Jeff Probst | Survivor's 20-Year Success Story

About this episode

Jeff Probst discusses the success and impact of Survivor on its 20th anniversary.

Jeff Probst, Host and Executive Producer of Emmy Award-winning CBS show Survivor, joins Google for the show's 20th anniversary. He discusses everything from how he got his start with this "crazy social experiment" to what has made Survivor so successful. He even shares the moment he knew the show was something special. Originally published in February 2020. Watch this episode at youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle .

People in this episode

Host: Talks at Google

Guest: Jeff Probst

Topics covered

• television
• reality TV
• entertainment
• media
• success stories

Keywords

• Survivor
• Jeff Probst
• CBS
• reality show
• television history
• Emmy Award
• social experiment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS

Books & works: Survivor

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