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Returning: Survivor (US)

Season 38 "Edge of Extinction" eatures 14 new contestants competing with four returning players.

Survivor (US) returns to 9GO! this week.

This year’s theme “Edge of Extinction” features 14 new contestants competing with four returning players (Joe, Aubry, Kelly, David), filmed in Fiji. It will include an “Extinction Island” with eliminated castaways given the choice to permanently leave the game or re-enter the game.

“One of Us is Going to Win the War”

It’s once again time for a group of strangers to try and outwit, outplay, and outlast one another in attempt to be crowned Sole Survivor and earn themselves $1 million. This season features 18 castaways – 4 of whom are returnees.

This is fast-tracked by Nine same day as the US and should also be available earlier on 9Now.

7:30pm Thursday on 9GO!

24 Responses

  1. I still love the show but I am currently considering that there seems to be no such thing as inflation with Survivor as they’re playing for the same $1Million that they were playing for 19 years ago. Just sayin….

    1. I’ve always thought should the day come that Jeff stands down, Rupert would be an excellent new host and offer the opportunity for a rebranding that feels fresh yet still very ‘Survivor’.

  2. When this program started, the name ‘Survivor’ was meant to describe the winner.
    Now , after 38 seasons, it also describes the program itself.
    — I truly hope, ‘the edge of Extinction’, isn’t on omen about the shows future.

  3. I’d love to see “Idol Island”. All castaways start the game with their own personal immunity idol for free. But there will be no more hidden idols to be found, only the ones earned in challenges. Once burned, they’re gone forever!

      1. Thanks, Rosie. Tried to find a way of submitting the idea to ‘the powers that be’ but it seems as impossible a process as reaching the MKR producers and suggesting they get back to focussing on the food.

        1. Mac. I also think if all Survivor players were to start with an idol, it be non-transferable. Gave up watching MKR probably 5 seaons ago. Found it too contrived, and predictable. Thought their main focus in casting seemed to be on nasty people, not their ability to cook.

  4. I find Survivor to be an abhorrent show as contestants often use misbehaviour to win, such as deceit, lies and double-dealing. It gives the wrong impression and does no favours for the mental peace of both the perpetrators and victims. There would be no meaningful pride in winning using underhanded tactics and no respect gained for contesting winners that used underhanded tactics. I’d prefer to see more focus on resolution, reconciliation and compromise. I’ve seen negative tactics being used in other competition shows, however, they are heavily used in Survivor.

    1. As a long-time Survivor fan, your idea of Survivor is rather silly – While the moral nature of the game was present in some especially early seasons, in most seasons (particularly from the American show) there is a “game respect game” ideology. Each contestant knows that they have to be dishonest to some extent – as means to misdirect their opponents – and if someone does it better, more often than not they’ll applaud it.

      To put it simply: you tackle people in rugby, you punch people in boxing, and you double-deal and act with deceit in Survivor.

    2. I find Survivor to be an excellent show as contestants often use good behaviour to win, such as trust, bonding and alliances. No one can make it to the end on their own. They need to work with others. Everyone comes in with their own tactics of how they think they will make it to the end and have a chance to plead their case in front of people they had a hand in voting out. And every one of those tactics might win the season, it all depends on the mix of players, what they value as good gameplay, and the relationships formed over 39 days.

    3. I would like to see as a challenge how Survivor could be played by taking away the ability for backstabbing, lying, deceit and double-dealing. One aspect that is very different from other sports in Survivor is contestants sneaking off into the bushes to form alliances without the knowledge of other team members. In most sports, the game is transparent to those involved, in the sense that activities can be acknowledged on field or from the sidelines, even the things like coaches spiels and huddles, you may not be able to hear it but you know the activity is happening. It would be a more interesting challenge to see how alliances are formed in Survivor in the vicinity of other contestants with activities being transparent.

        1. That’s true, 38 seasons is quite a feat of longevity. I’d see it as a refresh when age can cause staleness. But at the same time, not everyone likes change or can adapt to it easily.

          1. Just commenting here to appreciate the irony of this comment when there is going to be a big format change this season (and that change is one that I do not like the sounds of) with the Extinction Island twist.

          2. I just perceived this Extinction twist as something very different to other similar twists, while functionality it is similar.

            I feel like this because of the very silly potential situation where the entire cast could still be on the island and part of the game on Finale – That was not the case with other buy-back formats (which still progressively eliminated players (Redemption Island) or it was early on that it didn’t effect the end-game (Outcast Tribe).

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