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One of the pioneers of the Reality TV genre, Survivor, will return to the small screen next week with its 17th installment; Survivor: Gabon, “Earth’s Last Eden”.
On the back of the Micronesia season where, despite its timeslot of 10:30, it rated quite well among viewers, the newest African adventure will cross over to Channel Nine’s new teen High Definition channel, GO!, as one of the pioneer shows.
Nine had been teasing viewers with the latest Mark Burnett installment for the past six months but it had been nowhere to be seen.
It appears the network was in talks about weather to keep the show on throughout the late night on their main channel, or use it as a ratings draw card on their new one.
Regardless of weather it is on channel 9 or channel 99, Survivor: Gabon will be returning to our small screens, and in the latest season, viewers, as usual, are in for an abundance of backstabbing, twists, bitching, scheming and drama.
For the first time in the history of the CBS show, an Olympic gold medalist will join the contestant list, as too will a 61 year-old grandmother.
The show has also been shot in High Definition for the first time ever, a move which host Jeff Probst feels will give the fans a better viewing experience.
“If you’re a Survivor fan and you have HD, it will be a completely different show,” Probst said.
“When you incorporate the wildlife, it’s kind of like being in a Spielberg movie. I mean, it’s so real-looking that it’s exciting and scary.”
Survivor: Gabon, “Earth’s Last Eden” will premiere next Tuesday, August 11 at 8:30 on channel GO!
Here is a list of this season’s contestants:
- Randy Bailey, a 49-year-old videographer from Eagle Rock, MO
- Jacque Berg, a 25-year-old medical device sales representative from Santa Barbara, CA
- Danny “G.C.” Brown, a 26-year-old maintenance supervisor from Portland, OR
- Michelle Chase, a 24-year-old music production assistant from Los Angeles, CA
- Crystal Cox, a 29-year-old 2004 Olympic gold-medalist track athlete from Durham, NC
- Robert “Bob” Crowley, a 57-year-old physics teacher from South Portland, ME
- Kelly Czarnecki, a 22-year-old retail salesperson from Buffalo Grove, IL
- Ace Gordon, a 27-year-old fashion photographer and Cartier jewelry salesman from Naples, FL who was raised in London
- Charlie Herschel, a 29-year-old lawyer from New York, NY
- Ken Hoang, a 22-year-old professional video gamer from Westminster, CA
- Corinne Kaplan, a 29-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative from Los Angeles, CA
- Dan Kay, a 32-year-old lawyer from Walpole, MA
- Jessica “Sugar” Kiper, a 29-year-old pin-up model and actress from Brooklyn, NY
- Gillian Larson, a 61-year-old retired nurse from Temecula, CA who was raised in South Africa
- Marcus Lehman, a 28-year-old doctor from Atlanta, GA
- Susie Smith, a 47-year-old hairdresser and assistant teacher from Charles City, IA
- Paloma Soto-Castillo, a 24-year-old student from Downey, CA who was born in Chile
- Matty Whitmore, a 29-year-old personal trainer from Pacific Palisades, CA
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