In advance of the Survivor China debut, CBS has released a home video shot by Jeff Probst that offers a tour of something we’ve never seen in 15 seasons: Survivor‘s base camp. There, Jeff introduces us to some of the “crew of about 400” who put the show together. It’s not sexy or glamorous, especially …
Survivor China
Previewing the upcoming Survivor China season, Jeff Probst says that there will be more hunger than usual, kidnapping of tribe members, and visits to landmarks including the Great Wall of China. “Food won’t be as plentiful. In fact, we’re giving them rice because I don’t think they’d do very well without it,” Jeff tells Entertainment …
The 16 men and women who will compete on Survivor China have been revealed. One of those cast members had previously been confirmed: WWE star Ashley Massaro, who was recruited by producers. As a group, they’re somewhat younger than last season, although nine of them are in their 20s, compared to 10 last season. However, …
A WWE wrestler was recruited to join the cast of Survivor China, according to reports. “CBS contacted WWE and asked them to send them someone that would make a good television character,” ProWrestling.com reports, citing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. “With WWE already being low on male talent, it was obvious that they would send a …
During the Survivor Fiji reunion, Jeff Probst officially announced the 15th season, which will be called Survivor China. Probst offered few details, probably because production won’t begin until later this summer. But he did contradict himself. Earlier, he said in an interview that the show would be filmed on islands. But last night, he said, …
The report in Variety yesterday announcing that the next Survivor will be filmed in China says the show would move “away from an island setting for the first time since the sixth installment, set in the Amazon jungle.” Besides the factual error–the 11th season, Survivor Guatemala, wasn’t filmed on an island–the report was wrong, too. …
Survivor is heading to China for its 15th season. With that, the show moves “away from an island setting for the first time since the sixth installment, set in the Amazon jungle,” Variety reports. Dan Bollinger’s Survivor Maps has speculated about a China location for a while now, and has maps of possible island locations. …