Sekou Bunch the first castaway to exit 'Survivor: Cook Islands' September 15, 2006 The latest example that being outspoken and trying to assume a leadership role during Survivor's early days can prove fatal -- especially if you also end up demonstrating yourself to be an apparent weak leader -- Sekou Bunch, a 45-year-old jazz musician/recording artist who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, became the first Survivor: Cook Islands castaway to be eliminated from the game, voted off in a 3-2 Tribal Council vote that split along gender lines.
CBS reveals 'Survivor: Cook Islands' cast, confirms racial tribe division August 23, 2006 Confirming weeks of rumors, CBS has revealed the identities of the twenty castaways who will be competing in this fall's Survivor: Cook Islands and announced that the castaways will -- in what the show's producer and host both acknowledge to be a controversial move -- initially be organized into four tribes divided along ethnic lines (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic and Caucasian.)
'Survivor: Cook Islands' to debut September 14, launch CBS fall lineup August 2, 2006 CBS has announced that Survivor: Cook Islands, the formal title for this fall's thirteenth Survivor edition, will launch the network's fall schedule and premiere Thursday, September 14 at 8PM ET/PT.
CBS announces thirteenth 'Survivor' edition to film in Cook Islands May 15, 2006 Confirming several weeks of rumors, CBS has announced that next fall's thirteenth installment of its Survivor franchise will take place in the Cook Islands and be titled Survivor: Cook Islands.
CBS orders more 'Survivor' but Jeff Probst's status still undetermined November 8, 2005 CBS announced Tuesday that it that it has ordered two more editions of Survivor for broadcast during the 2006-2007 television season. The two new editions will represent the thirteenth and fourteen editions of the long-running CBS reality series.
Report: 'Survivor' producer Mark Burnett expects Jeff Probst to leave October 27, 2005 Just when it appeared that Survivor host Jeff Probst had publicly quelled an Inside TV report that he planned to leave the long-running reality show after his current contract ends, the gossip mill has began churning again, with TV Guide (Inside TV's sister publication) now quoting Survivor producer Mark Burnett as saying he expects next spring's twelfth Survivor edition to be Probst's last.