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“Survivor: Africa” runner-up Kim Johnson has died at the age of 79, according to that season’s winner, Ethan Zohn. The “Survivor” Season 3 contestant’s family confirmed her death.

“Rest in peace Kim Johnson. It was a blessing to call you my friend and a privilege to experience the final tribal council with you,” Zohn wrote on Instagram Monday. “I will forever have that planters punch in your honor!”

While he did not publicly disclose a cause of death, the “Survivor: Winners at War” contestant did tag Stand Up to Cancer in his announcement.

Johnson starred on the third season of “Survivor” in 2001 and ultimately lost the final tribal council vote to Zohn 5-2, winning $100,000 in the process. At the age of 56 at the time of filming, she remains the oldest female finalist in the CBS reality show’s 46-season history.

Per her official CBS cast bio, Johnson was born in...

Survivor fans often wonder what happens to contestants after the show, such as Sunday Burquest's medical emergency and tragic passing. Burquest dealt with a scary bug bite infection post-Survivor, leading to surgeries and complications that affected her health. Despite her struggles, Burquest never regretted her Survivor experience and lived a full life, inspiring tribemates and fans alike.

After new Survivor fans figure out which seasons to watch first, they tend to look into what happens to the show's cast after their seasons. In some cases, Survivor's have later had dark chapters in their lives, including the first player to be medically evacuated and the show's villain, Jeff Varner.

From all accounts, Sunday Burquest was a lovely human being. Unfortunately for her and everyone who loved her, Burquest went through some tough times after Survivor because of the debilitating health issues she suffered.

This article will look at the terrifying-sounding...

Get ready for one of the scariest seasons of “Survivor” ever. Host Jeff Probst recently teased the new season by stating, “‘Survivor 41’ is like the monster in a horror movie and if you’re a player, it’s coming for you. So either you devour the monster, or the monster will devour you.” CBS’s reality TV show returns to the airwaves on Wednesday, September 22, after a historic 16-month hiatus brought about because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch Probst’s social media announcement below.

Wednesday night is @survivorcbs night on @CBS! We’re back with a Monster of a season on September 22nd with a 2hr premiere. Rt of you’ll be there! pic.twitter.com/tG421jTPIv

— Jeff Probst (@JeffProbst) July 12, 2021

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The Emmy-winning reality program has seen its fare share of scary moments throughout its two decades on the air — remember Michael Skupin falling...

A preview of next week’s episode of “Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction” showed that a medical emergency is called when one of the players falls ill during a physical challenge. Fans of the CBS reality TV show often wonder what sorts of health issues and discomforts that the so-called castaways must endure while basically living in the great outdoors on tropical islands with few amenities and sparse rations of food.

Well, Hannah Shapiro (see above), a runner-up on “Survivor 33: Millennials vs. Gen X” that aired in 2016, has spilled the beans on what contestants often physically endure if they want to have a chance of winning the title of “Sole Survivor” and a $1 million prize.

In an article for “Men’s Health” magazine, she writes about the cyclone that destroyed her tribe’s camp and the invasive insects that would crawl into their ears. In the 39 days she played the game,...

Three tribes gather in a clearing, groggy from spending a night sleeping on the ground. They know what the day will bring: multiple challenges followed by tribal councils where they vote each other out of the game. The winner will be named the Sole Survivor.

Among the contestants are some familiar faces: Survivor: Millenials vs. Generation X contestants Adam Klein and Sunday Burquest, Survivor runners-up Susie Smith and Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Cagayan alpha male Lj McKanas and John Raymond, a first boot from Survivor: Thailand.

The chipper host, John Vataha, describes the challenge: one member of each tribe...

Thirty-five days on Surivor was nothing compared to what Sunday Burquest had already endured.

“I thought, ‘If I can get through cancer, I can get through anything. I don’t care about sleeping in the dirt. I don’t care about not getting food. I don’t care about being away from home for so long. I can do this because I’ve already won the biggest fight of my life,’ ” Burquest, 45, tells People of competing on the CBS reality competition four years after going through five surgeries, eight rounds of chemotherapy and 28 days of radiation to beat her cancer.

This is the third time that Survivor on CBS that has begun by divided contestants by into tribes by age. (following Survivor: Panama and Survivor: Nicaragua). Will this idea bring in more viewers? Could this venerable reality show be cancelled or, is it sure to return for season 34 in the spring? Stay tuned.Jeff Probst returns as host of Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X which takes place in Fiji and pits two tribes of 10 contestants, divided by generations. The participants are Rachel Ako, Michaela Bradshaw, Sunday Burquest, Jessica "Figgy" Figueroa, Chris Hammons, Lucy Huang, Adam Klein, Bret Labelle, Jessica Lewis, Ken McNickle, Michelle Schubert, Hannah Shapiro, Zeke Smith, Justin "Jay" Starrett, Taylor Lee Stocker, Mari Takahashi, Ciandre "CeCe" Taylor, Paul Wachter, Will Wahl, and David Wright.The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The...