Jeff Probst dishes about 'Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites' January 30, 2008 Survivor: Micronesia'screative hook was supposed to be its Fans vs. Favorites format -- but with two love affairs, a record number of blind-side vote-offs, multiple hidden Immunity Idols, conned returning castaways, a new biggest all-time Survivor blunder, and some of the most brutal weather ever, the Fans vs. Favorites angle may have to take a backseat to all the other action.
CBS announces 'Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorties' cast January 3, 2008 CBS has revealed the identities of the 10 new castaways competing on Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites and confirmed the identities of the 10 returning castaways they'll be pitted against during the show's upcoming sixteenth season.
CBS reveals 'Survivor: Micronesia' to pit ex-castaways vs. 'superfans' December 17, 2007 Ending months of rumors, CBS has formally announced that Survivor's sixteenth season -- dubbed Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites -- will be a "half all-stars edition" that will feature popular former Survivor castaways returning to compete against a group of "superfans."
Jeff Probst thinks 'Survivor' due for another 'All-Stars' edition March 28, 2007 During the past three years, Jeff Probst has repeatedly made it clear that he didn't enjoy filming 2004's Survivor: All-Stars or 2006's Survivor: Panama season that featured the return of previous Survivor: Palau castaways Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard. However he also realizes that many Survivor fans enjoy seeing familiar faces being brought back to compete as castaways.
CBS orders two more 'Survivor' editions for the 2007-2008 season January 18, 2007 CBS has announced that it has ordered two more editions of Survivor, the hit reality series that kickstarted the modern reality TV era when it premiered in 2000, for broadcast during the 2007-2008 season.