Survivor 50 cast: Jeff Probst on difficult cuts

Earlier today, CBS and Jeff Probst officially released the cast for Survivor 50 and of course, there were a lot of big names! Yet, even with that in mind, there were a lot of other people who were cut. It is easy to question why some favorites were cut in favor of less-familiar or exciting names, but that is all in the eye of the beholder. Some people like the strategy-based New Era, whereas others may have leaned into more of the nostalgia from the earlier years.

So what exactly was the challenge like of narrowing down the names? Let’s just say that it was not altogether easy, and for a number of different reasons.

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As a part of his full CBS Mornings interview today, Probst noted that what a lot of his thinking was when it comes to trying to get the record-setting 24 castaways out on the beach:

“Here’s what we realized early on … Casting Survivor 50 was kind of like casting the ultimate all-time movie. And you think about all the actors who are alive today that you could put in that movie, but there is only so many roles, and we wanted 50 to be a little taste of everything … we’ve done Heroes vs. Villains, and Game Changers, and Fans vs. Favorites, and winners. We wanted to taste every flavor, every type personality, all the eras.”

Is this technically true? You can argue so thanks to people like Colby, Cirie, Coach, and Chrissy all being a part of the show. Personally, though, we would have preferred getting a chance to see a lot of other older players on, especially since this season is loading up heavily on New Era players from the past few. We almost wish that season 49 was an all-stars for the past eight seasons, which would have then allowed 50 to better pull more from everywhere.

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