Every contestant that shows up to play Survivor thinks they have what it takes to win the game. Optimism abounds! Everything is sunshine and Fun Dip and unicorns! And then those happy-go-lucky souls are dropped off on island and reality hits.

The beloved host/showrunner has been peeling the curtain back on the official Survivor podcast On Fire with Jeff Probst. During an episode about Season 47, he revealed why his instructions before reading the votes is no longer included. As he put it:

"Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan said it’s “hard to relive” Isabella’s cancer journey, which is documented in the Feb. 5 ABC special "Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Canc

A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, near-death experience.

NBC News' Jesse Kirsh travels to Aushwitz with Ruth Cohen, a 94-year-old woman who survived the Holocaust after being ripped from her home at a young age.

Tova Friedman, 86, is one of a dwindling number of survivors sharing their message on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025.

Holocaust survivor Marianne Miller tells Fox News Digital the message she will share while speaking at the U.N. for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Monday’s ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is more than just the moment to remember some 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.

Museum-goers will be able to use the large, interactive on-site screen to ask questions and receive corresponding pre-recorded video answers from the subjects, devoid of manipulation. Website users will be able to have a similar experience through their personal screens.

Parvati Shallow tells TODAY.com about her time on "Deal or No Deal Island," why her memoir is "intense" and if she'll ever play "Survivor" again.

Greenville doctor Cedrek McFadden will compete on the upcoming 48th season of popular reality competition series Survivor. READ MORE: