Why Survivor Will Never Return To The Original 39-Day Format

The current era of Survivor has seen the show change its format in many ways, the most notable being the likely permanent switch to a 26-day game. Survivor has remained one of the top reality TV shows for over twenty years. Besides the show’s second season, which featured a 42-day game, every season of Survivor up to and including season 40 featured a 39-day format. Following the show’s long pandemic-induced hiatus, it was announced that the “new era” of Survivor would ditch the 39-day format and shorten the game to 26 days.