“Survivor” 50 is a milestone season for CBS and for Jeff Probst — and may just be the start of something new. On May 20, the show will air its finale, which will be live in front of an audience for the first time since 2019’s “Edge of Extinction.”
The live finale was one of the many game elements fans voted for during “In the Hands of the Fans.” Another fan vote is currently underway, as viewers can choose their favorite player, to be announced during the live show; Sia will award the player with the most votes with a $100,000 prize.
But the season also introduced many new elements — some that could stay around and others that won’t. Below, Probst hints at what the future of “Survivor” looks like.
Has Season 50 birthed a new era?
Yes. The idea was, can this launch us into our next thing? And I think it did. We said to the players before the game started, “Either you can launch us into the next phase of the game, or we’ll do it without you,” which was just me being the coach in the locker room, trying to encourage them. And I think they did, and how they did that was by showing up and embracing uncertainty.
