{"id":7919,"date":"2020-01-12T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T21:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2020-01-12T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T21:46:16","slug":"survivor-celebrates-its-upcoming-40th-season-with-a-new-one-hour-retrospective-special-survivor-at-40-greatest-moments-and-players-airing-wednesday-february-5-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/12\/survivor-celebrates-its-upcoming-40th-season-with-a-new-one-hour-retrospective-special-survivor-at-40-greatest-moments-and-players-airing-wednesday-february-5-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Survivor&#8221; Celebrates Its Upcoming 40th Season with a New One-Hour Retrospective Special, &#8220;Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players,&#8221; Airing Wednesday, February 5 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7920\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo-560x354.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo-260x164.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/survivor-general-logo-160x101.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>SURVIVOR celebrates its upcoming 40th season with a new one-hour special, SURVIVOR AT 40: GREATEST MOMENTS AND PLAYERS, to be broadcast Wednesday, February 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7921\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Winners_at_War_Logo-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The milestone 40th edition of SURVIVOR, hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst, premieres with a special two-hour episode one week later, on Wednesday, February 12 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1263410258\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; 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