Survivor: Jeff Probst reveals how his son helped shape a challenge

JEFF PROBST:One difference with the rain this season was the strength of the downpour. We may never see another season played at this level of strategic intensity. And, as you note, the best evidence comes from the players themselves. Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS It wasnt just one, it was nearly all of them. Eight of the 10 took the shelter over the competition. Did that surprise you, especially with so many returning gamers?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Tracey Johnston

Survivor: Jeff Probst reveals latest twist: a new 'super idol'

Survivorwill debut its 32nd season on Feb. 17 with the premiere ofSurvivor: Kaoh Rong. EW can now reveal the latest wrinkle in the game. This season, the hidden immunity idol is used like never before, host Jeff Probst tells EW. Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS The big idol twist this season is that an idol has two separate powers. It essentially becomes a free pass. Another element to the new twist is that only those who find hidden idols will know about it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Terry Hall

Survivor: Jeff Probst says eliminated player 'might be a great Second Chance nominee'

Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode ofSurvivor: Kaoh Rong. Were there any other scenarios you discussed once Caleb went down and gave you an odd number of contestants? And how big a disadvantage is it for the person who has to go back to a beach alone? Credit: Robert Voets/CBS And it typically brings out some kind of emotion in the players and the audience....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Kenneth Garcia

Survivor: Jeff Probst says to get ready for a 'phenomenal, historic, unpredictable' finale

Each week host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode of Survivor: CambodiaSecond Chance. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Another week and another big medical scare as Tasha needed rescuing out in the water. Take us through what happened and your teams response. Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS JEFF PROBST:That was a tricky one because the challenge course was so long. I was so far away from Tasha and didnt realize how tired she had gotten....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Samantha Mendoza

Survivor: Jeff Probst sizes up former NBA player Scot Pollard

Survivoris all about hardcore competition. So how did Pollard end up on an island in Cambodia? Okay, but can he keep his high-profile (not to mention high-paying) past from the other contestants? Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS I think his size makes him a target for early speculation, says Probst. Folks may be asking, What does a guy this big do for a living? And what does Probst think of the free-spirited Pollard and how hell do in the game....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Alexander King

Survivor: Julia on being 'devastated' by Michele's vote

She tried to play both sides, but eventually, she just got played. Julia Sokolowskis plan forSurvivor: Kaoh Rongwas to straddle two alliances. I really thought I had Michele. Credit: CBS I was really caught off guard by that. I never in a million years would have expected her to vote me off. I was devastated in a lot of ways. I was really upset and it was truly a knife to the heart....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Roy Perry

Survivor: Kaoh Rong finale recap: Not Going Down Without a Fight

And the season 32 winner is… This is an act of war, plain and simple. Only the naive among us could not see it that way. Credit: CBS Shots have been fired, ladies and gentlemen! How long has he been plotting this nefarious maneuver clearly geared to publicly humiliate me? Or was it after one of my admittedly rambling and only mildly coherent diatribes against theRedemption Islandtwist? THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN THROWN DOWN!...

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2051 words · Helen Lester

Survivor: Kaoh Rong premiere recap: 'I'm a Mental Giant'

It’s Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beautytake 2! Welcome, everyone, toSurvivor: Wrath of Khanedition! (Just ask my man Chekov how that went for him. Credit: Robert Voets/CBS By the way, how jacked was Montalban in that film? Six-pack city, baby!) And ramble on we shall in what will prove to be the most dangerous season ofSurvivorrecapping EVER! (Im just hoping I dont get medevaced for keyboard-induced Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.) But who can blame me for being concerned?...

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1323 words · Michael Olson

Survivor: Kaoh Rong recap: 'It's a Me Game, Not a We Game'

Over and over again. And then again after that. It went a little something like this:Man, it sucks. Credit: CBS I lost my partner and my idol at the same moment. Its looking pretty bleak right now. But I wont give up. Just got to find a way in. Need to find a crack in the alliance. Its gonna be tough, but I wont give up. Its do or die time!...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1019 words · Dr. William Ross

Survivor: Kaoh Rong recap: I'm Not Here to Make Good Friends

Only Tai never did hand it over. Scot looked over at Tai. He tried raising his eyebrows. Credit: CBS He tried looking down at Tais pocket as if to give him visual directions as to what to do. None of it worked. Youre not doing it? No, sorry, came the reply. This would have made great television no matter who the victim was. (Sorry, she does not choo-choo-choose you, Ralph.)...

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1124 words · Susan Chambers

Survivor: Kaoh Rong recap: It's Merge Time

And also Medical Time Forget about the merge! Who cares about the medical evacuation? Whatever for the first individual immunity challenge! Credit: Robert Voets /CBS Sure, well get to all that in due time. But I need to start by asking you a question: Was this the most inadvertently sexually-laced-when-taken-out-of-context episode inSurvivorhistory? Lets examine the evidence. These are all actual word-for word quotes from the episode. Neal was walking around with a big bulge in his pocket....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1296 words · Stephen Barnett

Survivor: Kaoh Rong recap: It's Psychological Warfare

The men act like giant babies, and Tribal Council devolves into chaos Welcome back to SportsCenter! Im your host, Slappy McGee. So youll have that 12-minute movie ad disguised as a segment to look forward to. Credit: CBS But right now, some peculiar activity happening out at a few games. Lets start by going out to Buzz Fazzle at the Astros-Nationals game in Houston. Well, Slappy, the Astros have given new meaning to the term stealing bases here in Houston....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Sandra Wilson

Survivor: Kaoh Rong recap: Kindergarten Camp

The Brawn tribe is seriously struggling and one of its members essentially commits ‘Survivor’ suicide The Fifth Amendment. Not as controversial as the Second Amendment, nor as celebrated as the Thirteenth Amendment. Basically, in layman terms, it amounts to this: the protection against self-incrimination. Credit: Robert Voets/CBS And youre good to go. This was followed by herdaringpeople to vote her out because she was one of the tribes strongest players....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1175 words · Patrick Lang