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CBS’s Survivor 51 unveils 21 new castaways for its Open Era season, including Devin Way from Grey’s Anatomy and Queer as Folk fame, and Ana Sani, the voice of Strawberry Shortcake, along with a pro wrestler and a Yankees executive, among contestants from the U.S., Canada and Ireland.
CBS’s Survivor season 51 introduces 21 castaways aged 24–49, including a pro wrestler, voice actress, federal prosecutor and sociology professor, as the show launches its Open Era on Sept. 23 with no twists or game mechanics off-limits and a season built around unpredictability.
A woman pilot survived when her single-engine Piper crashed into the ocean off Boca Raton; she escaped on her own, was brought to shore by lifeguards and taken to a hospital as a precaution, with the FAA now investigating the incident.
A gunman, Chad Hickman, 39, died in a wooded area after a shooting spree in Missaukee County, Michigan, that left five victims (a 16-year-old boy and four adults) dead; a 13-year-old girl survived and is in stable condition. Investigators have not disclosed whether victims were related or the motive, and the case remains under investigation.
At the Televerse Emmy panel, Survivor producers and host Jeff Probst rejected the idea of a deliberate 'winner's edit,' saying episodes are driven by day-by-day events and multiple viewpoints. Probst even hinted that Tiffany Ervin could win in a future season, signaling a potential return. The discussion covered Survivor 50’s celebration theme, the shift to 90-minute episodes, and the casting/editorial process, with Tiffany, Matt Van Wagenen, Jesse Tannenbaum, and Brian Barefoot cited as key contributors and Emmy nominees for 2026.
CBS announced its Fall 2026 slate for new and returning drama, comedy and unscripted series on CBS and Paramount+. Highlights include NCIS: New York premiering Oct. 6 alongside NCIS and NCIS: Origins, the new legal drama Cupertino and vampire comedy Eternally Yours debuting Oct. 8, Survivor Season 51 kicking off Sept. 23 with a two-hour premiere and settling into an 8–9:30 PM slot by Sept. 30, and Ghosts featuring Halloween and Ghostmas two-episode specials on Oct. 29 and Dec. 10. Midseason will bring Matlock Season 3, Ghosts Season 6 and Einstein, with all episodes streaming on Paramount+.
Martha Ann Lillard, who contracted polio in 1953 and spent decades breathing in an iron lung because modern respirators could not meet her needs, died at 78 after the machine began breaking down and could not be repaired, following a long battle with COVID/long COVID; a tornado had previously knocked out power to her device, underscoring access-to-care challenges for aging life-support equipment.
Big Brother 28’s “Broveal” unveils 14 new houseguests, including a Drag Race All-Star and Survivor alumni (with Rick Devens entering and another former castaway still undisclosed), plus Angela Murray from BB26 returning. The season premieres July 9 with a 90-minute opener, and 24/7 feeds begin July 10, streaming on Paramount+, Pluto TV, and limited YouTube windows as the show heads toward its 1,000th episode.
An international team pulled 43-year-old Hernán Gil Flores alive from a La Guaira basement eight days after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, ending a grueling rescue effort. Trapped since June 24, he survived thanks to a small security cabin and even asked rescuers not to tell his wife he was alive; the operation involved teams from Chile, Costa Rica, the United States, Portugal and Mexico.
Rescuers from seven countries are closing in on Hernán Gil, a security guard trapped for eight days under rubble after a double earthquake in Catia La Mar. Visual contact was established in the last hours, with Gil reportedly in good spirits and receiving water as crews work to free him from unstable debris. The disaster has killed about 2,300 people and left tens of thousands missing, and teams from Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Portugal and the United States continue the perilous effort to reach him.
THR’s breakdown of Prime Video’s Off Campus Episode 4, 'The Breakup,' shows how the series centers Hannah Wells’s rape-trauma survivor story to explore consent, masculinity, and healing, notably via a mutual masturbation sequence and input from creators and advocacy experts, offering a survivor-first portrayal that challenges rape culture while expanding romance narratives.
Leah Stewart, a mid-30s mother and teacher attacked by a shark at Coogee Beach, spent 10 days in an induced coma and underwent five surgeries, including an arm amputation. Doctors extubated her and reduced sedation enough for a brief moment, during which she told her mother and partner 'I love you'—a hopeful sign as she remains in critical care with a long recovery ahead.
Paramount Animation is developing an animated Survivor movie set in the animal kingdom, with Jeff Probst as executive producer; the comedy will follow animal competitors on a remote island vying to be crowned the sole Survivor, with Banijay, Amazon MGM and CBS as rights holders.
Paramount Animation, in partnership with CBS, is developing an animated Survivor movie featuring animal contestants competing on a remote island. Host Jeff Probst will executive-produce, preserving the show's big personalities and heart in an animal-kingdom setting, while the project is developed as Survivor continues production in Fiji for CBS.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Ahmedabad Air India crash that killed 260 people, appeals for honesty and answers a year on, detailing ongoing psychological trauma, financial hardship, and civil action as investigators move toward a final report.