Jeff Probst Signs On For Two More Seasons Of Survivor!!

We couldn't imagine the show without him!!

Jeff Probst, host of long-running reality series Survivor, has decided to renew his duties for seasons 21 and 22.

“After 10 years and 20 seasons, it felt like a prudent and thoughtful thing to take a moment and breathe and think, ‘what’s next for me?’ But I started to come back to the same conclusion, which was I am not finished with Survivor yet. It’s the right way to go.”

The new season, Heroes vs. Villians, which features returning has-beens cast members from the past 19 seasons, premieres on Thursday, and being a part of that was a big factor in Probst's decision to stay on.

“I think Heroes vs. Villains is going to satisfy on every level, so what’s inspiring about that is we are coming off Samoa with Russell and a season with 20 returning all-stars, so we have to do something special with 21 and 22. We have to be on our game and get very creative, so that is very exciting. It really hit me when I walked in to the party a month ago and saw the logos for the 20 seasons on the wall. That was a really great kick in the pants for me to say, ‘Don’t be embarrassed to be proud of what the team has accomplished.’ Twenty seasons is a lot of television. I am very much aware that I have one of the top 10 jobs on television. I get it."

"I had to get a new passport two years ago, and that was an emotional moment, me and the passport, having to say goodbye to all those stamps from all over the world. It was all weathered, it folded, it had been in my pocket, it had been in backpacks, it had gotten wet, it had been on boats, and then I get from the government a brand new one and it’s like, ‘ah, really?’ But I’ve started filling one up, though!”

We have to agree! It must be a pretty awesome job to get to travel to all of those exotic locales without having to worry about where your next meal is coming from, whether you'll have shelter, or who on your team is trying to eff you over!!

Even if you did have to put up with Elizabeth HasselBITCH when you guys were in Australia together!!

We think the competition definitely has another few years in it without becoming too tired, but we think the show should probably end when Probst decides to call it quits. There's only so many places you can strand attention whores before viewers are over it!!

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