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. 8 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. 😉 4 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 5 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 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8552519
tv echo February 3 Share February 3 (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 February 4 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8571268
ljenkins782 February 4 Share February 4 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 February 4 Share February 4 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? 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572405
tv echo February 5 Share February 5 (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 February 5 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8572859
fishcakes February 5 Share February 5 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 February 6 Share February 6 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
LadyChatts February 6 Share February 6 I saw this interview with the cast's hot takes. Some of my favorites: https://parade.com/tv/survivor-48-cast-hot-takes-exclusive Charity: Quote Number one, as fans, we want villains back. [Laughs.] I want more villains. I love the stories, but I love the gameplay too. And I love a Tony or a Russell or a Coach or a Brandon. Iconic moments, like when the girl dumped the rice everywhere. We want a little bit of that back. I think, you know. That's my hot take on Survivor. But, truly, I'm probably gonna get totally like, slayed for this. But I think Russell was one of the best players there was, and he should have won. I would have voted for him personally, Chrissy Quote I don't know if it was last season or the season before. The two people that quit, I was disgusted. Knowing the process that we have to do to get here. You never watched the show?! You didn't think you were going to be uncomfortable?! To be like, "I miss my bed. I want to go home." To me, that was just terrible. David Quote So again, I haven't watched a lot of Survivor. But the last season I was watching was Heroes vs. Villains. I would love some of those one-on-one brutal challenges, man. Eva Quote I think that you should not be allowed to ask what someone's gonna do with the money in the final Tribal Council. I think that that should have no indication of how someone played. The rules are to outwit, outplay, and outlast, and that's what the jury should be making their decision based on. Not on who needs the money the most, or who do you think is going to use it the best? No, it should be based on your gameplay, not outside factors. Mary Quote My hot take is that Applebee's isn't that great. I mean, I can't say I've ever eaten there. But I've heard from friends that have eaten there and gotten sick. And I'm sure I'll love it, because it'll be food. When they're like, "It's Applebee's!" I'm gonna be like, "Okay, translate: It's food." It's sustenance for me. My family and I, we didn't really have the money to go out and eat. So I can't really say that I'm that familiar with that many restaurants, because I just didn't go out to eat that much. Stephanie Quote I mean, I think all advantages at this point are disadvantages. And of those who don't care for B-Rob, Kamilla and Mitch think he's overrated and got lucky in his win. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8574525
Quilt Fairy February 7 Share February 7 14 hours ago, tv echo said: Attorney Kyle Fraser is Playing With I saw this much of the title and my mind immediately filled in "is Playing With Himself." Draw your own conclusions. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8574691
tv echo February 7 Share February 7 The Survivor 48 cast's most unique traits revealed By Dalton Ross February 6, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-most-unique-traits-revealed-8782374 Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! PR Consultant Bianca Roses Is a Master of the Spin and Grin (Exclusive) The 33-year-old is acting on a dream that she's had since her very first screen name (not to be confused with some NSFW dreams she's had about previous contestants). Mike Bloom Feb 6, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/bianca-roses-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Eva Erickson Makes History As First-Ever Openly Autistic Player (Exclusive) The PhD candidate talks breaking the ice, and gender norms, as the captain of a men's hockey team Mike Bloom Feb 6, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/eva-erickson-survivor-48-interview Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8574876
SVNBob February 8 Share February 8 On 2/5/2025 at 9:02 AM, tv echo said: Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Stunt Performer David Kinne Says His Arrogance is an Asset Just from this headline...First Boot please! 3 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8575600
tv echo February 8 Share February 8 Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Fire Captain Joe Hunter Is Playing For His Late Sister (Exclusive) The 45-year-old had a unique way of binging to prepare for the game, watching a marathon of new era challenges and Tribal Councils. Mike Bloom Feb 7, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/joe-hunter-survivor-48-interview Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Debate Professor Shauhin Davari Calls Himself a 'Logic Bully' (Exclusive) The 38-year-old speaks on how being the most-talked-about person in the Season 46 preseason impacted his second trip to Fiji. Mike Bloom Feb 7, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/shauhin-davari-survivor-48-interview Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8575683
tv echo February 8 Share February 8 There's no way that Rob/Amber's 20-year marriage won't be mentioned during the 50th season... Boston Rob & Amber’s Survivor Love Story SurvivorOnCBS Feb 7, 2025 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8575713
tv echo February 9 Share February 9 Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Star Toomey Says Her Newborn Baby Brought Her to the Island (Exclusive) The sales expert says her competition is the 'finest-looking cast ever,' and therefore hard to read. Mike Bloom Feb 8, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/star-toomey-survivor-48-interview 'Survivor' Legend Jonny Fairplay Says His Grandmother Has Died Over 20 Years After Previous Lie Ellen Jean Hauser, who passed at 90, was part of the biggest lie in the CBS reality show's history back in 2003. Mike Bloom Feb 8, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/survivor-jonny-fairplay-grandmother-ellen-jean-hauser-dead Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8576182
tv echo February 11 Share February 11 Meet the 'Survivor 48' Cast! Music Executive Thomas Krottinger Wants to Make a Rival to Lower His Threat Level (Exclusive) Despite being a latecomer to the show, the 34-year-old believes his experience in the 'viper pit' of the music business will get him the win. Mike Bloom Feb 9, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/thomas-krottinger-survivor-48-interview Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8577813
Carey February 14 Share February 14 Looks like Season 4 Winner Vepecia was on TPIR not too long ago The episode that featured her aired today (02.13.25) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8580310
tv echo February 14 Share February 14 Jeff Probst gives exclusive first-look tour of Survivor 48 Tribal Council set Get a tour from the host, complete with lots of Easter egg intel. By Dalton Ross February 13, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-48-tribal-council-set-exclusive-first-look-tour-jeff-probst-8992751 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8580651
Nashville February 14 Share February 14 On 2/6/2025 at 9:32 PM, Quilt Fairy said: I saw this much of the title and my mind immediately filled in "is Playing With Himself." Draw your own conclusions. Well… considering what the last dozen or so casts have shown us, it suredafuk wasn’t “Playing With Fire”…. 🙄 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8580942
DEL901 February 17 Share February 17 https://ew.com/survivor-david-vs-goliath-natalie-cole-talks-the-white-lotus-season-3-cameo-mike-white-11680402 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8583467
DEL901 February 20 Share February 20 Brandon Hantz facing prison… https://ew.com/survivor-alum-brandon-hantz-arrested-on-arson-racketeering-charges-11683162 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8586308
tv echo February 20 Share February 20 (edited) Survivor winner Rachel LaMont to cohost On Fire With Jeff Probst podcast (exclusive) Sorry, Rome. By Dalton Ross February 19, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-rachel-lamont-cohost-on-fire-with-jeff-probst-podcast-exclusive-11678534 Quote So who will be rewarded with podcasting glory for the Survivor 48 season, which premieres Feb. 26 on CBS? It turns out that Survivor 47 winner Rachel LaMont will be grabbing the mic the same way she grabbed that cool $1 million just a few months ago, and we've got your exclusive first listen below. This means Rachel will have denied Rome Cooney — who openly campaigned for the job while on the show — for a second time. "The podcast is back," Probst tells Entertainment Weekly. "We're very excited. The winner of Survivor 47, Rachel LaMont, is the cohost." Was there a long and involved selection process to get down to the final pick? It turns out the answer to that question is… no! "I got to be honest," Probst says, "although there were a lot of people from 47 that would've been fun — including Rome, who desperately wanted to do it — for us it was a pretty easy decision. Rachel was such a dominant player in so many different ways, and such a good talker. When we called her and told her the news, we could have recorded the first podcast right then. She's ready." Edited February 20 by tv echo 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8586404
Katrina Kate February 20 Share February 20 (edited) 7 hours ago, DEL901 said: Brandon Hantz facing prison… https://ew.com/survivor-alum-brandon-hantz-arrested-on-arson-racketeering-charges-11683162 Per the link: Quote The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas announced Wednesday that 14 members and associates of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, including Hantz, 33, have been indicted in connection with an allegedly violent 2019 turf war with the rival gang B*EAST. Brandon, the forever wannabe, has joined a gang of little boys in men’s bodies who are afraid of the word BREAST. However, they are brave enough to commit crimes including murder, attempted murder, and assault. The Hantz family must be so proud. Edited February 20 by Katrina Kate 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8586514
LadyChatts February 20 Share February 20 7 hours ago, tv echo said: Survivor winner Rachel LaMont to cohost On Fire With Jeff Probst podcast (exclusive) Sorry, Rome. By Dalton Ross February 19, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-rachel-lamont-cohost-on-fire-with-jeff-probst-podcast-exclusive-11678534 Not that I thought this would happen, but I’m so thankful it’s not Rome. Rachel’s a good choice and I know Jeff really liked her. I am glad he alternates co-hosts out each season. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8586787
tv echo February 21 Share February 21 On Fire With Jeff Probst RETURNS For Survivor 48 SurvivorOnCBS Feb 20, 2025 Quote The Offical Survivor Podcast, On Fire With Jeff Probst returns for Survivor 48! Joined by Executive Producer Jay Wolf, and Survivor WINNER Rachel Lamont! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8587240
LadyChatts February 23 Share February 23 (edited) Per Survivor’s latest post on IG, S50 will be in the hands of the fans. While S48 is airing (which Jeff says is a very good season) there will be times where fans can be told where to vote on key elements for S50. I know back a couple of months or so ago they had a poll that they were conducting about what fans liked/disliked or wanted to see changed or added to the show. ETA: and here are the first 4 things fans will be voting on apparently https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/s/57jWUs7xjr Tribe colors, rice and final 4 fire making (yes/no), and live reunion show or after show in Fiji https://ew.com/survivor-50-fans-vote-on-putting-key-elements-into-game-11684537 Edited February 23 by LadyChatts Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8588468
SVNBob February 23 Share February 23 3 hours ago, LadyChatts said: ETA: and here are the first 4 things fans will be voting on apparently https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/s/57jWUs7xjr Tribe colors, rice and final 4 fire making (yes/no), and live reunion show or after show in Fiji There's no way they're going to let us decide those things. The other two, possibly. But not getting rid of F4 fire and the return of a live reunion. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8588556
LadyChatts February 23 Share February 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, SVNBob said: There's no way they're going to let us decide those things. The other two, possibly. But not getting rid of F4 fire and the return of a live reunion. Jeff said it in an interview with Mike Bloom (there’s a screenshot of the video there in the Reddit link, the video clip itself is on Mike’s Twitter). He mentioned those 4 things as being up for a vote and that there will be other things involving twists, idols, etc. He did say that none of the players will know until the time comes what’s going to happen (so if I understood him right they won’t know until the final 4 if fire making is still happening or not). I’m more surprised a live reunion would be on the table, as I figured that was a CBS decision and budget wasn’t there for it anymore. It’s also mentioned in this article: https://parade.com/tv/survivor-50-in-the-hands-of-the-fans-voting-twists-advantages-fiji-trip Quote On paper, one would think the "key elements" offered would be minute, like tribe colors or whether certain fan-favorite challenges would return. But the examples given in the press release from CBS indicate major structural elements are, for lack of a better term, "up for grabs." Fans can choose between “Idols or No Idols,” electing whether or not the season should remove the game-changing totems from the fray. Another decision, “Final Four Fire Making: Keep It or Lose It,” puts the change-up in the game's penultimate round in the quite literal line of fire. And “Live Finale and Reunion Show in L.A. – or Keep the Winner Reveal and Aftershow in the Jungles of Fiji" addresses whether the conclusion of the season should happen months later off-island, like it did from Seasons 2 through 40, or on-island, which became a permanent change in the show's "new era." Edited February 23 by LadyChatts Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8588578
SVNBob February 23 Share February 23 5 minutes ago, LadyChatts said: Jeff said it in an interview with Mike Bloom (there’s a screenshot of the video there in the Reddit link, the video clip itself is on Mike’s Twitter). He mentioned those 4 things as being up for a vote and that there will be other things involving twists, idols, etc. He did say that none of the players will know until the time comes what’s going to happen (so if I understood him right they won’t know until the final 4 if fire making is still happening or not). It’s also mentioned in this article: https://parade.com/tv/survivor-50-in-the-hands-of-the-fans-voting-twists-advantages-fiji-trip I know he said those things were "up for a vote". But I have very little confidence that TPTB will actually abide by the majority decision on those two things (and others) if it doesn't match with what they plan to do anyway. Relatively unimportant things like tribe colors, fine. Cast members like for Second Chances, ok (and even that was a bit of a stretch). But not live gameplay elements like the F4 fire or something they'd have to spend more money on like a live reunion. I mainly think this because they aren't planning on revealing the results of the polls until during S50 filming. There's not going to be any "instant feedback" to see which way the polls are trending. All we the voting public will get will be the "results", and we'll have to wait until next year to find those out. Don't get me wrong; I'm still planning on participating in the voting, even in the categories I anticipate will not really be chosen by us. Because I could very well be wrong and TPTB may surprise me. But I'll be wearing my cynic buff while casting my votes. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8588581
LadyChatts February 23 Share February 23 (edited) I could see where they are ready to do away with or modify the final 4 firemaking. It’s been around since S35 and not sure it entirely serves its purpose anymore. And for the most part, it’s largely uneventful (last season being a true exception). So I could buy they want to do away with it and are counting on fans to be the reason. I could see a case where they keep it and just change the rules, and whoever wins immunity doesn’t pick someone to take with them to the end and pick who goes to fire. It’d just be the 3 losers that do it. I do think if there is a live reunion show it’ll be a one-time thing to celebrate the 50th with returning players, and they’ll go back to after shows starting in 51. Edited February 23 by LadyChatts 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8588697
SVNBob February 25 Share February 25 On 2/23/2025 at 10:04 AM, LadyChatts said: I do think if there is a live reunion show it’ll be a one-time thing to celebrate the 50th with returning players, and they’ll go back to after shows starting in 51. This I can agree with. CBS may give them the budget to do a live reunion again this one time. But it'd most likely just be for this one time. Maybe again for S75 and S100.... 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8590429
fishcakes February 25 Share February 25 S25's Lisa Whelchel hosts Collector's Call, and this week they had a woman who inherited her dad's Survivor memorabilia collection. Ethan Zohn was on as the expert who estimated the value because he had known her dad and they worked together to auction some of the items for Grassroots Soccer, but I got the feeling Ethan was just on for being recognizable and someone else was doing the actual estimates because he kept saying, "we value this at ..." I was amazed at how high the values were. S2 Elisabeth Filarski's torch at $40,000. The S1 immunity necklace was $175,000, and the S1 voting urn containing all the votes for both Rich and Kelly at $500,000. Overall, her collection was valued at $2.5 million, but she really didn't have very many things. She said that her dad had sold about 90% of the collection before his death with a lot of the money going to charity, and you could see just a few items laid out behind the three of them. Ordinarily on the show, people have entire rooms or garages filled with stuff. At the end of every episode, the expert offers to trade an item they own for something in the collection. Ethan had brought a Grassroots Soccer t-shirt that was autographed by everyone in the cast of Winners at War, and he wanted to trade it for his torch from his winning Africa season. I thought she would go for it because she said WaW was the last season she and her dad watched together, and other than that she didn't seem to care that much about the collection and said she was whittling it down. For some reason, she turned him down but instead gave him a gift of the two carved stools that he and Kim had sat on during FTC. Anyway if you ever bought any authentic items from a Survivor charity auction, you might have lucked into something, especially if it belonged to an iconic player. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8590606
tv echo Wednesday at 02:19 PM Share Wednesday at 02:19 PM (edited) Jeff Probst Reveals 'Survivor 48' Will Feature Never-Before-Seen Moments That 'Transcend the Show' (Exclusive) Mike Bloom Feb 25, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/survivor-48-jeff-probst-preseason-interview-exclusive Quote Something I picked up on while talking with this cast is that Survivor 48 might be the physically strongest cast in the "new era." Between David, Joe, Eva, Chrissy, Charity, Mitch, and many others, it's something that even some of the cast members were picking up in the preseason. Was there an intention in assembling this particular cast? Total coincidence. Honestly, until you said that, it didn't even occur to me, and now I see it very clearly. And Mike, I think your question led to a different answer, which is this illustrates how we cast Survivor today. I often don't know what state people are from. I don't care. I'm only interested in who is the person in front of me. What is their life about? And that could be as simple as birth order and how it impacted my relationship with my brothers. It could be that "my parents immigrated here from another country, and I have a lot to prove". It doesn't matter. We just want to know your story. So, to your point, I didn't even notice this was a physical cast. Would not impact the challenges at all because the challenges were built way before. I mean, as you know, we don't even have a cast for 49. But we have people on the ground building already. So we already know what the challenges are, and we don't even know who's going to be on the show. So I don't look at those things. And I think our casting, I don't see any show on in this genre that's anywhere close to us in the types of people that we're putting on the show, the dimensions and the layers and the humanity and the vulnerability. And if there is another one, then maybe I'm just not watching. I think our casting team is, capital letters, Extraordinary. * * * The players of Season 48 had just watched the entirety of Season 46. And, when I talked with the contestants in the preseason, there was plenty of that on the brain, with talk about the string of idols not being used, number one allies turning on each other, and Maria not voting for Charlie in the jury vote. Did you find elements of 46 manifesting in 48? Every season of Survivor impacts the next season. Because the game is evolving always. And in 46 the predominant story was idols not being played, episode after episode after episode, player after player after player. That's what I noticed at Tribal Council. There was a very different feeling, which was, "It's more likely that I will play my idol than I won't. Because what I saw in Survivor 46 was it's a foolish mistake to have the power and not use it." Obviously, that the big caveat is, if I truly believe I'm safe, then you got me. But I think that's going to impact the game for a while. And in terms of players betraying each other or juries and who they vote for, I think that's a little more season-specific because it's all contextual. So when you're out there, and you have a great partnership like Charlie and Maria, both players know it's coming. At some point, the betrayal has to happen. They handled it their way. Maria reacted the way she did. But I don't think you can take that example and then, therefore, say, "I'm not going to have a partnership," or "My partnership is going to be different." Because you don't know who your partnership or your alliance is going to be with. Survivor’s Jeff Probst Weighs In on That Major Season 49 Casting Rumor By Nick Caruso February 25, 2025 https://tvline.com/casting-news/survivor-dierks-bentley-season-49-cast-rumor-jeff-probst-1235413163/ Quote “Somebody else put it in the air that Dierks Bentley was going to be on the show,” Probst tells TVLine in the video embedded above. “That’s not the case. We did reach out to him. We said, ‘Man, we’d love to talk to you if you’re interested,’ and he said, ‘Maybe one day.’ I genuinely think he meant it, but he said not right now.” * * * “I’m open to celebrities being on the show, provided they’re good for the show,” he adds. “We live and breathe with the people we put on the show. There are famous people that have gotten my number and texted me and said, ‘I want to be on,’ and I’m like, ‘You’re just not right for us, man.’ It’s not stunt casting. Like Mike White, arguably the best storyteller we’ve ever had on the show. He was fantastic. Some people say he could’ve won had he pressed the gas pedal a little more at the end. We didn’t put him on because he’s Mike White. We put him on because he’s super interesting, so that’s the barometer for that.” Edited Wednesday at 02:20 PM by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8591411
Skooma Wednesday at 07:36 PM Share Wednesday at 07:36 PM (edited) So tonight is 2 hours??? I have an important baseball fantasy draft tomorrow early. I need this evening to cram some more info on deeper prospects, dammit! This is going to keep me up too late. 🤣 Edited Wednesday at 07:38 PM by Skooma 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8591708
Nashville Wednesday at 09:55 PM Share Wednesday at 09:55 PM 2 hours ago, Skooma said: So tonight is 2 hours??? I have an important baseball fantasy draft tomorrow early. I need this evening to cram some more info on deeper prospects, dammit! This is going to keep me up too late. 🤣 TPTB should really do a better job of keeping their priorities in order…. 😁 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8591847
tv echo Thursday at 02:54 PM Share Thursday at 02:54 PM Survivor 48 premiere recap: Everything you didn't see on TV We go through all the action, including what happened that didn't make the final edit. By Dalton Ross February 26, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-48-premiere-recap-everything-you-didnt-see-on-tv-11686766 Survivor 48 host Jeff Probst reveals unaired premiere medical intervention The host explains why it did not ultimately make it to air. By Dalton Ross February 26, 2025 https://ew.com/survivor-48-jeff-probst-reveals-unaired-premiere-medical-intervention-11686712 Every Revealing Cast Interview That Didn't Make the Cut in the Opening Minutes of 'Survivor 48' (Exclusive) From heartfelt stories to hysterical one-liners to one player explaining gay culture to Jeff Probst, here's everything that happened in the first minutes of Season 48. Mike Bloom Feb 27, 2025 https://parade.com/tv/survivor-48-opening-mat-chat-cast-interview-exclusive 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8592924
tv echo Thursday at 03:13 PM Share Thursday at 03:13 PM (edited) Survivor 48 Podcast: You've Been Marooned - On Fire With Jeff Probst EP 1 SurvivorOnCBS Feb 26, 2025 Quote Come on in! On Fire is back to bring you every juicy detail behind Survivor 48. First up, Jeff and Jay welcome new co-host, winner of Survivor 47, Rachel LaMont. Then, any great season of Survivor begins with the players. Jeff details the casting process, answering exactly how you become one of 18 very lucky castaways. Next, they dive into the mud headfirst, and why a medical moment didn't make the final edit. After one tribe emerges victorious in the marooning challenge, the other two are left with a "Fight for Supplies." Jeff details how they approach this opening twist, while Rachel analyzes just how much of a difference sending one person off can be. Later, it's the first tribal council of the season, but someone's got to have their torch snuffed. Was it a case of sitting on their hands? Plus, Jeff's special announcement on Survivor 50. Edited Thursday at 03:14 PM by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8592944
LakeGal Saturday at 04:19 PM Share Saturday at 04:19 PM Brandon Hantz has been busy getting into trouble. Brandon's legal woes Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8594734
blackwing Sunday at 03:35 AM Share Sunday at 03:35 AM (edited) Wrong thread Edited Sunday at 12:28 PM by blackwing 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8595167
tv echo Sunday at 02:26 PM Share Sunday at 02:26 PM (edited) The $1 Million ‘Survivor’ Prize Has Never Been Worth Less By James Hibberd February 26, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/survivor-beast-games-inflation-reality-tv-prizes-1236146504/ Quote When CBS launched Survivor in 2000, the competition series’ $1 million prize seemed like an unfathomable amount of money. The payout equaled the highest possible prize on ABC’s quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which launched a year earlier. The following year, CBS debuted another competition series, The Amazing Race, which likewise offered a $1 million prize. * * * Want to know the value of $1 million compared to back then? That prize today is worth $534,850 in 2000’s buying power, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Asked about the Survivor’s prize shrinking buying power, a source close to the show replied, “$1 million is still a lot of money — more than many other shows offer — for what is a lifetime opportunity for those fortunate to participate. The money isn’t the only motivating factor — the life experience and personal growth is a big driving force for those who audition.” Which is true enough, and Survivor — which returns for its 48th season tonight — remains a ratings titan as it approaches its 50th season (averaging 8 million viewers and ranking as the top non-sports primetime program in the adult demo). The program actually once tried offering a $2 million purse for 2020’s Survivor: Winners at War, so it’s not like CBS has never experimented with boosting its payout. * * * Yet all this focus on reality TV cash actually ignores the larger benefit of appearing on such shows. Unlike when Survivor and Amazing Race launched, an entire economic ecosystem has been established that allows reality stars to grow their brands after their appearance. “The coveted commodity on most reality shows is not only the prize but the media exposure,” said June Deery, Professor of Communication & Media at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “Even if participants aren’t catapulted into A-list celebrityhood, the attention capital they accumulate on TV can be monetized online — from pitching sponsors or regular YouTube ads.” * * * So do you really want to know what you’re playing for? It’s clout, not cash. Edited Sunday at 02:27 PM by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3723-survivor-in-the-media/page/75/#findComment-8595331
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