Reality TV is young persons game.
There are reasons why reality TV contestants tend to be younger.
All of which makesSurvivors upcomingWinners at Waredition so interesting.
Not only is it the biggest season the show has ever done, but it is also the oldest.
In general, returning player seasons tend to be older than new player ones.
That is for two reasons.
Plus, there is the somewhat obvious fact that returning players have aged since their first appearance.
(Gervase Peterson was 30-years-old when he appeared onSurvivor: Borneo, and 43-years-old when he returned forBlood vs.
The 16 players ofSurvivor: Borneo(season 1) averaged 35.68 years between them.
That number was raised significantly by the ages of three players Rudy Boesch, B.B.
Anderson, and Sonja Christopher who were 72, 64, and 63, respectively.
That madeSurvivor: Nicaragua an all newbie season the oldest cast ever.
Nobody from CBS said, Hey, you know we still need to keep some young people.
I actually have no idea.
I think Denise is probably the oldest, but Im not sure, so I dont know.
Our age range is 26 to 49, I dont know.
Never occurred to me.
Its great, right?
It says you have enough confidence in the show and the audience that this is what they want.
Who cares how old they are?
Probst alluded to that in terms of talking about the newest cast.
Or you see Danni Boatwright, who played however many years ago, thats pretty cool.
Hes a different guy because of it and now hes back playing this game.
That wisdom will be put to the test when Survivor:Winners at Warpremieres Feb. 12 on CBS.
