'Survivor: Island of the Idols': Release date, plot, cast, host, trailer and everything you need to know about reality competition show

Here's everything you need to know about the forthcoming season premiere of 'Survivor: Island of the Idols'. 
PUBLISHED SEP 21, 2019

The wait is almost over peeps as 'Survivor' is all set to return with season 39 in less than a month. 

'Survivor: Island of the Idols' is the upcoming season from the famed reality TV series 'Survivor'. This particular season is most looked forward to because it has two former winners returning. “Boston” Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine will be back this season, not as contestants, but as mentors to the new castaways. 

Here's everything you need to know about the season premiere of 'Survivor: Island of the Idols'. 

Release date 

'Survivor: Island of the Idols' will premiere only on CBS on September 25, 2019. 

Plot 

The Emmy Award-winning series is all set to return for season 39 that is themed 'Island of The Idols'. According to the official synopsis, this season we will see "these new players will visit the Island of the Idols and learn skills and strategy from these "idols." The new players will then put their knowledge to the test and those who can rise up to the challenge will continue their quest for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor." 

Contestants 

This season, the series has a few notable contestants that include Tom Laidlaw, a retired hockey player for the NHL from Brampton, Ontario,  Elizabeth Beisel, an Olympic swimmer, and Ronnie Bardah, a professional poker player. 

The other contestants this season are mentioned in the list below: 

Front row: left to right: Dean Kowalski, Karishma Patel, Elizabeth Beisel, Chelsea Walker, Elaine Stott Back row: left to right: Missy Byrd, Ronnie Bardah, Tom Laidlaw, Aaron Meredith, Vince Moua (CBS)

Lauren-Ashley Beck
Molly Byman
Tra'Mese "Missy" Byrd
Janet Carbin
Kellee Kim
Dean Kowalski
Jason Linden
Aaron Meredith
Vince Moua
Jack Nichting
Noura Salman
Karishma Patel Sandesara
Tommy Sheehan
Jamal Shipman
Dan Spilo
Elaine Stott
Chelsea Walker

Front row: left to right: Jack Nichting, Molly Byman, Lauren Beck, Kellee Kim, Janet Carbin Back row: left to right: Noura Salman, Dan Spilo, Jamal Shipman, Jason Linden, Tommy Sheehan (CBS)

Host

Jeff Probst

Jeff Probst is a famed game show host and an executive producer. Apart from being known for his role as a host in the long-running series, 'Survivor', Probst is also known for his talk show, The Jeff Probst Show. In 2008, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. He also won the same award in 2009, 2010, and 2011. 

TV personality Jeff Probst speaks onstage during the Survivor panel at Entertainment Weekly's PopFest at The Reef on October 29, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)

Mentors

Sandra Diaz-Twine and "Boston" Rob Mariano

Sandra has previously appeared on Pearl Islands (winner), Heroes vs. Villains (winner), Game Changers. Boston, on the other hand, has previously appeared on Marquesas, All-Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, Redemption Island (winner).

Sandra Diaz-Twine and "Boston" Rob Mariano are mentors this season. (CBS)

Where to watch 

'Survivor: Island of the Idols' will premiere only on CBS on September 25, 2019. 

If you like 'Survivor: Island of the Idols' you might like: 

Bachelor in Paradise

The Amazing Race

Castaways

Big Brother 

The Challenge 

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