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It was the year 2000 when the world was introduced to the American TV series titledSurvivor.Hosted by Jeff Probst, the show was a reality TV show that put a group of people in isolated locations and the goal is to survive.
The show has been running for 24 years now and it still has millions of fans tuning in every week to see what’s new. However, Probst wasn’t planning on being the showrunner of the show.
Jeff Probst Was Just a Host in The Beginning
Before he was a host, Jeff Probst was an executive producer and a producer for the show. Hosting wasn’t his forte at that time. The actor revealed that he was even scared to be a part of the process.
Survivoris a 2000 show derived from the Swedish television seriesExpedition Robinson.The show was created by Mark Burnett and Jeff Probst was offered the role of the host.
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However, in an interview withVariety, Probst revealed that there was one very logical reason that he denied it at first. The reason was simple and yet complicated and Jeff Probst was probably in the right on this one.
In my head, I thought I’ll never be satisfied being a host. From day one, Mark said, ‘You’re a producer, and I don’t mean that by title — go do things, try things, say things, ask questions.’
Probst further continued,
I felt like it was going to be seen as a vanity credit and I didn’t want a vanity credit. I wanted the crew to believe in me.
Things eventually turned around for Probst as he took to the heart what Mark Burnett had said to him. Probst had thought about it quite a lot that he wouldn’t be satisfied with just being a host.
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As the interview further continued, theHow I Met Your Motheractor revealed that 10 years later, Mark Burnett asked him again to be the showrunner ofSurvivor.This time, however, he wasn’t going to back down.
Jeff Probst Was Asked To Be The Showrunner Again
Fate knocked on Probst’s door again and this time, he did not let fear hold him back. The year was 2010 andSurvivorwas doing great with Probst’s hosting. However, when Burnett asked him to be the showrunner again, the host thought about it.
As the interview further continued, theSurvivorhost revealed that he was albeit scared to lead the show. However,Jeff Probstwas also ready to learn about what goes behind the scenes.
Mark said, ‘It’s time’. At that point, I felt mature enough to say, ‘I’m not ready but I’m ready to learn.’ They [CBS Studios] were like, ‘He could hold us hostage!’ Mark was like, ‘He’s not going to.’ I never have and never would. I’m the biggest fan of ‘Survivor’ there is. There’s no bigger fan than me.
Well, Probst did not hold anyone hostage and became an executive producer as well as producer of the show.The series found great reviews and critical acclaimas the years went on.
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Survivorcurrently stands at a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDB and an average of 67% (audience score) on Rotten Tomatoes.With 47 seasons to its name, the show is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
