If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Come on in! Survivor is about to kick off its 49th season. The show’s Fijian island location will host a new cast of tribe members, ranging from 25 …
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Parvati Shallow, reality TV’s ‘Black Widow,’ has officially gone Black Flag. In collaboration with Shred Maestro and fellow Survivor alum Ben Katzman, Shallow has released “Nice Girls Don’t Win,” a two-minute blast of bratty, bubblegum napalm that doubles as the unofficial theme song to her debut memoir of the same …
Read More »'The White Lotus' Creator Mike White Sets 'Survivor' Return for Season 50
Mike White is heading back to the jungle. The Season 37 runner-up and The White Lotus creator has joined the cast of the reality competition series’ Season 50 milestone. The new episodes will begin production in Fiji next month and air with the tagline “In the Hands of the Fans.” …
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Grab your immunity idols, steal-a-vote cards, and Buff headwear because the Survivor Season 48 finale is tonight. The Emmy Award-winning show has been a staple of reality television for the past 25 years, bringing us some of the most memorable contestants (and villains) in TV history. This season, we watched …
Read More »How Can a Duo Survive 'Survivor'?
How can Joe and Eva dominate the game like this? It’s a question that’s been on every Survivor fan’s mind. Supposedly, Survivor 48 features 18 players struggling for the million-dollar prize, but sometimes it can feel like there are only two. Joe Hunter has all the allies. Eva Erickson’s got …
Read More »'Survivor' Star Jonny Fairplay Reveals That His Grandma Has Died… Really
Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay announced Saturday that his grandmother has died… really. Over two decades after Fairplay used his grandma’s (fake) death as a means to avoid elimination — one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history — the longtime Survivor villain revealed Ellen Jean Hauser’s actual death …
Read More »'Survivor' Superfan Sia Is Done Awarding Cash Prizes to Her Favorite Contestants
It’s the end of an era — Sia is done giving cash prizes to her favoriteSurvivorcontestants and winners. For the past 14 seasons, the singer has personally awarded a select few contestants an extra cash prize from her own personal funds. To date, Sia has given away more than $1 …
Read More »'Survivor' Breakout Star Ben Katzman Wants You to Shred Away Your Pain
When the universe offers a sign — and the sign comes straight from the lips of Nicolas Cage — you can’t ignore it. That, in essence, is how 31-year-old guitarist Ben Katzman found himself on Survivor. The paperwork sat on his desk, but Katzman was racked with doubt. He’d already …
Read More »'Pod Save America' Co-Host Jon Lovett to Compete on 'Survivor'
Pod Save America co-host and former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett will take a break from podcasting in order to brave the outdoors and forge alliances on the next season of Survivor. The upcoming 47th (!) season of the reality competition was teased Wednesday night during the current season’s finale, and …
Read More »'Survivor' Superfan Sia Nears $1 Million in Contestant Giveaways
Sia is about to hit a major milestone in her Survivor fandom. In 2016, after appearing on a reunion special for the reality show, the singer started giving money to its contestants. She told contestant Tai Trang she would donate $50,000 to him personally and another $50,000 to a charity …
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