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Each week, host Jeff Probst answers a few questions about the most recent episode of Survivor: One World.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I have to say, I felt something was missing at the reward challenge — you! Why decide to go the Do It Yourself challenge route, and how many contingencies did you guys have to work out beforehand since you wouldn’t be on hand to officiate in case something funky happened?
JEFF PROBST: We’ve experimented in the past with the DIY simply as a way to generate a new kind of reality where the two tribes must work together to figure something out while ultimately competing against each other in a challenge.  John Kirhoffer (supervising producer) is on site to make sure there is a representative there in case of any serious problems, but the idea is that they have to solve any normal issues themselves. We wrote the Tree Mail in a way to suggest that someone should take the “host” role so we’d get a bit of that annoying play-by-play usually reserved for me!  READ FULL STORY »

Image credit: Monty Brinton/CBS

Each week, host Jeff Probst answers a few questions about the most recent episode of Survivor: One World.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You gave the teams 60 seconds to grab supplies off the truck and Mike immediately starting stealing stuff from the women’s pile. Smart move (because he’s being crafty and hooking his team up at the expense of others) or stupid move (because he is making enemies right off the bat)? What’s your take?
JEFF PROBST: It’s certainly not how I would play the game, but it is a great example of why Survivor continues to be so compelling — human nature. Why do we do the things we do? Mike clearly felt that was his best move at the time. I’m guessing he felt he was helping his tribe and probably showing them that he’s crafty and someone willing to do anything to help them get to the end. Only time will tell if it was a good first move or not. READ FULL STORY »