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Jeff Probst Defends ‘Survivor 50’ Celebrity Cameos
Jeff Probst ensured celebrity cameos from MrBeast, Billie Eilish, and others enhance Survivor 50 without overshadowing the game, featuring the largest cast ever, producers said.
- Jeff Probst, Survivor host and executive producer, said `our show is not changing` ahead of Survivor Season 50's CBS premiere February 25, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET.
- Planning for the milestone, Jeff Probst, Survivor host and executive producer, sifted through 700+ past castaways and said he aimed to `go big` while adding celebrities who are longtime Survivor fans.
- Filmed days apart in June in Fiji, the trailer teases Billie Eilish and Jimmy Fallon twists plus cameos from Jimmy `MrBeast` Donaldson and Zac Brown, with Survivor Season 50 and Beast Games Season 2 production teams coordinating logistics.
- Jeff Probst explained that celebrity crossovers add another layer without changing the core game, while producers said the cameos caught players off guard.
- Across shows, Jeff Probst appears on Beast Games Season 2 while Jimmy `MrBeast` Donaldson joins Survivor 50, as production teams coordinated calendars and logistics.
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Jeff Probst defended Survivor’s decision to include cameos from celebrities including MrBeast and Billie Eilish on its upcoming 50th season, arguing that the move will actually add to the gameplay.
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Jeff Probst Defends 'Survivor 50' Cameos From MrBeast and More Celebs
Celebrities enjoy Survivor, just like Us — and that’s why a few famous faces have cameos in Survivor 50. “Once we committed to turning the game design over to the fans, the next question became: ‘How far can we go with this idea!?’” host Jeff Probst explained to Variety in an interview published on Monday, January 5. “We knew some of Survivor‘s biggest fans happen to be celebrities, so we thought sprinkling a few of them in with their own unique…
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