'Survivor' Season 29 News: 'San Juan del Sur' Set For 90-Minute Premiere Episode With 18 New Players In 'Blood vs. Water' Twist [VIDEO]
The next season of CBS' long-running reality show Survivor is set to have another super-sized premiere this September.
Survivor 29 Features 2 Castaways Dropping Out Before Filming Begins
Survivor: San Juan del Sur, the 29th season in the reality stalwart, will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. on CBS, per a new press release by the network. It will be a 90-minute premiere much like previous seasons, though it is a step-down from the most recent season, Survivor: Cagayan, which aired a two-hour premiere.
As the press release notes, Survivor: San Juan del Sur features all new castaways competing, each with a loved one playing with/against them. The season is essentially a combination of the last two seasons, as there are 18 new players like Cagayan and they are playing with loved ones, like Survivor: Blood vs. Water.
Survivor Contestant Caleb Bankston Death Details Reveal Cause Of Railway Accident
However, as previously confirmed by host Jeff Probst, San Juan del Sur will not feature Redemption Island, in which eliminated contestants battle it out for a chance to return to the game. Despite this, there is another twist enacted that involves a Redemption Island type of area.
The series is going back to Nicaragua for the first time since Season 22, a.k.a. Survivor: Redemption Island. Survivor has found a home in the Philippines for the past four seasons.
Wednesday, Sept. 24 will be a full reality lineup for CBS as the finale of this summer's Big Brother 16 is set to air directly after the premiere of Survivor. It will also have a 90-minute finale.
