CBS has announced a special three-hour season finale ofSurvivorseason 40. TheWinners at Warepisode will also include a digital reunion with all 20 contestants, which is where host Jeff Probst will announce the winner. The finale will air Wednesday, May 13th (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. One week later, the new season ofThe Amazing Racewill premiere with a two-hour episode on Wednesday, May 20th (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).The Amazing Raceassumes its regular Wednesday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on May 27th.
Survivorseason 40 has been effected by theworld’s current state of affairs, but the finale should still make for an entertaining watch. Plus, fans will have a new season ofThe Amazing Raceto look forward to now. “WhenSurvivorwraps one of its best seasons ever in May, we’re excited to schedule another signature reality series,The Amazing Race, to step seamlessly into the time period,” said Noriko Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning and Scheduling, CBS Entertainment.
On the 40th season finale ofSurvivor: Winners At War, following an epic 39-day battle,host Jeff Probstwill crown one castaway the winner who will take home the $2 million prize, the largest in reality show history, and earn the title of Sole Survivor for the second time. During the finale, Probst will also virtually connect by video with all 20 players to discuss the highlights of the season. Probst will more than likely do the announcements from his home, since that’s where everybody is supposed to be at the moment.
Prior to the finale,Survivorwill have a special two-hour penultimate episode, Wednesday, May 6th (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). On the season premiere ofThe Amazing Race, 11 new teams will begin their journey of a lifetime when host Phil Keoghan kicks off the 32nd edition from theiconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This season’s destinations include Trinidad and Tobago, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Brazil, among others. The team that crosses the finish line first will be crowned the winners and receive the $1 million prize. This edition completed well before our current situation, so fans don’t have to worry about any interruption.
Survivorseasons 41 and 42 are currently on hold. The original idea was to begin production on March 24th, but that had to be pushed back. Jeff Probst previously said production would resume on May 16th, though even that seems like it’s doubtful at the moment. For now, the world will have to play it by ear as everyone waits to get back to some kind of normalcy.
Survivoris produced by S.E.G. Holdco., LLC. Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, Matt VanWagenen, Jesse Jensen and Kahaia Pearson are the executive producers.The Amazing Raceis produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Worldrace Productions in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions. Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo and Phil Keoghan are the executive producers.CBSwas the first to announce theSurvivornews.
