Survivor extended by a week

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Ocean_Islands

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 04:42 am Click here to edit this post
'Survivor' will survive another week

By Reuters/Variety, 04/25/2001

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Hoping to squeeze every last ratings point out of "Survivor: The Australian Outback," CBS will air the one-hour special "Survivor: Back From the Outback" a week after the contest's $1 million winner is revealed.

"Back From the Outback" will air May 10 at 8 p.m.; the special follows the 16 "Survivor" contestants as they return home and deal with their newfound fame. The hour also will feature interviews with the original "Survivor" castmates.

"Back From the Outback" pushes the "Survivor" franchise into the third week of sweeps. It also sets up a battle between old-school "Survivor" and new-school "Survivor": The second half-hour of "Back From the Outback" airs against NBC's special half-hour edition of "Weakest Link" featuring a handful of original "Survivors."

CBS will run an episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in the "Survivor" slot during the final Thursday of sweeps. "Survivor: The Australian Outback" concludes its run May 3 with a two-hour finale, followed by a one-hour town hall-style reunion hosted by Bryant Gumbel.

Wilsonatmd

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 08:23 am Click here to edit this post
This will be interesting. Do you think they scheduled this because NBC was going to do the special "Weakest Link" with the S1 cast on the same night?

Moondance

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 12:56 pm Click here to edit this post
It's all about sweeps!

Max

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 01:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Yup. It's all about the Benjamins. :)