Jeff Probst Teases ‘More Complex’ Challenges And ‘Easter Eggs’ For ‘Survivor’ Superfans In Season 45

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Ahead of the season 45 premiere of “Survivor”, Jeff Probst is giving fans a sneak preview of what to expect and look forward to with new weekly 90-minute episodes.

The Emmy Award-winning host of the long-running competition series — known for its creative analogies, especially at Tribal Council — answers ET Canada’s questions about the upcoming season, describing it as a “game of telephone.” “The analogy I would use for ‘Survivor’ 45 is the game of telephone because this season centres around a lot of pairs and each pair has information and the gameplay revolves around who is telling what to whom and is the information they’re telling each other the truth or not,” he explained. “You’ll really see that play out because a lot of the pairs overlap.

And the question becomes, are you loyal to me or are you loyal to your other pair?” The TV personality shared plenty of teasers regarding what the longer episodes entail, building further anticipation for the new season. READ MORE: Jeff Probst On ‘Survivor’ Star Cirie Fields Competing On ‘Big Brother’: ‘You Know She’s A Threat To Win’ “We’re doing 90 minutes for every episode, and that means more of everything,” he said. “It starts with the players.

We’ll get to spend more time on their backstories, where they’re from, their beliefs, how they get here. I think that really helps you invest because the more you know about someone, the more you understand their story and the way they behave and what they’re likely to do. “90 minutes also gives us more time to be in camp life,” Probst continued, “because that is a big part of the day of a survivor is keeping the fire going, trying to fix your shelter so it doesn’t leak, gathering firewood for the fire. “Of course, it gives us