{"id":105662,"date":"2024-06-18T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/jeff-probst-on-leaving-survivor-who-should-replace-him\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:20:29","slug":"jeff-probst-on-leaving-survivor-who-should-replace-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/jeff-probst-on-leaving-survivor-who-should-replace-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Probst On Leaving &#8216;Survivor&#8217; &#038; Who Should Replace Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After 46 seasons, is Jeff Probst finally leaving <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvfanatic.com\/shows\/survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Survivor<\/a><\/em> behind?<\/p>\n<p>After hosting the franchise for 25 years, many have been sure that the host of the long running reality show would be ready to call his time on the island finished. <\/p>\n<p>Over the years, that have been rumors and reports that he\u2019s nearly done just that. <\/p>\n<p>But Jeff has been very clear about his future with the show, as well as his thoughts on who would replace him as host when he finally leaves for good. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-1024x708.jpeg\" alt=\"jeff Probst attends the 'Survivor: 15 Years, 30 Seasons' celebration held at The Paley Center for Media on February 17, 2015 \" class=\"wp-image-494399 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-1024x708.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-768x531.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-1536x1062.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-735x508.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-335x232.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-347x240.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-520x359.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-640x442.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-960x664.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040-1080x747.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-463750040.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff Probst attends the \u2018Survivor: 15 Years, 30 Seasons\u2019 celebration held at The Paley Center for Media on February 17, 2015 <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ( (Photo by Mark Davis\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-is-jeff-probst-leaving-survivor-not-yet\">Is Jeff Probst Leaving \u2018Survivor\u2019? Not Yet!<\/h2>\n<p>Travel back to us quickly to the start of the new millennium. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Jeff started hosting <em>Survivor<\/em>. In 2000, the show debuted on CBS and became in instant sensation. Today, after 46 seasons, Jeff is not only still the host, but he\u2019s also the showrunner and executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>That bump in status \u2013 and in paycheck \u2013 might be the reason that Jeff has stuck around longer than many thought he would. But as the show is creeping towards it\u2019s milestone 50th year, the question remains: will he stay?<\/p>\n<p>For now, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, he\u2019s already thinking about the next decade of seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in an executive producer position, you have to have a global look at the show,\u201d Jeff said to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/awards\/features\/jeff-probst-survivor-format-changes-season-51-1236040161\/#recipient_hashed=49bbb90ef70860c6d66c2236fcc42d2553a87206d049dc89dd6f450cda855393&amp;recipient_salt=e497a1d6b99d0571230fd256d8f21eb2f1e89d3a4139e8e3d2b2c43e7524ba0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em> in a June 2024 interview. \u201cI can\u2019t just be worried about this season. I have to go, \u2018How are we going to get to 50?\u2019 And then, \u2018What\u2019s 51? How do we get to 60?\u2019 So, I\u2019m always taking a big picture view.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wow! Season 60! That\u2019s hard to even imagine! Just as it would be hard to imagine Jeff leaving as host of the show. <\/p>\n<p>Yet while Jeff has been clear that he sees a future with the show, he\u2019s also not as sure that means sticking around as host. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jeff-probst-knows-who-should-replace-him-as-survivor-host\">Jeff Probst Knows Who Should Replace Him as \u2018Survivor\u2019 Host<\/h2>\n<p>While there\u2019s no end in sight for Jeff right now, the truth is at some point, every host retires. (We\u2019re looking at you, Pat Sajak!)<\/p>\n<p>And when that day comes, Jeff already has instructions laid out for who should take his place next. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ever left \u2018Survivor\u2019 and it continued on, there are lots of types of people that could bring a whole new perspective to it,\u201d he told Variety. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t suggest hiring a television host. I\u2019d say hire a curious person, who\u2019s interested in people \u2026 I always feel like the mistake that networks make is they hire a name or hire somebody based on how they look, and they don\u2019t hire a producer. You should hire a producer who happens to work in front of the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-future-of-survivor\">The Future Of Survivor<\/h2>\n<p>Truth is, Jeff has been upfront about his plans with the show for awhile. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-9\">In an episode of his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/on-fire-season-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>On Fire<\/em>\u00a0podcast<\/a>\u00a0from the end of 2023, Jeff discussed his future on the franchise. A listener asked whether season 50 will be his last, and Jeff pledged to continue with the show indefinitely\u2026 under one condition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1024x680.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst talking to fans at a Survivor fan panel in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-494400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1536x1020.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-735x488.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-520x345.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-640x425.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-960x638.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1080x718.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1024x680.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst talking to fans at a Survivor fan panel in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-494400 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1536x1020.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-735x488.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-520x345.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-640x425.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-960x638.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416-1080x718.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-619111416.jpeg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff talking to fans at a Survivor fan panel in 2016.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-11\">\u201cI still love\u00a0<em>Survivor<\/em>\u00a0very much,\u201d Probst said on the podcast. \u201cI think that\u2019s pretty clear.\u00a0<em>Survivor 50<\/em>\u00a0is definitely our next big target in terms of a milestone, but you\u2019ve got to remember: We\u2019ve got to get there. So you have to do 45 and 46, then you have to do 47 and 48, then you have to do 49, then you get to 50. So it is one at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A diplomatic, yet dodgy answer. He basically is putting the ball in the networks court. If they keep running the show, he\u2019ll keep hosting it. <\/p>\n<p>Simple enough, right? But Jeff added that the game only works if certain other people keep returning year after year, not just him. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-keep-the-survivor-team-together\">Keep the \u2018Survivor\u2019 Team Together<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest thing for me is keeping our team together,\u201d Jeff added, speaking as the showruner at the helm of production. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s sort of the whole enchilada, because I get way more credit than I deserve. This show is made by a giant group, and we\u2019re all in it together, and I would not want to do the show with another team. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to start over with new people. So I\u2019m in it as long as everybody else on the team is in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst in new york city\" class=\"wp-image-494401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst in new york city\" class=\"wp-image-494401 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-735x490.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-335x223.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-347x231.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1702579092.jpeg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff Probst lights the Empire State Building in honor of SURVIVOR\u2019S 45th season in 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So there you have it: if CBS continues to renew the show, Jeff gets to keep his team in tact, and people keep applying to compete\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah \u2013 what about new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2019\/12\/survivor-removes-castaway-for-first-time-in-show-history-what-th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contestants<\/a>? Are there really still so many people who are willing to play the game that seemed so novel 20 years ago, but now feels like it\u2019s run it\u2019s course?<\/p>\n<p>Jeff hopes so, and if we want him to keep hosting, it\u2019s a condition of his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no intention of wanting to stop so long as the show continues to be fun and the people applying continue to be interesting,\u201d said Jeff.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1024x643.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst poses for photos after the Survivor All-stars Finale\" class=\"wp-image-494398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1024x643.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1536x964.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-735x461.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-335x210.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-347x218.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-520x326.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-640x402.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-960x602.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1080x678.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1024x643.jpeg\" alt=\"Jeff Probst poses for photos after the Survivor All-stars Finale\" class=\"wp-image-494398 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1024x643.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1536x964.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-735x461.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-335x210.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-347x218.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-520x326.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-640x402.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-960x602.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570-1080x678.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-50820570.jpeg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff Probst poses for photos after the Survivor All-stars Finale at Madison Square Garden May 9, 2004 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ((Photo by Paul Hawthorne\/Getty Images))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-covid-stopped-jeff-from-quitting-survivor\">How Covid Stopped Jeff From Quitting \u2018Survivor\u2019 <\/h2>\n<p>In an interview in 2022 with\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/jeff-probst-future-survivor-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Jeff<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>revealed that there was a time he was about to leave the show for good. <\/p>\n<p>Jeff<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>revealed that the pandemic turned out to be blessing in disguise. It afforded him the reset time he needed to consider his future with the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Covid break was a great\u00a0<em>Survivor\u00a0<\/em>reset for me,\u201d he shared. \u201cComing on the heels of Winners at War, which I loved, I was more tired than I realized. When we had to postpone our shoot, it gave me a chance to step back and once again reflect on all the things I absolutely love about this show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that since then, and since he was promoted, the show has given so much more back to him then ever before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s right in line with the ideas I try to impress on our players,\u201d Jeff explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about pushing myself further than I think I can go, about trying to stay in the moment\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended with: \u201cThe same opportunities <em>Survivor<\/em> offers the players, it offers me. I love\u00a0<em>Survivor\u00a0<\/em>and I still need\u00a0<em>Survivor<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L2plZmYtcHJvYnN0LWxlYXZpbmctc3Vydml2b3Iv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 46 seasons, is Jeff Probst finally leaving Survivor behind? After hosting the franchise for 25 years, many have been sure that the host of the long running reality show would be ready to call his time on the island finished. 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