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“Survivor” will get at least two more cycles

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:56:18 +0000

“Survivor”‘s torch won’t be snuffed anytime soon.

CBS on Wednesday announced two more cycles of the long-running reality show, to run in the 2012-13 season. The network also said its next cycle will premiere on February 15.

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Coach calls the shots, but Brandon blabs on ‘Survivor’

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:06:13 +0000

Tribal Council perfectly illustrated why “Survivor” still works after all these years, despite its missteps in game structure or casting: human beings playing a social game do amazing things.

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‘Survivor’ starts strong with Hitler reference, surprising vote

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:07:51 +0000

“Survivor: South Pacific” may have just copied and pasted last season’s structure, and it may have annoyingly started by giving too much weight and attention to Ozzy and Coach, but its 90 minutes quickly proved themselves to be some of the best television the show has produced in the past year.

‘Survivor: Redemption Island’ winner crowned

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:44:02 +0000

It took four attempts, but “Boston” Rob Mariano finally won “Survivor.”

The trash-talking 35-year-old veteran of the CBS reality series overcame wacky 52-year-old former federal agent Phillip Sheppard and 19-year-old dancer Natalie Tenerelli to take home the $1 million grand prize on Sunday’s finale of “Survivor: Redemption Island.” Mariano said he earned eight votes from the nine-person jury of dismissed contestants.

Rob isn’t just controlling ‘Survivor,’ he’s making it interesting

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:20:01 +0000

The most dramatic and exciting part of “Survivor: Redemption Island’s” episode this week was not Andrea being blindsided, or the duel that sent Steve home and gave Mike a reward that was more like a punishment. It was the immunity challenge, a difficult physical challenge that involved climbing up and down the same flight of stairs, adding one step at a time.

Pregnant in Heels: Fashion Show Emergency

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:31:18 +0000

Rosie once again has her work cut out for her this week. Between a rocker client who doesn’t know a thing about child safety and planning for a fashion show, Rosie may lose her temper. Rosie means business when she gets to the runway and the fashion show is nowhere near ready-and the show is minutes away from starting! Will Rosie whip her team into shape and pull off a fabulous show or will the guests be welcomed to an incomplete catwalk? Find out this Tuesday, 5/3 @ 10/9c on BRAVO’s Pregnant in Heels!

Phillip delivers a rant on race on ‘Survivor’

admin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:56:48 +0000

On “Survivor: Redemption Island,” Matt and Mike may have won the first three-way duel, making loser Dave the first member of the jury. And while Julie may have been voted off, the episode was entirely about Phillip, the former federal agent whose spiral into odd behavior reached a new low Wednesday night when he turned others’ response to his behavior into something about race.

‘Survivor’ star Hatch gets 9 months on violation

admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:37:28 +0000

Reality TV star Richard Hatch was ordered back to prison Friday to serve a nine-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the first season of the hit CBS show “Survivor.”

Russell Hantz reveals why he cried on ‘Survivor’
The veteran “Survivor” villain, who made it to the final Tribal Council in back-to-back “Samoa” and “Heroes vs. Villains” editions but never won the $1 million prize, was booted from the CBS reality TV competition Wednesday after failing a domino challenge at “Redemption Island,” the second-chance enclave for castaways voted out of Nicaragua.

Ding-dong the ‘Survivor’ troll is gone!

admin — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:34:49 +0000

At long last, our great national Russell Hantz nightmare is over.

He’s infested three of the last four seasons of “Survivor,” and he finally got voted out — for the first time. Well, he’s almost out. Like a cockroach that keeps running after it’s been smashed, he’s still alive and will face off in a duel next week to see if he can stick around longer. With his generally miserable track record in challenges, that’s unlikely, but we’ll see when he battles Matt.
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Boston Rob, Russell return to ‘Survivor’

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:14:54 +0000

The veteran “Survivor” bad boys will join 16 new contestants for the 22nd edition of the CBS reality TV competition, the network announced Thursday. It will be the fourth time competing for Mariano (“Marquesas,” “All-Stars,” “Heroes vs. Villains”) and the third for Hantz (“Samoa,” “Heroes vs. Villains”). Neither has ever won the $1 million grand prize.