(Full cast list below).
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youve been resistant in the past towards doing an all-winners season.
What turned you around on doing it now?JEFF PROBST:Okay let me set the record straight!
I was never resistant to the appeal of an all winners season.
If you dont have some of these popular earlier winners, then its hard to pull off the idea.
It made me laugh, because the question was so obvious and so smart.
We started calling people and instead of no way we heard a lot of hmm… maybe.
And from that point forward it was full steam ahead.
That single question turned everything around.
Edge of Extinction is returning for season 40.
Why did you all decide to bring that twist back for this installment?Ah yes, the Edge.
So we just said lets do a second chance season.
Watching them attempt to survive on Extinction will be fun.
And make no mistake, they will have to work their butts off for anything they get.
You doubled the prize to $2 million for this season.
Theyve been very supportive and excited about this season.
They know what a milestone it is forSurvivorto reach its 20th year and 40th season.
We all want to celebrate!
And I need to say it again, this season only happens because 20 former winners all said yes.
We dont have this season without them.
Weve never had a season like this and I cant imagine we ever will again.
They wont be disappointed.
