I am in Survivor withdrawal already. Fortunately the next segment starts Feb 28. I got this info from canoe.ca. see below.
Fourth Survivor airs Feb. 28, No. 5
goes next fall
By BILL BRIOUX
Toronto Sun
PASADENA, Calif. -- Get set for Survivor:
Marquesas. CBS president and CEO Les Moonves announced that the fourth instalment of the popular Survivor series would begin on Thursday, Feb. 28. That's right after the Olympics and one night after CBS's presentation of the 44th Annual Grammy Awards and leaves just five weeks of
non-Survivor fare on Thursday nights for the
network. The reality series is still the fifth most-watched show in the United States, reaching an average of 19.69 million U.S. viewers. It does even better in Canada on Global, where it still
routinely tops the ratings, cracking the 3 million
mark. Marquesas is in the South Pacific, a distant
neighbor of Tahiti. Sixteen new contestants
competed there in December.
Moonves was asked if the series was being
shifted back to a tropical island to make it more
fun and less harsh than the sweaty African
experience. He said that he basically goes
anywhere executive producer Mark Burnett
wants to take the show.
Except Jordan. That was the front runner last
September before the war in Afghanistan.
Moonves scotched that plan within 24 hours of
the destruction of the World Trade Center.
As for Survivor: Africa, Moonves, who is of the
Jewish faith, says he wasn't offended by Big
Tom calling Ethan a "Jew Boy" during a food
challnge that aired last month. "Is that offensive? No. That's what the show is all
about," said Moonves. "That's why we put
Richard Hatch and Rudy together (on the first
Survivor series). You have this military guy who
outwardly doesn't like gays and you put them
on the same team. That's interesting theatre."
Plus, Moonves says Big Tom, a goat farmer from Virginia, didn't mean to be anti-Semitic. "He probably hasn't met too many Jews in his life," suggested Moonves. Next Thursday, CBS plans to air another one of those lame followup shows, Survivor: Back From Africa. During the five weeks Survivor will be off CBS, the network plans to air repeats of Everybody Loves Raymond as well as The
Price Is Right 30th Anniversary Special, to be
broadcast Jan. 31. The fifth instalment of Survivor, which might be set in the Amazon, likely won't air until next fall. "I don't think we'd ever want to do more than two per season," said Moonves. A call for contestants is already posted on the CBS Web site (Americans only, please).
In other reality news, Moonves confirmed that
a second instalment of The Amazing Race would air later this season and that Big Brother 3 is still alive and being discussed as a CBS summer series.
Fourth Survivor airs Feb. 28, No. 5
goes next fall
By BILL BRIOUX
Toronto Sun
PASADENA, Calif. -- Get set for Survivor:
Marquesas. CBS president and CEO Les Moonves announced that the fourth instalment of the popular Survivor series would begin on Thursday, Feb. 28. That's right after the Olympics and one night after CBS's presentation of the 44th Annual Grammy Awards and leaves just five weeks of
non-Survivor fare on Thursday nights for the
network. The reality series is still the fifth most-watched show in the United States, reaching an average of 19.69 million U.S. viewers. It does even better in Canada on Global, where it still
routinely tops the ratings, cracking the 3 million
mark. Marquesas is in the South Pacific, a distant
neighbor of Tahiti. Sixteen new contestants
competed there in December.
Moonves was asked if the series was being
shifted back to a tropical island to make it more
fun and less harsh than the sweaty African
experience. He said that he basically goes
anywhere executive producer Mark Burnett
wants to take the show.
Except Jordan. That was the front runner last
September before the war in Afghanistan.
Moonves scotched that plan within 24 hours of
the destruction of the World Trade Center.
As for Survivor: Africa, Moonves, who is of the
Jewish faith, says he wasn't offended by Big
Tom calling Ethan a "Jew Boy" during a food
challnge that aired last month. "Is that offensive? No. That's what the show is all
about," said Moonves. "That's why we put
Richard Hatch and Rudy together (on the first
Survivor series). You have this military guy who
outwardly doesn't like gays and you put them
on the same team. That's interesting theatre."
Plus, Moonves says Big Tom, a goat farmer from Virginia, didn't mean to be anti-Semitic. "He probably hasn't met too many Jews in his life," suggested Moonves. Next Thursday, CBS plans to air another one of those lame followup shows, Survivor: Back From Africa. During the five weeks Survivor will be off CBS, the network plans to air repeats of Everybody Loves Raymond as well as The
Price Is Right 30th Anniversary Special, to be
broadcast Jan. 31. The fifth instalment of Survivor, which might be set in the Amazon, likely won't air until next fall. "I don't think we'd ever want to do more than two per season," said Moonves. A call for contestants is already posted on the CBS Web site (Americans only, please).
In other reality news, Moonves confirmed that
a second instalment of The Amazing Race would air later this season and that Big Brother 3 is still alive and being discussed as a CBS summer series.
