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The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 39th season, themed 'Island of the Idols.' This edition features two legendary winners, Boston Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine, who return to the game to serve as mentors to a group of eighteen new players.

The men continue to heed the call of the wild. From Montana to Alaska to Maine, Tom, Rich, Eustace, Marty and Charlie each confront menacing elements, from grizzlies and sub-zero temps to time away from family and the threat of losing the lifestyle they love. Time and the environment are unforgiving, but they2ll do whatever it takes to get the job done. Watch as these wildlife masterminds fearlessly brave nature2s onslaught on their quest to live...

The long-running reality show kicks off with Mother Nature2s wrath forcing the guests, all die-hard fans split among generational lines, to vacate as a cyclone makes landfall. The Millennials, born between 1984 and 1997, revel in the series history-making moment, while Generation Xers, those born between 1963 and 1982, are more concerned about safety and their well-being. The 33rd season highlights includes hidden immunity idols hidden in plain sight,...

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast, the contestants, deemed by series host Jeff Probst as individuals whose strategies or willingness to take risks either changed the game or would have significantly affected how their season played out. In addition to the competitors, also adds a few new twists that change the game. If a tie is reached at Tribal Council, there is no re-vote. Instead, the tiebreaker is openly discussed between tribes on who to get rid of.

Marty, Tom, Eustace, Rich, Charlie, and Kyle, face life-changing decisions and impending loss when a polar vortex threatens them. Unwelcome visitors and dwindling provisions loom in "Valley of the Wolves." Will Tom and Eustace's attempts at homemade contraptions go up in flames in "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire?" How will Kyle's son Ben's colt-breaking skills fare in "Rite of Passage?"

A nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. But in this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid, personal agendas take over, and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, some people will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the most unlikely heroes will...