{"id":6321,"date":"2019-09-03T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2019-09-03T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:00:46","slug":"survivor-39-island-of-the-idols-premieres-september-25-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/03\/survivor-39-island-of-the-idols-premieres-september-25-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivor 39, \u201cIsland of the Idols\u201d Premieres September 25 @8PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6322\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135-560x296.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135-260x137.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/survivor-9-3-2019-05135-160x85.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>CBS has officially set the <strong><em>Survivor: Island of the Idols<\/em><\/strong> season premiere date for Wednesday, September 25 at 8PM ET. It will be a 90-minute episode it will immediately be followed by the 90-minute season finale of <strong><em>Big Brother 21<\/em><\/strong>. The following week will see <em>Survivor<\/em> at 8PM, <em>SEAL Team<\/em> at 9PM, and <em>S.W.A.T.<\/em> at 10PM ET.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EomxHFWqIS4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 39<sup>th<\/sup> season themed \u201cIsland of the Idols.\u201d This edition features two legendary winners, Boston Rob Mariano, and Sandra Diaz-Twine, who return to the game to serve as mentors to a group of 18 new players. 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