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Survivor’s so-called new period has introduced a flurry of adjustments to the hit present, from the Shot in the Dark to a shorter format and game-changing “journeys.” One acquainted facet to old-school followers, nevertheless, returned in Season 45: the Survivor Auction.
But don’t anticipate the public sale to return for season 46. Host and govt producer Jeff Probst revealed as a lot to Entertainment Weekly in a narrative on Wednesday, February 14.
“The auction is not back for 46,” he mentioned.
The information would possibly shock many diehards accustomed to Survivor’s manufacturing schedule. The collection movies two seasons at a time, with the 2023 cycle consisting of seasons 45 and 46. That means the castaways on season 46 performed their sport earlier than 45 even aired, so they’d no means of realizing at the time that the public sale had made its return.
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Players additionally wouldn’t have recognized the new twist that got here with the Survivor Auction in the new period. In season 45, fairly than every participant being allotted a sure sum of money to spend at the public sale, gamers needed to search for their cash in the jungle. They have been additionally not advised what number of gadgets the public sale would come with, and whoever was left with the most cash remaining at the finish misplaced their vote at the subsequent tribal council.
“We could have got a free shot at it in 46,” Probst admitted, including, “It really came down to resources.”
“That’s a gigantic lift from production,” he defined. “It looks simple, but you’ve got a chocolate shake, and you’ve got a bag, and somebody pays with money. Now there are so many departments involved.”
Probst elaborated, including that season 45’s shift to 90-minute episodes (versus one hour) additional taxed the present’s crew. As a outcome, he admitted that the crew was exhausted by the finish of 45 and had barely any relaxation earlier than 46 started.
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“All the heads of departments said, ‘Dude, we’re loving this, but we are on fumes. We are working harder than we’ve ever worked before,’” Probst mentioned. “And then we had to turn right around and do 46.”
If Survivor followers know one factor about Probst, nevertheless, it’s that he hardly ever closes the door on something relating to the way forward for the present. The Survivor Auction isn’t any totally different. He advised EW that if it does certainly return, it is going to have to be well-planned as a part of the total design of the season.
“Will we do it in 47 and 48? Probably one of the two. Maybe not both,” he mentioned. “But we do love it, fans love it and I love that.”
Survivor 46 premieres on CBS Wednesday, February 28.
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