Pre-Season Update 1

Survivor Palau Premieres February
There will be 20 contestants vying for the title of Sole Survivor in Survivor Palau. This is the most players yet for a season of the popular reality show, now in its tenth incarnation. Normally there are 16 people playing. However All-Star Survivor and last season's Survivor Vanuatu had 18 participants. It is tentatively scheduled to begin airing Thursday Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.

Also of significance is that Mark Burnett, the producer of Survivor, has promised a big twist for Survivor Palau. What will it be? More than two tribes? More than the usual one castaway voted off at Tribal Council? Whatever the twist (or twists), I'm sure Survivor Palau will be entertaining.

CBS Survivor Palau Web Site
The official Survivor Palau web site is up and running at CBS.com. It's kind of sparse right now; just some pictures of Palau and a sneak peak video. Jeff Probst will be the host once again.

The Contestants
CBS and Mark Burnett haven't officially revealed the contestants yet, however several Survivor fan web sites are posting the names, pictures and bios of likely Palau players. If the past is any indication, then the people presented on these fan sites will be on Survivor Palau. Contestants at Survivor Fever. After they are officially announced I will comment on them. To give you an idea of what I have planned, here's what I blogged about the Vanuatu contestants before that series started: Survivor Vanuatu contestants.

Where in the world is Palau?

Right about here:

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