Survivor host Jeff Probst will be back for seasons 27 and 28, which CBS hasn’t officially ordered but is pretty much a sure thing. In two recent interviews, he discusses criticism of his hosting by fans. First, although he hasn’t… continue reading
Survivor Artis’ secrets: personal conflict with Skupin, mystery swing vote
Artis Silvester was voted off of Survivor Philippines on Wednesday’s episode, and while he says he was not blindsided nor surprised, he’s now, in his exit interviews, concealing the identity of a mystery swing voter, and also refusing to talk… continue reading
The new Normal: post-merge Survivor without the predictable proverbial poop
Another remarkable episode of Survivor Philippines, but this time it was internal rather than external chaos. That is, while last week’s episode concluded with a wild Tribal Council–even the people who were there had “don’t even know what the hell… continue reading
Lisa Whelchel has West Nile virus
Lisa Whelchel, the former Facts of Life actor who’s on Survivor Philippines, announced today that she’s been diagnosed with West Nile virus. Lisa announced this via social media, writing, “Dr. just called with blood test results…I have West Nile. Ugh…. continue reading
Final three spoiler for Survivor Philippines in National Enquirer
One of the members of Survivor Philippines‘ final three has been identified by the National Enquirer, which revealed that in a story last week. (I don’t read the Enquirer because I’m too busy reading Weekly World News to find out… continue reading
Survivor: Confusion Edition gives us a wild(ly entertaining) scramble, Tribal Council
What the hell was that? Survivor Philippines continues to surprise, this time with nearly 15 minutes of chaos perhaps unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Jeff Probst called it “the most entertaining tribal council ever,” and I’d add “confusing,” “confounding,” “bewildering.”… continue reading
Survivor: a very different kind of merge
Earlier this week, I called out Jeff Probst’s talk show for spoiling a pivotal moment in the episode with a clip, not realizing until later that both the episode’s title, TV guide description, and other promos CBS was running all… continue reading
“Survivor first” brings a spoiler to The Jeff Probst Show
The Jeff Probst Show–Jeff Probst’s new daytime talk show, not Survivor, although you’d be forgiven for confusing the two–today had a “Survivor first”: an interview with a contestant still on the show, Lisa Whelchel. First, a note about his talk… continue reading
Frozen challenge ends with rice swap, and other odd things from Survivor’s latest episode
For the second time this season of Survivor, we have a tribe that’s completely falling apart, and this tribe seems to be suffering from self-destructiveness rather than just incompetence. And it’s not even the tribe that has the guy who… continue reading
Dana reveals her illness, Carter’s attitude toward women; Dawson’s surprising conversation with Jeff Kent
The crippling illness that took Dana Lambert out of Survivor Philippines was diagnosed by a medic as an “irritated” “tummy,” but now we know the non-technical description of her affliction: dehydration. Dana says she was suffering from it from day… continue reading
Dawson’s cheek kiss and the Survivor episode of tragic departures
After the high of last week’s episode of Survivor, I was somewhat brought down to earth by this episode. There were strong challenges, and the welcome return of the reward challenge, but there were some significantly annoying choices on behalf… continue reading
Cold weather Survivor: time to give up hope
For perhaps as long as Survivor has been around, some fans have been asking/hoping/wanting a season set in a cold climate. While a season set in a climate very different from the ones we’ve been used to over the past… continue reading
Crazy things Survivor Philippines cast members said in their exit interviews
Exit interviews for Survivor contestants are always hit or miss, and depend upon a lot, such as how introspective the contestant is, how much the publicist monitoring the call will let them say about behind-the-scenes events, and the kinds of… continue reading
Survivor reminds the world why it is still the best reality competition series on TV
Sometimes people reply to a Facebook post or tweet about Survivor with an overused response: This show is still on? I’d like to take last night’s episode and slap them in the face with it, at least after I rub… continue reading
Russell Swan’s tribe keeps bleeding from its eyes
Awkward handshakes? Incomprehensibly bad defenses of one’s own behavior? Poor performance in a challenge? Bleeding from the eyes? Yes, there was some great TV last night, but first let’s talk about Survivor. Watching a tribe be decimated is fun only… continue reading