Survivor: Island of the Idols Premiere Recap: Season 39 Starts Off On Fire!

By Tom Santilli

Welcome back y’all! Don’t let the Big Brother 21 Finale bring you down…CBS‘s night wasn’t all controversial! The first 90-minutes in fact, featured the premiere of Survivor‘s 39th (!!!) Season, entitled Survivor: Island of the Idols, and if there was any question as to the new era of Survivor casting (more on that in a bit), it was all…

Tom Santilli
Tom Santilli

Tom Santilli is an entertainment writer/journalist who has been covering Survivor professionally since 2010 (he has been a devout fan of the show since Day One). Tom has interviewed many of the "A-List" Survivors including Richard Hatch, Russell Hantz, Sandra Diaz-Twine, John Cochran and countless others (see his podcast - The FilmSurvivor Podcast - on iTunes and/or Podbean). In 2012, he became a voting member of the Survivor Hall of Fame, one of just a handful of press members to do so. Tom has also been a guest on the popular, "Rob Has a Podcast," hosted by Survivor Rob Cesternino. Tom is also the on-air Film Critic for ABC-affiliate WXYZ Channel 7 Action News in Detroit, and also is the Co-Host and Executive Producer of the TV show "Movie Show Plus" (www.movieshowplus.com). He's also a member of the Critics Choice Association. Tom has been a part of RealityTea.com as the resident Survivor, Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother blogger since 2016. Prior to this, he covered Survivor as the National Survivor Examiner for Examiner.com.

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