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Source MSNBC

Found an article on MSNBC yesterday about reality TV-shows and pulled some Survivor stuff out of it.

Best and worst reality-show hosts - Plus: ‘Survivor’ jury; ‘Loser’ auditions and theme song

Reality hosts come and go. Only a few have really achieved iconic status, including Phil Keoghan of “The Amazing Race” and Jeff Probst of “Survivor.” Probst is getting most of the attention because not only is he dating an ex-contestant (Julie Berry), but his contract expires at the end of next season. Mark Burnett has hinted that he’d consider replacing Probst with a former female “Survivor” contestant, but at this point, no one knows.

I actually heard this a few months ago before the current season of Survivor started. Evidently he’s sick and tired of being gone from home all the time. Now come on Jeff, we know that you are not living in no grass hut when you’re filming — what’s the problem? Oh well, each to their own. But I really don’t think survivor will be the same without him. Paige has left Trading Spaces and the show sucks now. The host makes it in my book.

Onward …

Question: Do the people on the “jury” (Survivor) get to see what goes on during the weeks until the big decision is made? Do they get to watch the tapes while the show is in process? For example, did the jury know that Johnny’s grandmother (Survivor) really didn’t die prior to the voting? —Erin

A: Unlike “Big Brother,” the “Survivor” jury doesn’t watch any footage of the show.

As for what they can talk about, it’s a little confusing. A CBS spokeswoman informs us that the jury is asked not to discuss anything that happened after a particular person was voted off the show. They can, CBS tells us, discuss things that they shared. It’s unclear whether they’re allowed to shed new light on events, for example, say “oh, remember that time we were on the island together and I told you another player said this? I lied.” We’d think they could, though, since they indeed shared that event.

The reason the jury shows up to Tribal Council each week is to gather information. And depending upon the outcome of the vote, the jury can make educated guesses about alliances, betrayals, and other relevant information. But most of the jury’s information comes from its membership: the people who were eliminated and knew what was going on until Jeff snuffed out their torch.

As to Jonny Fairplay’s lie, since he was eliminated from the game and became a member of the jury, their knowledge of his lie didn’t matter. They may have disliked him more if they found out, but he wasn’t one of the final two receiving their votes. He may have told them, but otherwise they found out by watching TV along with the rest of us. —A.D. and G.F.C.

I always wondered how much the jury knew, but after watching the show where Jonny Fairplay lied and no one knew it until after the finale, I figured they were told not to talk and probably didn’t see any of the taping.

I just pulled the Survivor stuff from the article, go read the whole thing for yourself.