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Survivor: China
Survivor's Amanda: I'll Never Play the Game Again
In addition to helping Survivor celebrate 10 years and 20 seasons on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, China and Micronesia finalist Amanda Kimmel celebrated an important personal feat during her time on Samoa: She became the first player to reach 100 days of the game. Unfortunately, the third time was not the charm for Amanda, who fell short of making it to her third tribal council. Looking back at her reality TV career, Amanda says she's proud of what she's accomplished, but has zero plans to return for round four. "My Survivor career is over," she says. The 25-year-old Kimmel spoke with TVGuide.com about her biggest mistakes, why she felt the game "got too crazy" and why she won't...
Survivor's Courtney: I'm Proud to Have Been on Russell's Team
After spending many challenges on the bench, Courtney Yates joined Benjamin "Coach" Wade on the jury bench after getting voted out of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains on Thursday. After narrowly avoiding elimination last week, when ally Sandra Diaz-Twine persuaded Russell Hantz to go another way, Courtney says her ouster came as no surprise, even though it stings right before the merger between the two tribes. The 29-year-old Yates spoke with TVGuide.com about Sandra's underestimated strength as a player, her feelings about Russell and why Jeff Probst was...
Survivor "Lunch Lady" Cooks Up Apology, Cedes $50K
In the wake of the flap she caused by negatively spinning the circumstances of her back-home job situation during Sunday's Survivor: China reunion show, Denise Martin has issued a mea culpa, saying, "I would like to apologize to Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, CBS, [school superintendent] Nancy Lane, the Town of Douglas [Mass.] and my friends and family. It was not my intention to mislead anyone. I take full responsibility for my actions and hope that you can find it in your hearts to forgive me."As for the $50,000 in feel-better funds she was surprised with by host man Jeff Probst, Martin says, "I do not feel comfortable about accepting [it]. I would instead ask that it be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation." A CBS rep confirms that the money will indeed be earmarked for the charity.Related:• Survivor's "Lunch Lady" Served Up Lies, Says School
Survivor: China, Girls Dancin' On Subway Poles & More!
Five Remain on Survivor: China They’re tired, irritable and, quite frankly, really look like they need to eat a burger — or 10. With only five contestants left, time to start placing your votes as to who is actually going to be crowned Survivor: China. This week, everyone will be duking it out for a overnight trip to the Great Wall and some Mongolian BBQ. Then contestant numero 12 says bye-bye at tribal council. Who will it be? Watch it now! | More online videosSexy Pole Dancers on NYC SubwaysOh, the things people will do to make a buck. On a dare to win a cash prize, four exceptionally limber ladies showed their pole-dancing skills in a place they knew they would be appreciated — the NYC subways (the riders’ faces are priceless). Talk about ballsy! We're really hoping they win a nice chunk of change for their hard work because — take it from us — those trains aren’t exactly the cleanest things in the world to grind up against. More online videosS...
Survivor Showdown: The Final Five
Who’s going to win? Jeff Probst helps us rate China's (Thursdays, 8 pm/ET, CBS) final five. ToddWe Say: The Utah-based flight attendant, 22, may be a little guy, but he's had the biggest impact on this season's game. He's smart, strategic and as cutthroat as Richard Hatch. But has he made too many enemies?Jeff Probst Says: "Todd has been exciting to watch because he gets such joy out of playing the game. He's loving this manipulative adventure he's on, and he's good at it. But it's always fun to be the person in charge of giving the blind side to somebody until you get to the final tribal council and they're sitting on the jury. Todd's gotta let other people get credit for making moves if he wants a chance to convince people he's worthy [of winning]."Odds:
Survivor: China's Latest Castoff Reveals His Secret Desire
Even though everyone liked him and he never really seemed that big a threat, 26-year-old Erik Huffman was sent home on last week's Survivor: China (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET, CBS), the latest former Zhan Hu tribe member to be sent packing. The musician and part-time model spoke with TVGuide.com about what he desperately craved in China, learning to appreciate the small things in life and his relationship with fellow Southern cutie Jamie. TVGuide.com: You seemed to have a really tough time out there. What was the hardest part for you?Erik Huffman: There were a lot of hard things, honestly; showing up in a place where there's really no food, having to build a shelter, feeling like our team was an underdog from the beginning. It always felt like we were in an uphill battle. Life around camp was hard because we kept losing. It got even harder after the merge, when we were outnumbered. I just felt lik
The Dealing's Done for Survivor: China's Jean-Robert
On last week's Survivor: China (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET, CBS) the professional poker player and amateur pain in the butt Jean-Robert Bellande, 37, became the second member of the jury after being surprised at tribal council. He talked to TVGuide.com about his strategy of being a "lazy jerk," the real reason Courtney hated him and why he wouldn't do Survivor again. TVGuide.com: Your name came up before at tribal council; did you have any idea that you'd be going home this time?Jean-Robert Bellande: Absolutely not — I always expect that my name's going to be on a ballot or two, but I really did not think this was my time to go home. I made a play for James to go, and I think that was probably the best play. As I watched the show
Survivor: China Front-runner Aaron Victimized by the "Twist"
On last week's Survivor: China (8 pm/ET, CBS), the game's first big twist was revealed when the tribes were allowed to steal two of each other's members — Zhan Hu picked muscleman James and Fei Long picked tribe leader Aaron. In a bold move designed to increase their chances post-merge, the women of Zhan Hu decided to throw the immunity challenge, and Aaron Reisberger, the 32-year-old surfing instructor (and all-around Mr. Nice Guy) was the first victim. In this TVGuide.com Q&A, he sounds off on the twist that sent him home, what camp life was like and that rumor about a romance with Amanda. TVGuide.com: That was quite a trick they pulled on you guys. What was y
Survivor's "Crazy Dave": Tribe Will Sink without Me!
The already depleted Zhan Hu tribe had to vote off its third member on last week's Survivor: China (8 pm/ET, CBS) after losing yet another immunity challenge. And once again the tribe chose to keep the peace: This time, their self-styled leader, former model "Crazy" Dave Cruser, was given the boot for continuing to butt heads with Sherea and others. Here he shares why his tribe did what they did, how they'll get by now and why he wished he'd made it to the merge. TVGuide.com: So, Dave, what went wrong?Dave Cruser: I got put on the wrong tribe is what went wrong. [Laughs] I was the odd man out in terms of not being part of Generation Y Am I So Entitled. I definitely worked for their advantage and my disadvantage in [figuring out]
Survivor: China's Ousted Sister Christian Has One Regret
On last Thursday's Survivor: China (8 pm/ET, CBS), Fei Long made its first trip to Tribal Council, and Christian-radio talk-show host Leslie Nease, 38, was sent packing. She talked to us about how the experience actually strengthened her faith, why she decided to share her immunity-idol clue with Todd and what her one regret is. TVGuide.com: You seemed pretty surprised to be going home.Leslie: I knew they were up to something, because they weren't looking me in the eye, they weren't talking to me. But I thought they were going to be voting Courtney off, and they knew that she and I were very close; they just didn't want to get me involved in that. It didn't make a whole lot of sense to me [to be voted off]. TVGuide.com: You didn't think it was because you were chatty with your kidnappers?Leslie: I am just a very honest person. When I came back and told them everyth
Survivor Smackdown: Pro Wrestler Goes Out with a Fight
When the Zhan Hu tribe lost its second consecutive immunity challenge last Thursday on Survivor: China (8 pm/ET, CBS), 28-year-old WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro was the second person voted out. Never one to go down without a fight, Ashley told TVGuide.com what went wrong with her game, and how it all came down to one thing (or one person). TVGuide.com: So what did you in?Ashley Massaro: My conflict with Dave was the biggest problem. He's just not capable of leading. The other people I was friends with, like Erik, Jaime and Sherea, would come over and complain. They'd say, "We should be making food right now, not building a barbecue pit.... Can you go tell him?" Dave is very aggressive when you challenge him. I'm used to that, so I'm just like, "Listen [Laughs], this needs to be said, sorry. We need to be ge
Ratings: Survivor: China Performs Tso-Tso
The season premiere of Survivor: China delivered 15.12 million viewers, good enough to be [faint praise alert] the night's most-watched program and the No. 1 performer in all key demographics. That said, it was down 15 percent from the previous opener for Cook Islands, which apparently was the [law of diminishing returns alert] least-watched Survivor premiere ever.Elsewhere, if only to pad this item so it's deep enough to hold a photo, an encore of the Beauty and the Geek season premiere drew 1.8 mil. I actually got my wife to check it out with me, and it's a cute show! Loved the gal who rationalized that her fake boobs will pay for themselves in drinks bought for her.
Survivor: China Exclusive: Meet the Zhan Hu Tribe
The heat and humidity are "indescribable." The snakes are deadly. And China is one of Survivor's most difficult locations ever. Despite all that, host Jeff Probst — speaking by phone from the rugged camp near the vast man-made Zhelin Lake in eastern China — admits he'd like to stay longer. "Usually I want to go home," he says. "But if somebody said, ‘You have to stay another two weeks,' I'd say, ‘All right.'" The CBS show, which has been granted unprecedented access to some of China's greatest sites, including the
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