If Winners At War was considered a culmination of Survivor‘s first 20 years, season 41 is designed to be a rebirth for the franchise, which means some significant changes are afoot.
Inside Survivor previously revealed that season 41 (and potentially beyond) will have a shortened length, decreasing from the usual 39 days to as few as 26. But the changes don’t stop there. It appears that themed titles might also become a thing of the past.
According to Inside Survivor sources, season 41 will simply be referred to as Survivor 41, ushering in a new era for the show as it begins its third decade on the air. This means there is no subtitle attached to the season relating to a theme or a location. The number of the season is essentially the title.
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While this might come as a shock, it isn’t too surprising when you think about it, given Survivor‘s permanent residency in Fiji. With location titles all used up, Survivor has become reliant on theme-based titles, but these have become increasingly convoluted in recent years.
Suppose Survivor is going to be on the air for potentially another decade and remain in Fiji. In that case, it makes sense to transition away from themed titles now and refer to seasons based on their number, in the same way as, say, the Super Bowl or WrestleMania.
Whether this means the end of themed tribe divisions or format twists remains unclear. Inside Survivor is told that Survivor 41 will feature 18 castaways divided into three tribes.
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ngl I’m seriously intrigued
How will this work with the logos? You can’t just have “41” put into the part where the title used to be on the logo. CBS relies on the merch to be sold every season with the buffs and t-shirts and other products.
I am so confused.
They’re probably going to stick to one universal logo like Australian Survivor.
I guess they’re going the same route as Australian Survivor, using the same universal logo each season
I saw a post that shows it will be titled Worlds Collide.
That was fake.
To piggy back off Martin, the person who made that logo/post admitted it was fake
Big brother does this already
Why they dont pass this show to rob cesternino to host? Everyday they change it to worst why they dont cancel it already? What now? The tribes will be without names too?
Dear Andy, you can always just don’t see the show. Or at least stop being so negative and complaining. Try sharing what you still like on it. For sure most of us dislike some of the changes, but we hang to what it still has of positive (or we just give up and leave it be).
Maybe Season 41 should be called Survivor: New Beginnings. I think the name would fit perfectly considering the show returned from a months-long hiatus and ushering in a new era for the show.
Logo wise, I think they’re going to stop creating a new logo each season and just stick to one universal logo like Australian Survivor does.
It’s to bad survivor won’t take suggestions from Canadians because I have a good one.
Seriously hope the shortened seasons isn’t a permanent change. 26 days vs 39 changes the entire dynamic of the show, and “surviving” on an island for 26 days is nothing compared to 39. Not to mention how contestants’ gameplay and planning will drastically changed based on 2 days between tribals vs 3. Let’s just make this a pandemic-related change, please, and go back to the normal 39 next year.
Who cares what it’s name is, just get it back ON AIR…
I am not thrilled about shorten seasons though, unless we get 3 seasons a year now…
Only reality show I ever really liked.
Just get interesting casts.
Just because their stay is shorter (26 vs. 39) doesn’t mean the episode number will be different. They might stretch out the content to fill the same amount of episodes with more in depth storytelling.