"Survivor: Africa" -- the complete guide
Wildebeest! Hyenas! Snakes! And that's just the contestants!
Note to readers: Our apologies for the late recent postings of our "Survivor" updates. Our coverage of the season finale appears below.
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Yes, "Survivor" is back, this time in a game preserve in Eastern Africa and, again, the contestants are as gamey as the natural flora and fauna.
Check here each Friday morning for an update on the antics of Frank the gun nut, Clarence the cherrynapper, Big Tom from Virginia and of course Jeff Probst, King of All the Hyenas.
Salon's coverage of CBS's reality endeavors -- from the irritatingly addictive "Survivor" to the just-plain irritating "Big Brother" to the ultrasleazy "Temptation Island" -- was beloved by readers everywhere. In that tradition, we'll follow the antics of the "Survivor: Africa" gang as they fatten the CBS bottom line each Thursday night.
Look for an update published below every Friday morning, Pacific time. You'll also find links to stories about other shows.
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"Survivor: Africa"
Just posted! "Survivor: Africa" finale: Here's to you, Mrs. Johnson
Mark Burnett does it again! Lex takes a walk; Big Tom is a hyena's heinie; and Brandon sneers for the cameras one last time!
Episode 13: We're with the elephants
Everyone's a TV critic! Plus: T-Birds join the endangered species list
Episode 12: The silence of the wildebeests
Plus: Two men and a commode
Episode 11: Frank, my dear ...
... we don't give a damn! Plus: The lioness is restless!
Episode 10: Come back, little bartender!
Tom's got a cute little new friend -- and he's growing. Plus: Lex keeps on tweaking!
Episode 9: Just because you're paranoid ... ... Doesn't mean they're not out to get you!
Episode 8: More ass cheeks! Going cheap and sleazy for sweeps. Plus: Frank's a psycho, and he has the antennas to prove it.
Episode 7: "Lindsey is a jackass!" For once, we agree with Brandon. Plus: The urge to merge.
Episode 6: Talk about your arrows of outrageous fortune! Who knew Ethan was a regular Robin Hood? Plus: The chickens cower, and Lindsey squirms
Episode 5: Just when you thought it was safe to be an arrogant twentysomething Mark Burnett mixes things up! Plus: A very scary robin redbreast
Episode 4: The hyenas sleep tonight -- and tomorrow morning, too! The revolution will not be disturbed. Plus: Big Tom treed!
Episode 3: Kodak moments Big Tom barfs. Linda's butt jiggles. Lindsey writhes in pain. Memories are made of this!
Episode 2: This blood's for you! Milk, it turns out, isn't the only drinkable fluid you can get from a cow!
Episode 1: Of dysentery and desperation My wife went to Africa and all I got was this jar of scummy water. Plus: The Great Bean Robbery
