What’s next for Survivor? CBS just announced the contestants for the TV show’s upcoming 39th season.
Titled Island of the Idols, the new season of the reality series “features two legendary winners, Boston Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine, who return to the game to serve as mentors to a group of 20 new castaways.”
Season 39 of Survivor premieres on CBS on September 25th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Take a sneak peek and read more info below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VtWtRjIO3o
CBS announced today the 20 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 39th season with a special 90-minute premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
This edition features two legendary winners, Boston Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine, who return to the game to serve as mentors to a group of 20 new castaways. Combined, Boston Rob and Sandra have played over 200 days of SURVIVOR and plan to share their knowledge with the new castaways, but for the first time, they won’t be competing for the money. During the 39 days, some castaways will have the opportunity to visit the Island of the Idols to learn skills and strategy from these “idols.” Each player, selected to visit the special island in various ways throughout the season, will have to decide if they should put their knowledge to the test for a chance at a possible advantage in the game, or risk losing something very important in the process. Those who can rise up to the challenge will possibly gain an advantage and continue their individual quest for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.
“For our 39th season, we are bringing back two of our most dominant winners to serve as mentors to a new group of castaways,” said executive producer and host Jeff Probst. “It’s a SURVIVOR boot camp where each week, players will be instructed on a different facet of the game and then have a chance to test what they’ve learned for a shot at an advantage.”
These new castaways will be forced to compete against each other with the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay and outlast each other, and in the end only one will remain to claim the title of Sole Survivor. The show films in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji, and is hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst.
The following are the 20 castaways competing this fall.
“LAIRO” TRIBE
Ronnie Bardah (35)
Hometown: Brockton, Mass.
Current Residence: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Pro Poker PlayerElizabeth Beisel (26)
Hometown: Saunderstown, R.I.
Current Residence: Saunderstown, R.I.
Occupation: Olympic MedalistMissy Byrd (24)
Hometown: Decatur, Ga.
Current Residence: Tacoma, Wash.
Occupation: Air Force VeteranDean Kowalski (28)
Hometown: Westfield, N. J.
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Tech SalesTom Laidlaw (60)
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: Greenwich, Conn.
Occupation: Former NHL PlayerAaron Meredith (36)
Hometown: Uncasville, Conn.
Current Residence: Warwick, R.I.
Occupation: Gym OwnerVince Moua (27)
Hometown: Merced, Calif.
Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
Occupation: Admissions CounselorKarishma Patel (37)
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current Residence: Houston
Occupation: Personal Injury LawyerElaine Stott (41)
Hometown: Woodbine, Ky.
Current Residence: Rockholds, Ky.
Occupation: Factory WorkerChelsea Walker (26)
Hometown: Marlton, N.J.
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Digital Content Creator“VOKAI” TRIBE
Lauren Beck (28)
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. and Rochester Hills, Mich.
Current Residence: Glendale, Calif.
Occupation: NannyMolly Byman (27)
Hometown: Boston
Current Residence: Durham, N.C.
Occupation: Law StudentJanet Carbin (59)
Hometown: Neptune, N.J.
Current Residence: Palm Bay, Fla.
Occupation: Chief LifeguardKellee Kim (29)
Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.
Current Residence: Philadelphia
Occupation: MBA StudentJason Linden (32)
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Personal Injury LawyerJack Nichting (23)
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Current Residence: Harrisonburg, Va.
Occupation: Graduate StudentNoura Salman (36)
Hometown: London, UK / Bethesda, Md.
Current Residence: North Potomac, Md.
Occupation: EntrepreneurTommy Sheehan (26)
Hometown: Bayville, N.Y.
Current Residence: Long Beach, N.Y.
Occupation: 4th Grade TeacherJamal Shipman (33)
Hometown: Jersey City, N.J.
Current Residence: Providence, R.I.
Occupation: College AdministratorDan Spilo (48)
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Talent ManagerSURVIVOR is hosted by Emmy Award-winning host Jeff Probst and produced by S.E.G. Holdco., LLC. Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst and Matt Van Wagenen are executive producers.
For more detailed information on SURVIVOR and the castaways, log on to www.cbs.com/survivor.”
What do you think? Do you watch Survivor? Are you excited for the new season?
Love the show, always have! Curious why so many from the east coast. None from the midwest 🙁
CBS has ruined a station that use to have the best shows. It was always the channel my husband and I watched. NO MORE. All you keep renewing is shows that are so fake. I definitely will be watching more cable channels with good family content and not the constant shows that are nothing more than sex and violence which doesn’t belong on television.
I love this show, a loyal fan since Season 2.
A bit disappointed that Rob won’t be playing. Although, that won’t keep me from watching.
I love this show. I just wish they wouldn’t bring back former players or people who don’t really need the money, like doctors & lawyers!
Amen Ms.Rose,,I agree 100 %…If my memory serves me right,,Also in the beginning,,it truly was about surviving..No tea cups,coffee ,clean cloths,,I remember Ozy hunting for almost every food their team ate..Now their given rice,,and other food items..It just doesn’t seem as hard as it was in the beginning,,jmo,,maryw