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The host Jeff Probst lays claim to the reason why Survivor the final is in two parts.
“It really started with CBS asking us months before we shot if it would be possible for season 47 to have 14 episodes instead of 13,” Probst said on the Thursday, Dec. 12, episode “on fire” podcast. “They had some things they wanted to try in their schedule, and part of that will depend on whether we can do 14 episodes.” So (executive producer) Matt (Van Wogen) and I sat down and divided the final into parts and examined whether and how we could pull it off.”
Probst explained that the two final episodes will break afterwards Genevieve Mushaluk placed in fifth place.
“What we realized really quickly is that if we structured it so that the first part reduced us to four players, then in the second part we could spend a lot more time with our final four as we lead into the challenge for the final four and then fire lighting, and then the last three, and then the last Tribal Council,” Probst said. “Because usually our finales are so packed with content that we end up not having enough time to show all the stories we’d like to show.”
Robert Voets/CBS Survivor fans get ready, because the season 47 finale is going to look a little different this year. The Survivor 47 finale will be split into two two-hour parts, Us Weekly can confirm. The first part will be broadcast on Wednesday, December 11 at 8 p.m. The second part follows (…)
The Survivor the final will last two hours instead of three with only four players — Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen, Sue Smith, and Teeny Chirichillo — advancing to the final on December 18, instead of the usual five. Viewers will now get an extra hour Survivor when the season is all said and done.
“It really worked because we were able to highlight things that we don’t usually highlight,” Probst said. “And it was a great reminder to us that sometimes you have to step back and examine what you’re doing — just because you’ve always done it that way doesn’t mean it always has to stay that way.”
Now that there are only four people in the final — instead of the typical five — fans wondered if there might be a return to the bottom two format.
When asked if it was possible for the final three to become a final two, Probst replied: “I would put it that way if we were doing a final two.” It’s certainly possible, but I don’t want to have speculations that lead nowhere.”
Probst explained that it was not the last two. “I don’t want to confuse or disappoint anyone,” he said. “But I will say it’s a great finish to a great season.
The Survivor The season 47 finale airs on CBS on Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00 PM ET.
