OnTV: ‘Survivor’ Supersized Finale
The Cook Islands Castaways’ Last Curtain Call Gets Major Screen Time on a New Night
I don’t watch CBS’ Survivor personally, but I suppose any show that’s going to end its season with three hours of dedicated programming deserves a special shout-out. Heck, any TV show that makes it even halfway to a thirteenth season, like Survivor has, merits bells and whistles each time it wraps up yet another year. And we all know that the überpopular reality series will be back for more in 2007. Let’s just hope that next time, the producers and execs come up with a better gimmick than forced ethnic/racial segregation.
According to the CBS press release, there will be lots to keep fans absorbed. Read on to find out just what.
THE JURY OF NINE WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER BY VOTING ON THE FINAL THREE WHEN THE “SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS” FINALE IS BROADCAST ON A SPECIAL NIGHT — SUNDAY, DEC. 17
The Sunday Night Finale Will Be Followed By A Live One Hour Reunion Show From Los Angeles Featuring The Castaways Together For The First Time Since Being In The Cook Islands
The SURVIVOR: COOK ISLAND’s finale will begin with five castaways and the winner determined among the final three when the series finale is broadcast on a special night, Sunday, Dec. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Immediately following, Jeff Probst will host a LIVE reunion show (10:00-11:00, ET, tape delayed PT) from CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS began with 20 castaways which featured the series’ most ethnically diverse cast to date. The castaways were organized into four tribes divided along ethnic lines (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American and Caucasian). For the first time ever, a jury of nine former castaways will decide among the final three survivors who will become the Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize.
The Sunday night finale will be followed by a LIVE one hour reunion show from Los Angeles featuring the 20 castaways together for the first time since being in the Cook Islands.
Other New Stuff:
- A&E: Intervention (10:00)
- CBS: 60 Minutes (7:00)
- The CW: Reba (7:00)
- Fox: The Simpsons (8:00); American Dad (8:30); Family Guy (9:00)
- HBO: Tsunami, The Aftermath (8:00)
- Lifetime: The Road to Christmas (9:00)
- NBC: Football Night in America (7:00); Sunday Night Football (8:15)
- Showtime: Sleeper Cell (9:00/Finale); Dexter (10:00/Finale)
- VH1: Breaking Bonaduce (9:30/Finale); Celebrity Paranormal Project (10:00/Finale)
*All times are EST/Eastern Standard Time
Survivor: Cook Islands image courtesy of CBS
