Survivor 46just hit the 23-day mark withthis weeks penultimate episode.
Which means there are only three more days to go in next weeks season finale on CBS.
HostJeff Probstaddressed complaints about the shorter seasons on the latest episode of theOn Fire with Jeff Probstpodcast.
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
Let’s just address the 39-day thing, Probst responded on the podcast.
They wantSurvivorto stay the same.
I totally understand their point of view.
Dee Valladares and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
In their mind,Survivoris 39 days….
The second part is the difficulty.
Twenty-six days simply can’t be punishing enough because it’s 13 fewer days.
So do the math, Probst!
The new era version ofSurvivoris clearly easier!
The host then addressed both complaints by explaining the decision-making involved.
How we landed at 26 days to begin with was Covid….
So we had to get creative.
We landed at 26 days.
When they landed on that, Probst said he got pushback, and not from the fans.
We considered everyone’s opinion; we felt it would still work.
Probst then addressed the second complaint, which has been especially loud from older season players.
That sound you currently hear is pre-season 40 players screaming into the void… or their social media accounts.
Why does Probst say the new, shorter seasons are tougher?
That leads to the emotional breakdown, which can brutal.
The looming question is, ‘Would you ever go back to 39 days?’
We’ll never say never.
So it’s not a right or wrong, it’s just, this is what we’re doing.
And will continue to do for the foreseeable future.
To hear more from the host and showrunner about the latest episode, check outOn Fire with Jeff Probst.
