Jeff Probst Says Survivor’s “New Era” is Just as “tough” as Ever

Accordingly Jeff ProbstFans shouldn’t expect the new era Survivors – which features a shortened gameplay – to be less difficult for the new players.

“I say the new era is just as tough, if not tougher, than the 39-day season for countless reasons,” Probst said exclusively Us weekly on Thursday, May 2, during the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration. “But of course as a player who has played 39 days you are a little proud to say: ‘I played the whole season’, but you have to go 18 days without eating and then I would like to ask you a question see how quickly you react or not.”

Below Survivors Milestone 40th season, Winner in warDue to the short break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Probst and the production team revised the series’ format. Game time was shortened from 39 days to 26 days to allow for a two-week quarantine period for new players. Fans – and former players – have since been vocal about their disappointment over the shortened season Survivor 41.

However, that is Survivors The team didn’t make it any easier for the competitors. Players will now have to face harsher elements as they receive less food and comfort in the game. Tribes also have to earn their flint when they step onto the beach in Fiji and have it taken away if they lose a challenge. In Survivor 46The Yanu tribe made history when they went without fire for 11 days, meaning they couldn’t cook rice at all.

Probst announced this previously Survivor 50 will be the first all-recurring player season of the new era. Just a former candidate, Bruce PerreaultHe has played twice in recent years but was evacuated for medical reasons Survivor 44 because of a concussion and was given a second chance Survivor 45 where he formed the jury.

While many fans originally thought that only new era players would be in the running Survivor 50confirmed Probst Us that no one was “out of the race”.

“With players from the old era playing in the new era – that’s going to be a story that’s going to be really interesting,” he teased.

Probst elaborated that compared to previous seasons, players in the new era cannot “pause” or “try to hide” as the game progresses faster.

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“In previous seasons, if you started with 10 people in your tribe, you could hide for a few episodes if you were smart. You could just duck and move and not get a voice,” he explained, noting that the show now uses smaller groups. “Your tribe consists of six people. That means there are only five other people you can’t hide and I think the good players come out and play to win right away.”

Survivors airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.

With reporting by Kevin Zelman