Jeff Probst is ready to play ‘Survivor’…or is he?
In a new exclusive sneak peek of Wednesday, April 22nd’s episode, the hosts and showrunners join to take part in the first immunity challenge (“Wrist Guarantee” or “Water Weight” depending on which season you’ve watched in the past). During that time, he has to support part of his weight in a bucket of water.
“Are you guys ready to make a little bit of ‘Survivor’ history?” Probst asked as the challenge began.
“Honestly, it’s heavier than I expected,” he says as soon as he starts. And he revealed that his competition was actually Jimmy Fallon’s idea, which he brought up during “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”
“He knew we were doing ‘In the Hands of the Fans’ and voting, so he did his own poll of the audience. One of the questions was whether I should be there as a player or not,” Probst explains. “About 90% (yes). Thank you, Jimmy. That’s why we’re here.”
Probst then asks the group if someone else could step down and take over as host. When Ozzy says he might drop Christian, Probst says, “Devens, you can’t win this. Why don’t you drop him?” Devens was surprised and shouted, “Porbusto!” After a moment, he admitted, “It’s fascinating.”
It was previously revealed that Jimmy Fallon is one of Survivor’s massive celebrity fans who became part of the game as a twist, along with previously featured Zac Brown and upcoming Mr. Bees.
Check out an exclusive preview below. “Survivor” airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET. It airs on CBS and streams the next day on Paramount+.
