CBS Renews ‘Survivor,’ ‘The Amazing Race,’ ‘Tough as Nails,’ ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation’
variety.comWilson Chapman editorCBS has renewed four of its most popular unscripted series for the 2022-2023 broadcast season.“Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Tough As Nails” and “Secret Celebrity Renovation” will all return with new seasons next year, the network announced Wednesday.The announcement was made hours before the premiere of the 42nd season of “Survivor,” which airs 8 p.m.
ET. Originally broadcast in 2000, “Survivor” sees contestants stranded on an island where they must provide themselves with water, shelter and food, and compete against each other to be crowned the sole survivor.Jeff Probst hosts and executive produces the series, along with Mark Burnett, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen.
The show is produced by S.E.G. Holdco. The show has remained consistently popular in its over 20 years on air, scoring 7.59 million viewers during its last season after a COVID-related hiatus.
The show is the most streamed reality series on Paramount+, and its last season amassed five million impressions on social media. “The Amazing Race” just aired its Season 33 finale on March 2, and the season averaged of 5.42 million viewers an episode this past season.
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