Next season, Survivor will face a challenge that the show hasn’t seen before, as Fox will air its two biggest non-American Idol reality shows against it. Moment of Truth will face off against Survivor Gabon in the fall and Hell’s Kitchen will air opposite season 18 of the CBS reality series next spring. The Hollywood …
Survivor Gabon
Survivor will return to Africa for its 17th season, confirming online reports that correctly identified Gabon (ga-BONE) as the show’s next location. Titled Survivor Gabon, the season will have a tagline of “Earth’s Last Eden,” because Jeff Probst called it one of the “world’s last remaining sanctuaries for pure, untouched wilderness.” The preview showed lots …
Jeff Probst, who is already contracted through season 18 of Survivor, has signed on for the show’s 19th and 20th seasons, according to a profile of the host. USA TODAY reports that Probst “recently signed on for four more editions, ending with the show’s 10th anniversary and 20th edition.” Besides that, Probst reveals a lot …
Rumors that Survivor may return to Africa for its 17th season have reached a fever pitch online. The rumored location for the first season to be shot in HD is Gabon, or the Gabonese Republic, which is located in western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean and borders the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. Other locations …
Survivor will finally be shot in high definition starting with its 17th season, which tapes this summer. “CBS announced the production upgrade at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas on Sunday,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “‘Survivor’ uses about 20 cameras, with some for shooting underwater and from helicopters.” Just over a …
CBS has officially renewed Survivor and re-hired its host Jeff Probst for two more seasons. That means the show will continue through next spring, its 18th season. The 17th season has been casting since last year, and “[f]ilming is presently scheduled to occur in late June- mid-August 2008,” according to the application. In a press-release-like …