Survivor has been renewed for the 2018 – 2019 primetime season

CBS has made the announcement we had come to expect: Survivor will return for seasons 37 and 38 starting this Fall 2018 and ending Spring 2019.

Althoughwe had heard rumorsfor casting future seasons ofSurvivor,includinganother viral starto counter Will Sims’Worlds ApartFinal Three appearance, CBS has previously been quiet on their 2018-2019 primetime television season. OnlyThe Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, Mom, NCIS, SEAL TeamandS.W.A.T.were picked up for seasons next year.

Thankfully, any fleeting last-minute concerns are for naught, asCBS has announced in a press releasethatSurvivorhas officially been renewed for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. Surprisingly,The Amazing Racealso got picked up for more seasons next year, givingSurvivorthe perfect programming lead-in both this summer and in January 2019.

Ratings forSurvivor Ghost Islandhave stayed fairly consistent year-over-year, staving off the decline in ratings for broadcast television programming that happens naturally. There are more television program-viewing options than ever before in 2018, especially with the advent of more streaming options outside of CBS All-Access, including YouTube and Twitch online streaming programming.

Despite the increase of options, Wednesday nights has consistently seen the Probst-hosted competition reality show win in ratings anytimeEmpireisn’t airing, and second place when it does. Still, because of its appeal to families and older generations,Survivorcontinues to draw the most viewers on Wednesday nights for live + same day viewership, although the pickup in PVR/DVR viewings up to the week after is less dramatic of an increase due to the spoiler nature of player eliminations.

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It will be interesting to see how CBS handles the evolution ofSurvivorgoing into these next few seasons. Currently, the show should be filming its 37th season as we speak, as members of the press have flown out to interview the players to be for coverage. With a reported slate of newbie players, could the show be building up for special seasons in 39 and 40?

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