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When the cast of Survivor 50 was announced back in May 2025, the biggest surprise was not a familiar face, but two unfamiliar ones. That's because, during the announcement, Jeff Probst revealed that ...

Survivor 50 is the most highly anticipated season of the series in a long time, and it's already making history and breaking tradition in some key ways. We all know the Survivor 50 cast is the biggest ...

While they only know each others' initials and are not allowed to talk or communicate during that time — and two Survivor 49 players were replaced by alternates for doing just that — impressions are ...

Survivor season 49 premieres on CBS on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. EST. Two of this season’s castaways, Jason Treul and Michelle “MC” Chukwujekwu, are alternates who joined 12 hours before filming ...

Survivor is all about putting a bunch of strangers on an island and seeing what happens. Although, they are not actually complete strangers by the time Jeff Probst officially welcomes them to Survivor ...