“It happened to me twice yesterday.”
Even so, we cant help but remain excited about looking ahead three seasons down the road.
Thats whenSurvivorwill hit the magic (and once unthinkable)season 50.
Jeff Probst, host of ‘Survivor 48’.Credit:Robert Voets/CBS
Apparently, were not the only ones thinking obsessively about a season that will not even air until 2026.
BecauseJeff Probsttells EW people cant stop talking to him about it.
I’m not just talking friends or fellow television producers, he clarifies.
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 47’.CBS
I just mean strangers on the street!
He speaks from very recent experience.
It happened to me twice yesterday, he says, laughing.
Jeff Probst at the ‘Survivor 47’ auction.Robert Voets/CBS
Two times in the same day!
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And what is a typical exchange like?
I know you’re planning 50.
Can I tell you what I think you should do?
says Probst, imitating how the conversation usually begins.
And I say yes.
From there, the pitches flow.
Everybody has a different idea, says Probst.
All the different concepts illustrate the discussions and debates that have also been taking place withinSurvivorHQ.
For Probst, the wordcelebrateis key.
That’s the only thing I know for sure, is I want to celebrate.
So let’s celebrate it!
And we’re going to give it our best shot as we always do.
We want to make everybody happy.
That’s how it’s going.
We don’t have the answers yet, Probst says.
I’m telling you, we’re working on it still in this moment.
So to all you strangers on the street out there, better get your pitches in soon!
