's just a bit much. Kinda makes you miss the days when people tried to hide their nerdy habits and tendencies, lol. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572150
Nashville Tuesday at 11:24 PM Share Tuesday at 11:24 PM 5 hours ago, ljenkins782 said: Gotta agree with her that superfans don't make the game better. For who? 😄 Weird thing: I’ve been watching the show since its inception, and was initially inclined to agree with Chrissy’s assessment - but upon examination, superfans appear to do better overall than I’d originally thought: Rob Cesternino: 3rd in S6 (Amazon), 15th in S8 (All-Stars) Todd Herzog: won S15 (China) John Cochran: 8th in S23 (South Pacific), won S26 (Caramoan) Spencer Bledsoe: 4th in S28 (Cagayan), tied for 2nd in S31 (Cambodia) Adam Klein: won S33 (Millennials vs. GenX), 12th in S40 (Winners At War) Ryan Ulrich: 3rd in S35 (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) Gabby Pascuzzi: 8th in S37 (David vs. Goliath) Aubrey Bracco: 2nd in S32 (Kaôh Rōng) Hannah Shapiro: tied for 2nd in S33 (Millennials vs. GenX) To be sure, superfan status does not automatically translate to success in Survivor - one look at Jacob Derwin (2nd evictee of S36) is enough to demonstrate THAT - but overall they actually fare pretty well, which makes me wonder why I/we tend to rag on them more than other players. Does their professed familiarity with the game make us predisposed to hold them to a higher standard? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572405
tv echo 22 hours ago Share 22 hours ago (edited) Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Stunt Performer David Kinne Says His Arrogance is an Asset The 39-year-old admits he barely watched the show before deciding to apply, though he's ready to break a decades-long record. Mike Bloom Feb 4, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/david-kinne-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Kamilla Karthigesu Wants to Subliminally Force a Fluid Season The software engineer is manifesting having a "Gigachad" on her tribe, though she has no intention with sticking with them once the merge hits. Mike Bloom Feb 4, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/kamilla-karthigesu-survivor-48-interview Edited 22 hours ago by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572859
fishcakes 20 hours ago Share 20 hours ago Season 45's Drew Basile is in the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions Semifinals, which start tonight, although I think he won't be on until tomorrow. He was very impressive in the regular game, so it will be interesting to see how he does against stiffer competition. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572964
tv echo 48 minutes ago Share 48 minutes ago Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Attorney Kyle Fraser is Playing With a 'People First' Strategy (Exclusive) The 31-year-old hopes his impulsivity doesn't sink his chances in the game. Mike Bloom Feb 5, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/kyle-fraser-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Mitch Guerra Makes History as the First Player with a Speech Impediment (Exclusive) The P.E. coach is looking to build his own on-island gym class of big threats to avoid becoming a physical and social target. Mike Bloom Feb 5, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/mitch-guerra-survivor-48-interview Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8574102
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